Be Resilient By Updating Your Agency’s Continuity of Operations Plans
Agencies can effectively adapt to remote work by updating their disaster recovery and continuity of operations plans (COOP).
State and Local
Building Ubiquitous Communications Into Transit
An expert explained three ways agencies can create innovative transit systems using current and emerging communications technology.
Resilience Case Studies From State and Local Government
We put together this GovLoop resource to help you learn more about the resilience lessons state and local agencies learned.
Risk: How to Convey the Importance of Information Security, Part 2
We focus on some additional benefits of formal information security risk management and talk about risk tolerance and risk thresholds.
Customer Engagement and Trust in Government: Divergent Paths?
Governments that embrace the customer experience can unleash engagement opportunities that will build trust in our public institutions.
Working in Tech – Federal vs. Local Government
Working in tech has evolved substantially over the course of my career. Oddly enough, conceptually, I believe it to be the same. Organizational missions defined the application of technology.
Incident Response – Why Government Should Plan and Practice Its InfoSec Readiness
Does your government agency have an incident response plan? If so, how often do you review it or ideally practice it? Let’s review some of the obvious and some of the less well-known benefits of prioritizing the planning and testing of IR plans.
Remote Work Highlights Need for Seamless Collaboration
As many state and local government employees continue to work remotely, government has an opportunity to confront longstanding collaboration challenges and provide employees with the collaboration tools they need to get the job done, efficiently and effectively.
Local Government Can’t Wait: 5 Tips to Prepare for the Transition
With the inauguration of a new president and convening of a new Congress, localities will have to move quickly to ensure they can carry out a smooth transition for their federally funded projects amid an ongoing, increasingly devastating, pandemic.
Technology Challenges In Rural America
The technology challenges in rural America are real, but there are measures that can be taken to proactively address these concerns.