| TOP STORIES How Will Future Policy Affect Citizens' Access to Telehealth?
Policies in response to COVID-19 have brought about awe-inspiring growth in telehealth services. However, there are multiple remaining telehealth issues that all levels of government need to be aware of. 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 COVID-19 Has Given Hackers an Unfair Advantage, Experts Say
New vendor research reinforces the notion that COVID-19 is giving hackers an edge. After a brief dip in successful attacks on public entities at the beginning of the pandemic, attacks appear to be increasing and evolving. READ MORE San Jose’s New Innovation Chief Talks Inclusion, Recovery
Jordan Sun brings varied experience in the private and public sectors, from health care and finance to diplomacy and the military, to help the city of San Jose use technology to recover and grow in a way that’s equitable. READ MORE 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 No, the Recent Cloudflare Outage Was Not a Cyberattack
A large-scale downing of websites across the Internet initially looked like a cyberattack, but it was really just a minor malfunction with one of the world's largest Web infrastructure providers. READ MORE 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 Nebraska Hires New State Information Security Officer
Patrick Wright has been selected to serve as the state’s permanent information security officer, replacing Chris Hobbs, who is now serving as the director of IT for the Diocese of Lincoln, Neb. READ MORE | 