| MOST POPULAR Next-Gen Emergency Response While a report from the National 911 program finds that less than one-quarter of states offer next-generation 911 services to residents, several Florida jurisdictions are making strides with the technology. Manatee County, for example, is using a $100,000 state grant to use software from RapidDeploy that allows users to text with emergency dispatch operators, send videos and pinpoint caller locations. Sarasota and Collier counties are utilizing similar systems, showing that cloud-based emergency response solutions are gaining momentum. Ongoing RSA Coverage RSA may be over, but takeaways from the international cybersecurity conference continue to top gov tech headlines. At an emerging threats seminar, cyber-researchers who work to stay ahead of hackers spoke about how they hunt and track bad actors before they can attack companies and governments. GT staff writer Lucas Ropek covered how experts seek out attack attribution and security gaps to avoid future issues. From the Magazine The March issue of Government Technology magazine hit coffee tables this week, and a number of stories are catching attention online. Staff writer Jed Pressgrove reported on the uncommon move in Kansas City to merge city IT with police IT, part of a larger look at the different ways tech agencies are structured to reap maximum results. A column from Daniel Castro looked at the importance of support from the top down when it comes to shoring up state and local cyberdefenses, while GT Contributing Editor Tod Newcombe explored a lesser-known software development model that could be an alternative to both waterfall and agile. CareerMoves Three states this week announced new chief information officers. John Salazar takes over in New Mexico, Michigan named state government veteran Brom Stibiz CIO and Tracy Barnes was appointed to lead the Indiana Office of Technology. At the local level, Michelle Thong, a founder of San Jose, Calif.’s Office of Civic Innovation, left for a role with Nava Public Benefit Corporation. In her six years with the city, Thong was integral in initiatives like Code for San Jose, a group working to improve how government interacts with citizens via technology. | 