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ConnectMaine Executive Director Peggy Schaffer discusses her role within Maine government, the challenges and opportunities offered by the pandemic, and getting broadband to the state’s rural areas.
An Apology to COBOL: Maybe Old Technology Isn’t the Real Problem COBOL is a 50-year-old programming language that some say government should get away from. But it could still have a place in modern IT organizations. Shutterstock.com In April 2020, New Jersey’s governor, Phil Murphy, stepped up to a microphone and told journalists that he was amazed the state still ran its unemployment system on COBOL — a 60-year-old programming language. The state was having trouble keeping up with the massive surge of unemployment insurance applications coming in amid pandemic lockdowns,...
Digital Government Is Only Successful If It Works for All Government is tasked with the hefty responsibility of doing the people’s business, but what happens when people can’t access services or online systems fail? Packages are passed down a conveyor belt before receiving a shipping label at Amazon in Shakopee, Minn. (Anthony Souffle/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS) TNS According to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, 126 million Americans had Amazon Prime memberships as of September 2020. That’s an increase of 8 million over the number of Prime...
This year, $118.7 billion in technology spending is projected for state and local governments. Industry experts shared their projections during the annual Beyond the Beltway event, along with challenges facing the market.