GOVTECH TODAY
JULY 23, 2020

Longtime Mississippi CIO Craig Orgeron Announces Retirement
Orgeron, who began working in the state’s IT shop in 1997, will continue to serve on IT public policy boards in the state as he pursues private-sector opportunities following his departure next month. READ MORE

SPECIAL REPORT
When Hindsight is 2020: A Guide for Coping in the Post-Y2K World
This Center for Digital Government thought leadership paper drills into the challenges government leaders face surrounding culture, technology and processes, and examines how the lessons government learned in the years since Y2K can inform the technology-enabled government for the next 20 years.
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TOP STORIES

Alaska IT Surges Ahead in Response to COVID-19 Concerns
Since 2017, Alaska's effort to consolidate IT had resulted in many dissatisfied state agencies, but the state was able to change a number of minds with its recent advancement in teleworking capability. READ MORE

Data: Where Government Employment Has Increased and Shrunk
Which states have shed the most public employees? Which have added the most? And what types of jobs are leading the pack? New numbers from the Census Bureau help to illustrate the big picture. READ MORE

Leadership Profiles: New CIOs Take the Reins in 12 States
Get to know the country’s newest state chief information officers. Our profiles detail their adaptability in the face of the pandemic and the other most pressing technology issues on their agendas. READ MORE

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Using Work and Asset Data to Fuel High-Performance Operations
With 33% fewer employees compared to similar communities, Mick Michel, city administrator for Dyersville, Iowa, explains why his small community is big on tech. Learn how his team is using data to spend smarter, improve transparency, and more.
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MORE HEADLINES

The Pandemic Has Magnified Gaps in Health-Care Data Sharing

DOJ Accuses Two Chinese Hackers of Vaccine Data Thefts

Independence, Mo., Staff Makes Case for IT, Cybersecurity Funds

Telecom Company Seeks Federal Funds to Extend N.H. Broadband

Amid Protest, South Carolina Schools Move On Hybrid Plan

As Fall Approaches, Schools Work to Improve Remote Learning

Examining Tesla’s Stock Price in an Unusual Market

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Bloomberg Convenes Hundreds of Mayors Weekly During Pandemic

No, the Recent Cloudflare Outage Was Not a Cyberattack

Video Analytics Traffic Study Creates Baseline for Change

INDUSTRY RESOURCES

Webinar: Low-Code, High Impact: Building an Optimal Path to Modernization

Paper: Modernizing IT to Provide a Better Digital Experience

Paper: Using SD WAN to Prepare For a 5G Future

Paper: Transforming Collaborations with Citizens

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