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By Stephanie Kanowitz Jan 12, 2021 Thousands of caseworkers at Maryland’s Department of Human Services (DHS) are using a single cloud-based platform to eliminate silos and better serve beneficiaries of child, juvenile and adult assistance. Child, Juvenile and Adult Management Services (CJAMS) is part of the state’s Total Human-services Integrated Network (MD THINK), the country’s first cloud-based shared services platform for health and human services.  MD THINK provides a holistic view of residents receiving benefits from multiple agencies, including Maryland’s Health Department, Ju...

The Agency for International Development is looking cost-effective remote sensing solutions to keep tabs on humanitarian aid as it travels from its source to its destination.

By GCN Staff Jan 11, 2021 Federal IT staff have a massive job ahead of them cleaning up after the rioters who broke into the U.S. Capitol building, some of whom rifled through lawmakers offices. While improving physical security for the building and for lawmakers and staff who work there is the first priority, experts have said the rioters’ unprecedented access to offices, files and computers can have serious cybersecurity ramifications. In some instances, IT equipment was stolen. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said a laptop was taken off a conference table in his office, and House Speaker Nanc...

With more advanced detection, investigation and mitigation technologies and processes, agencies can present a much stronger defense against cyber criminals intent on using ransomware as a route to extortion.

Dispatchers, firefighters, police and emergency medical services teams want the devices they already have to work better.