Today, constituents expect public sector organizations to deliver a compelling customer experience that parallels their experience with consumer brands. However, this is difficult for governments to achieve without mainframe modernization. It’s now critical for government organizations to embrace a DevOps approach and transform their development environment. With the release of NaturalONE 9.1 on the mainframe…
Data is a key strategic asset for many government agencies, but in public safety, timely access to critical information can save lives. However, information sharing across the criminal justice system is still far too onerous. Many agencies rely on legacy systems that lack interoperability and are too difficult to reconfigure, leading to information silos that…
Like their free-market counterparts, the U.S. government is starting to think more about its processes and the tools that can help them streamline the processes and get more work done. But there are many challenges before government agencies and organizations that may have years of outdated thinking permeating just about every aspect of what they…
Late last year, the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 bill was signed into law, which intends to raise awareness and harden security for the many devices — an internet of things — controlled by the U.S. Government. In addition to directing the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to create minimum…
From digital integrations to holistic business transformation, it’s true that governments, agencies and state-run organizations need a bit of hand-holding when it comes to their processes and the tools that they use to get things done. Besides, most interactions these days between governments and populations are digital, which has taught us that even things we…
API management for government agencies requires a unique digital ecosystem for it to be compliant with federal, state, and municipal laws. Many government agencies don’t have API management software (let alone use APIs) and because of that, are more susceptible to hackers, bugs, and crashes of their systems. With API management tools developed with government…
Technology lies at the heart of digital transformation in government, but far too often agencies focus on tools and solutions — the bits and pieces of hardware and software they must integrate into their ecosystem to enhance constituent service delivery. But true modernization requires so much more than point solutions or legacy, bespoke technologies that…
Behind every successful business stands a mainframe or a neglected enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform; unloved but still very much needed. Since the Harvard Mark 1 was launched in the 1940s, organizations have been using technology to help run their businesses. Today, however, much of their investment goes into a digital front end – mobile apps, web…
The federal government is more focused than ever on driving value and being a better steward of public dollars. IT transformation is critical to this effort, as new government mandates around technology business management (TBM) push federal agencies to better understand the ROI they’re getting for their IT spend. By 2022, agencies will need to…
The benefits of using API integration in government are better security, as well as ease of accessibility to common citizens. API is a technology that integrates databases, applications, and devices, making the interaction between datasets and agencies a seamless, automatic process. If your government agency still relies on legacy applications and doesn’t have integrated systems,…