When public safety and defense organizations embrace the cloud
Governments must focus on how first responders and defense organizations maintain a level of transparency but also ensure they spend their taxpayers’ money wisely....
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Let the National Veterans Wheelchair Games — and gaming — begin!
At the National Veterans Wheelchair Games this year, the Department of Veterans Affairs is creating an e-gaming lounge, equipped with Xbox Adaptive Controllers to make gaming accessible to those with limited mobility....
Digital tools help reduce fire and crime incident response times
Public agencies are shortening emergency response times and adding situational awareness with cloud technologies that provide data from new and traditional sources....
Sinkholes drive GIS cloud innovation at Florida Department of Environmental Protection
FDEP received over 10,000 hits to its site for information requests that week alone – from the public, local governments, the media, property appraisers, insurance adjusters, and first responders....
Louisville signs digital alliance with Microsoft
Louisville and Microsoft signed a three-year digital alliance to boost the region’s digital transformation...
Customer service on a statewide level
Louisiana’s Health and Human Services decided to revamp their call center operations through a case management system that could integrate seamlessly with existing state systems....
Measles and mumps? Data sharing on the cloud to improve public health
As once forgotten diseases start to reappear, state and local government agencies are looking to find new ways to ensure positive health outcomes for their citizens....
How IoT solutions make a city safer, greener and easier to govern
We will focus on three common benefits of smart cities and offer insights into how officials can achieve positive results that are both manageable and scalable....
Launching an intelligent future with AI
Microsoft is sponsoring The Atlantic’s summit on the future of AI and to share how this powerful technology is already producing results for DC Water....
Congratulating NASCIO on 50 years of government excellence
Ahead of its 2019 Midyear Conference, Microsoft recognizes the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) as it celebrates 50 years of fostering government excellence....