FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

DOE tapped HPE in late 2021 to build the new platform to tackle ongoing renewable energy and energy-efficiency research. Kestrel, the Department of Energy’s newest supercomputer, has taken flight. Kestrel will deliver more than five times faster performance, with 44 petaflops of computing power.

2021 131

2021 Operations 131

State Tech Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2022

The First Responder Network Authority recently released an annual report to Congress for 2021, titled “A Decade of Accomplishments,” revealing the rapid adoption by first responders of its namesake dedicated public safety network.

Public Safety 119

Public Safety 2018 2021 119

State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 gives agencies the incentive and funds needed to protect citizens’ digital data. Now is the time to invest in the tools, people and processes required to achieve that objective.

2021 112

2021 Security Information Government 112

FedTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Ever since the White House issued its 2021 executive order requiring all federal agencies to move to zero-trust environments to strengthen government cybersecurity, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has been dispensing helpful guidance on how to reach that goal. Agency IT officials appreciate and value the information.

2021 80

2021 Housing 2023 Security 80

State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Recent research has found that attacks against governments worldwide increased by 1,885 percent in 2021, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has highlighted ongoing threats to state facilities such as water and wastewater systems. Malware is everywhere.

Local Government 145

Local Government Translation Government 2021 145

FedTech Magazine

MARCH 6, 2024

6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Physical security remains a major concern for federal agencies, as continuing threats of violence put workers and citizens at risk. The government secures thousands of federal buildings, several of which have been the targets of violent attacks — most recently, the Jan.

2021 62

2021 Security 2023 Government 62

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The January 2021 issue of Parks & Recreation magazine is out now, and this month’s issue features the highly anticipated cover story, “ Top Trends in Parks and Recreation 2021 ,” by Rich Dolesh, NRPA’s retired vice president of strategic initiatives and Parks & Recreation magazine’s editor at large.

Parks And Recreation 40

Parks And Recreation Magazine 2021 2020 40

Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

percent in 2021. Going back into the time tunnel again, we recall how impressed we were in the early 1990s when Alabama’s leaders took a very poor grade in our evaluations of state government management capacity for the long-defunct Financial World magazine and compared them to our prior and even worse—evaluation. percent in 2020 to 5.2

Elected Officials 98

Elected Officials Sanitation Magazine Public Safety 98

State Tech Magazine

JUNE 5, 2023

It isn’t the only time the county’s board took strides to improve internet accessibility: In 2021, the board approved $2.2 According to Placer County, its Board of Supervisors approved $31 million in funding to bring broadband to new neighborhoods, expanding to almost 11,000 new homes. Meanwhile, The Meadville Tribune reports that Crawford…

Local Government 108

Local Government Government 2021 108

State Tech Magazine

JUNE 20, 2023

According to SonicWall’s 2023 Cyber Threat Report, ransomware has “been on a tear” for the past few years, growing 105 percent year over year in 2021. While the report found that attacks were down in 2022, ransomware targets still reported very large number of attacks compared to levels in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Local Government 104

Local Government Government 2018 2019 104

State Tech Magazine

JULY 20, 2023

In 2022, ransomware attacks affected 106 state or local governments, a significant increase from the 77 attacks in 2021. Top of mind for state and local government agencies is whether their cyber infrastructure is stable enough to safeguard their most treasured asset — their data — as the looming threat of cyberattacks persists.

Local Government 98

Local Government 2021 Government Agency 2022 98

FedTech Magazine

JULY 17, 2023

Such attacks increased 95 percent in the second half of 2022 compared with the same time period in 2021, according to CloudSEK. Cyberattacks against government agencies have risen significantly since the introduction of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Binding Operational Directive 22-01.

Management 98

Management 2022 2021 Government Agency 98

State Tech Magazine

MAY 1, 2023

Gretchen Whitmer appointed Laura Clark as state CIO in October 2021. Michigan Gov. Clark previously served as state chief security officer, rising through the ranks of the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget since joining in 2001.

2001 106

2001 2021 Budgeting Security 106

FedTech Magazine

APRIL 13, 2023

The government followed up the White House’s cybersecurity executive order of 2021 with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s draft Zero Trust Maturity Model later that year and the Office of Management and Budget’s federal zero-trust strategy in 2022. “I Zero-trust security remains a top federal priority.

2021 104

2021 2022 Security Government 104

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

JANUARY 21, 2021

The February issue of Parks & Recreation magazine is out now, and on today’s episode, we’re diving deeper into this month’s cover story, “ 30 Under 30 for 2021.” We know from our work at NRPA that there are a lot of talented, passionate young professionals in the field of parks and recreation.

Parks And Recreation 40

Parks And Recreation Magazine 2021 Management 40

State Tech Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2022

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 42,915 motor vehicle–related fatalities in 2021, the largest number since 2005. It makes sense, given the size of the country and the cost-effectiveness of ground-based systems in getting people and products from point A to point B as efficiently as possible.

2005 112

2005 Transportation 2021 Education 112

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

They gave one of best ever community tours I've been on at a conference (" Artists bring flourish to Penn Avenue ," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , " A Transformed Penn Avenue ," Pittsburgh Magazine , Vacancy to Vitality in Pittsburgh’s East End: Penn Avenue Arts Initiative , case study, Metris Arts Consulting ).

Housing 52

Housing Community Development 2014 Magazine 52

FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Federal agencies received a going-away present from 2021 as the year came to a close — the discovery of the Log4j vulnerability, possibly present in thousands of commercial off-the-shelf products and a sign that the cybersecurity environment continued to bear watching.

2022 120

2022 2021 Housing Government 120

State Tech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2023

A 2021 scientific paper summarized the arrangement: “A Local 5G Operator (L5GO) has its core and access network deployed locally on premises and serves the healthcare facility with multiple base stations deployed both outdoors and indoors to provide…

Document 97

Document 2021 Government Operations 97

FedTech Magazine

APRIL 14, 2023

percent for fiscal 2021, up from a 5.5 Over the past couple of years, two trends that have been dominant in the federal government are the push to zero trust for cybersecurity and workforce challenges, especially those facing cyber workers. percent attrition rate in fiscal 2020.

2020 94

2020 2021 Public Service Management 94

FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2022

5G is trying to enable the Internet of Everything, and it’s making some steps toward that, but 6G will really get it right,” says Jeffrey Andrews, director of 6G@UT, a research center at the University of Texas at Austin that was launched in June 2021. 6G will take 5G’s high…

2021 104

2021 104

FedTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Launched in 2021, RDER has resulted in the DOD scouting… RDER is a collaboration between the military services, combatant commands, industry and coalition partners to accelerate the discovery and implementation of new warfighting technologies.

2021 90

2021 2022 Implementation 90

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Broken Windows theory (" Broken Windows: The Police and Neighborhood Safety ," Atlantic Magazine , 1982) posits that communities where there are vacant buildings, litter, abandoned cars etc. communicate that it's okay to commit crime.

2016 52

2016 Housing Implementation 2014 52

State Tech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

When Delaware County, the largest of four counties in New York’s scenic Catskill Mountains, began planning a data center refresh in 2021, it knew cloud would play a role. It didn’t know how limited that role might be. Twenty percent,” says Delaware County IT Manager David Cucciarre. “I

2021 65

2021 Management 65

State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2022

In 2022, 97 percent of officials identified cybersecurity as a top priority, up from an already high 88 percent in 2021. This year is the ninth consecutive year that cybersecurity has held the No. 1 spot on the list. In its survey, PTI…

2022 98

2022 2021 Events Government 98

State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In 2021, 66 percent of organizations were hit by a ransomware attack, up from 37 percent in 2020,” according to Sophos. Criminals took advantage of digital transformation and the move to remote work during the pandemic to launch attacks on all types of organizations, including state and local governments.

Management 93

Management 2020 Local Government 2021 93

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

We would call these "naturally occurring arts districts" in the vein of " naturally occurring retirement communities " and what I call "naturally occurring innovation districts" (" Naturally occurring innovation districts | Technology districts and the tech sector ," 2014).

Economic Development 52

Economic Development 2017 2003 Article 52

State Tech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2023

In 2021, the Arlington County Board approved a proposal for developer JBG SMITH — which owns 6.8…

2021 98

2021 Development 98

FedTech Magazine

APRIL 7, 2023

The May 2021 ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, which halted pipeline operations until the $4.4…

2021 99

2021 Operations 99

FedTech Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

Federal IT and cybersecurity leaders have a little more than a year to meet specific goals laid out in a 2021 executive order that established a zero-trust strategy for the federal government.

2021 73

2021 2023 Security Government 73

FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2022

In April 2021,Walsh provided testimony to Congress on agencies’ efforts to modernize critical legacy systems, some of which have been in operation since the 1960s. “It’s almost like a game of whack-a-mole,” says Kevin Walsh, director of IT and cybersecurity at the Government Accountability Office. “As

2021 98

2021 Accountability Operations Government 98

FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Federal government cybersecurity breaches rose by 453 percent between fiscal years 2016 and 2021, according to the Government Accountability Office. To combat and overcome these threats, federal IT administrators can use IP packet capture to examine network traffic for security threats using Microsoft Network Monitor (Netmon).

2016 57

2016 2021 Accountability Security 57

State Tech Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The National Association of State Technology Directors highlights many of these successful efforts in a report recapping 2021 investments made by state IT agencies. State governments made many investments during the pandemic lockdown that are still paying dividends, fueling continued digital transformation efforts.

2021 79

2021 Security Government 79

State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

through July — significantly less than in 2021, when nearly 400 incidents took place in the first seven months… New data from the Institute for Security and Technology’s Ransomware Task Force, however, seems to suggest fewer incidents have arisen in 2022.

Government 81

Government 2020 Local Government 2021 81

State Tech Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

And in a 2021 survey, two-thirds of CISOs said they felt their organizations were at risk of falling victim to a successful… Not because ransomware has peaked — far from it — but because people now seem to realize hackers have found an attack type so lucrative that they’re going to keep using it again and again.

Local Government 61

Local Government 2025 Development 2021 61

FedTech Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

President Biden’s May 2021 cybersecurity executive order mandated that agencies develop zero-trust architecture implementation plans. Multifactor authentication (MFA) helps control network access in a zero-trust architecture, but agencies must remain vigilant against insider threats.

Public Face 65

Public Face 2021 2023 Implementation 65

FedTech Magazine

JUNE 13, 2023

The Air Force Research Laboratory partnered with the University of Florida to build a state-of-the-art, 6,000-square-foot collaborative research space in the state in late 2021.

2021 57

2021 57