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Innovation · United StatesAgentic AI, the latest evolution of AI, enables developers to focus on higher-level strategic initiatives, providing federal agencies with additional resources to support their missions. Recent executive actions underscore the significant potential of agentic AI for the federal government, prompting agencies to leverage AI to enhance value to taxpayers, improve the quality of public services, and drive operational efficiency. One area of immedia…See the Story
Agentic AI is redefining software development in government
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Petersburg, United States · PetersburgGerrit VanVoorhees, IT director for the 35,000-resident city of Petersburg, Va., noticed a glaring gap in the city’s cybersecurity strategy several years ago as his team worked to secure remote work connections. The city’s water pumps were connected via an open LTE network, leaving critical infrastructure “wide open” to potential attacks.
“We were looking at a lot of remote systems, and other things started to surface,” VanVoorhees recalls. “We …Read Article
How Municipalities Secure Their Public Utilities

United States · United StatesMore than 12,000 state, local, federal and tribal entities received security support from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in 2023 and 2024, according to data shared exclusively with StateTech.
This includes CISA’s Cyber Hygiene Services, which entail vulnerability and web application scanning to help organizations reduce risk, sharpen their incident response activities and make risk-informed decisions.
As of June 2025, 750 s…Read Article