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Flipped procurement gives city easy access to innovative solutions
March 17, 2022 | News, Emerging TechPitch Long Beach! gives vendors a process for proposing new approaches to civic challenges and city managers a way to quickly learn about emerging technologies that can meet local priorities.
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Got rats? These cities trap ’em and zap ’em
| News, Emerging TechOne northeast city’s success killing 1,000 rodents in less than a year with traps that rely on electric current is leading its neighbors to test the same technology.
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How NVMe storage powers government analytics
March 16, 2022 | News, Cloud & InfrastructureAs e-discovery, compliance and analytics burdens multiply, agencies must modernize their storage solutions for maximum efficiency and reliability.
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Solve city IT problems in AWS cloud education game
| News, Cloud & InfrastructureAWS Cloud Quest helps those new to cloud computing gain familiarity with AWS services as they solve challenges in a virtual city.
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City makes cross-agency data sharing easier
| News, Data & AnalyticsSan Antonio’s SmartSA Interlocal Data Sharing Agreement not only helps streamline services delivery, but it also promotes data transparency, builds trust and fosters innovation among the partners.
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Supply chain data-sharing pilot aims to ease shipping bottlenecks
| News, Data & AnalyticsThe Freight Logistics Optimization Works initiative looks to mitigate supply chain disruption and improve the flow of goods to consumers by fostering information-sharing between port operators and trucking, warehousing and logistics companies.
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A sustainable look at secure device destruction
March 15, 2022 | News, Cloud & InfrastructureWhile many agencies routinely destroy decommissioned IT equipment, environmentally friendly options can extend device life and purge non-classified data from solid state drives.
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Securing communications infrastructure from traffic-routing risk
| News, Cloud & InfrastructureThe FCC wants comments on strengthening the border gateway protocol to avert attacks on email and web traffic as well as emergency 911 services and other public safety operations.
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Lawmakers call for IG review of DC mayor’s WhatsApp use
| News, CybersecurityIn a letter to the District of Columbia inspector general, lawmakers urged a thorough review of the use of encrypted messaging apps by Mayor Muriel Bowser’s staff.
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Celebrate the infrastructure bill’s broadband rollout, but mind the phone channel
| News, Cloud & InfrastructureAs the infrastructure bill is implemented, a mixture of both citizen intelligence and broader authentication solutions is needed to secure the phone channel and keep lines of communication open between government and hard-to-reach households.