Engaging constituents and improving their experience with government are top concerns for state and local government leaders. The critical importance of building strong and trusted relationships between communities and their governments — particularly using digital communication channels and electronic transactions — became even clearer during the past year as jurisdictions navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out how the city of...

Open to Public Sector only. Government Technology's passion is promoting best practices and spurring innovation in the public sector – more important than ever in challenging times like these. The Virtual Digital Government Summit offers a unique opportunity to explore a variety of technology topics and possibilities. Please join us for a day of powerful sessions that provide inspiration, participation, education, and thought-provocation...

State and local agencies are adopting more cloud solutions as they modernize legacy systems and launch new digital services. Securing this evolving mix of on-premises and cloud-based IT resources demands new tools and techniques. Join us June 17 at 11 PT/2 ET for a real-world look at securing multicloud and hybrid computing environments. Government Technology will host a panel of experts from government and industry – including EJ Widun,...

As states emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, technology leaders face significant decisions about the future. The good news is that the value of applying technology to government processes has never been more visible. CIOs and their teams stepped up during the pandemic to deliver critical capabilities to support remote work, digital services, virtual public meetings and more — and they did it with unprecedented speed and agility. What did...

State Medicaid programs face an array of logistical challenges and large transactional volumes. As millions of Americans suffered job losses and declining incomes during the pandemic, more people turned to the government for help in covering their healthcare needs. According to preliminary data from one recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey, national Medicaid and CHIP enrollment grew by 8.6 percent from February 2020 to September 2020. And ne...

Many government organizations launched tools during the pandemic to help process contracts electronically. Now, as agencies pivot from 100 percent remote to splitting time between work-from-home and in-office, organizations need a solution to manage the entire life cycle of contracts from beginning to end in a hybrid environment where people can be anywhere. Cloud-based contract management tools enable better, smarter contracting no matter whe...

Over the last decade, the government technology (GovTech) market has experienced rapid growth and acceleration driven by a perfect storm of market dynamics, including democratized technology infrastructure, reduced friction in the procurement process, increased access to funding for scaling startups, and a growing set of entrepreneurs targeting government as their primary customer. The unprecedented events of 2020 further accelerated these mar...

State and local governments are on the front lines of delivering an economic recovery from the pandemic. The pressure is on to act quickly and decisively. Technology will play a critical role in getting financial help to people who need it, and it’s also an important part of helping government organizations improve accountability, transparency and equity. Join us June 15 at 11 PT/2 ET as we sit down with former Gov. Martin O’Malley...

The past year has been a stress test for most local agencies, with the need to quickly empower a remote workforce and serve constituents in new ways. Outdated technology systems have often been the barrier to the needed transition to digital. There is too much at stake to continue keeping critical information in siloed, aging legacy systems. In contrast, modern content management solutions enable faster, more informed decision-making, greater...

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated digital transformation and proved how IT can be key to the future of government. Going forward, work from anywhere, virtual collaboration, and agile IT will be the norm for many organizations. Join Government Technology and VMware on May 13 at 11:00am PT/2:00pm ET as we take a deep dive into what the future government workplace will look like in New York, how you can take a strategic approach to IT modernizati...