Federal Government, Market Intelligence
Federal agencies across all areas of government have been contemplating workforce challenges for several years now. Prior to 2025, concerns for federal employees chiefly included maintaining an appropriate number of personnel with many aging out and retiring from the workforce, in addition to obtaining and retaining new talent that fit the ever-increasing technological needs of advanced and emerging IT given the competitive salary requirements for some of the field’s best and brightest.
IT Perspective, Market Intelligence, State & Local Government, Technology
Numerous cities in the United States struggle with wastewater issues. Many cities’ systems are designed to accommodate smaller populations, and historical rainfall patterns are increasingly prone to causing overflows – where wastewater spills into drinking water sources, streets and homes. And many cities utilize mostly combined wastewater systems where wastewater and rainwater both drain through the same infrastructure, creating increased stress on city systems during storms.
Big Data, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Market Intelligence
With any new executive administration, change is inevitable for federal agency priorities. It remains true, however, that departments and agencies consistently rely on IT products and services and historic trends confirm stability in public sector IT spending under both Republican and Democratic administrations. For FY25, much of the spending has already been laid out in the budget and priorities for FY26 are well under way, so you can expect to see little change to agency needs in the very near term.
Buildings, CAD General, Digital Design, Infrastructure, State & Local Government
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its mark on the water industry, powering intelligent operations using machine learning to optimize resource use and operational budgets for organizations. Here are 10 ways AI is already changing the water industry, from business innovations that save money and make work more efficient to helping combat global water challenges by lowering overall water consumption.
Cybersecurity, Digital Design, Market Intelligence, State & Local Government
On December 12th, 2024, The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) released its 2025 annual top 10 priorities list identifying the most pressing technology and policy issues that state CIOs are prioritizing for the upcoming year.
Cybersecurity, IT Infrastructure, Market Intelligence
The final CMMC rule went into effect December 16, 2024.