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Hackers breaking into networks without SolarWinds, CISA says
January 08, 2021 | NewsThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency says hackers are breaching federal networks by exploiting methods besides the SolarWinds Orion vulnerabilities.
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SolarWinds hackers accessed DOJ email
January 07, 2021 | NewsSuspected Russian intelligence agents are believed to have accessed "around" 3% of email inboxes, but not any classified systems, according to a Justice Department spokesman.
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How to position state and local government workers for success in 2021
| NewsAgencies that embrace digital tools and approaches that elevate, equip and empower employees will succeed, no matter what the “new reality” looks like.
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How AI helped California’s DMV adapt to COVID closures
| NewsIntelligent document processing has helped the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles overcome challenges associated with COVID-related field office closures.
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Chicago launches health analytics platform for COVID-19
| NewsThe Chicago-area COVID data resource and exchange hub is intended to generate insights on regional bed capacity, better capture of risk factors and clinical variables among COVID patients and reduce the reporting burden.
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How government can rebuild digital infrastructure and support diversity and inclusion
| NewsA learning management system that can mix the soft skills of in-person instruction with virtual instruction creates technologists equipped to rebuild the government's crumbling digital infrastructure.
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Civic tech volunteers help states with legacy systems
| NewsAs COVID-19 exposed vulnerabilities in state and local government IT systems, the newly formed U.S. Digital Response stepped in to help. Its successes offer insight into existing barriers and the future of the civic tech movement.
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FirstNet takes a hit from Nashville bombing
January 06, 2021 | NewsFirstNet’s infrastructure was damaged by fire and water, but portable cell towers that link to the wireless public safety network via satellite came online within hours and provided connectivity to responders.
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Russia behind SolarWinds hack, intel agencies claim
| NewsAccording to a Jan. 5 statement from the Cyber Unified Coordination Group, “an Advanced Persistent Threat actor, likely Russian in origin, is responsible for most or all of the recently discovered, ongoing cyber compromises of both government and non-governmental networks."
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FedRAMP authorization bill passes House
January 05, 2021 | NewsThe House, with new members from the 2020 elections freshly sworn-in, passed bipartisan legislation aimed at standardizing the processes federal agencies use to on-ramp cloud computing technologies.