"Ecolabels" like the Green Electronics Council's EPEAT are encouraging sustainable buying in governments that can exert outsized influence on the environment.
State technology and procurement officials say they're making headway resolving one of the most costly impediments to efficiency and innovation in government.
A preview of NASCIO's 2019 survey data shows state IT leaders are becoming more interested in how the emerging technologies can transform business processes.
The National Association of State Technology directors will release its first set of data later this year following a new state IT research initiative.
Hackers are now tweaking their malware to create more attacks against state and local governments, says James Globe of the Center for Internet Security.