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GOVERNMENT NEWS

Meet the newest member of your team: the chief AI officer

News content provided by ROUTE FIFTY

Federal agencies must hire a CAIO by year’s end. State and local governments could soon follow their lead, but some observers doubt that another C-suite officer is the best way to go.

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Cybersecurity Grants Fund Shared Services for State Governments

News content provided by StateTech

Federal funding has gone to augmenting cybersecurity training, endpoint protection and more.

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Fulton County Ransomware Attack Prompts $10M IT Overhaul

News content provided by Government Technology

The plan to upgrade Fulton County, Ga.’s internal software system is being sped up following a recent ransomware attack. Commissioners have approved a $10.2 million overhaul of the county’s internal software system.

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NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Officially Released

News content provided by Security Week

NIST releases Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, the first major update since the creation of the CSF a decade ago.

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Generative AI, cyber insurance fill out city CISO toolbelts

News content provided by State Scoop

Local cybersecurity officials said that ransomware continues to be a major threat, but tools like generative AI are providing additional protection.

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NYC Announces Progress on Nation’s First Comprehensive Artificial Intelligence Action Plan

News content provided by NYC Office of Technology & Innovation

Steering Committee will feature representatives from 16 city agencies supporting OTI’s implementation of AI Action Plan. Generative AI Policy and AI Principles and Definitions also released to guide city agencies and enhance public knowledge.  

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From paper to portal: How one city brought tax filings online

News content provided by Route Fifty

It’s tax season, and for most governments that means piles upon piles of paper. In Columbus, Ohio, once upon a time, it meant a “room that was paper,” according to Rasheda Hansard, administrator of the Columbus Division of Tax.

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17 million cyberattacks a day: How Oklahoma stops 99% of them

News content provided by Route Fifty

In a recent interview, the state’s CISO talks about zero trust, the upside to COVID and triaging the state’s aging tech infrastructure.

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6 Steps (and More) for Improving Election Security for Local Agencies

News content provided by StateTech

Government caretakers of voting infrastructure must continually improve their cyber resilience.

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EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES

PTI 2024 AI and Cyber Summit

PTI 2024 AI and Cyber Summit

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This Summit will explore the intersection of AI and cyber in local government. The Public Technology Institute (PTI) is presenting the Summit to examine questions on how AI will impact government services and the ongoing need to focus on building a strong and resilient cyber infrastructure.

The 2024 Cyber and AI Summit for Cities and Counties will take place 9:30 AM to 5PM (ET) Thursday, May 2, 2024, at the IBM Center for Business of Government, 600 14th Street, NW, Second Floor, Washington, DC 20005.

Nascio 2024 Midyear<br />
April 28 - May 1 in National Harbor, MD.<br />
Register March 5 - April 22

NASCIO 2024 Midyear Conference

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The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) Midyear Conference brings together state CIOs from US states, territories and the District of Columbia.

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