Contents 2026 Legislative Edition
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USING THE OPEN GROUP ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE FRAMEWORK TO ACCELERATE STATE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION 34 By Dr. Darren Pulsipher and Hugues Morin, Intel Corporation
BUILDING SUSTAINABLE AI OPERATIONS IN GOVERNMENT: LESSONS FROM THE FIELD By Paul Richards, World Wide Technology
FROM PRISON WALLS TO SILICON VALLEY CALLS: A STORY OF TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION
By Perservere
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MODERNIZATION STARTS WITH A CLEAR STRATEGY
DIGITAL PUBLIC SERVICE REDEFINED: CLOUD CRM AND AGENTIC AI AT WORK By Nethaji Kapavarapu, Kyra Solutions
TRUSTED AI GOVERNANCE: FLORIDA’S PATH FORWARD A FRAMEWORK FOR STATE LEADERS TO BALANCE
By The Florida Technology Council
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INNOVATION AND RESPONSIBILITY
By Leanne Lapp, IBM
HACKING HUMANS: HOW TO DEFEND AGAINST YOUR BIGGEST CYBER RISK
PROTECTING TRUST AT THE SPEED OF RISK: WHY MODERNIZATION MATTERS 39 PROTECTING TRUST AT THE SPEED OF RISK: WHY MODERNIZATION MATTERS 42 By Stephen Walsh and Chris Montgomery, Slalom
CHARTING A COURSE THROUGH AI’S MURKY WATERS
By Proofpoint
By Randy Phares, Akamai
MODERNIZE OR FALL BEHIND: FLORIDA'S CRITICAL TECH CROSSROADS 30
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MAKING GOVERNMENT WEBSITES WORK FOR EVERYONE: A 2026 ACCESSIBILITY ROADMAP
By David Clark, MyGovGuide
By Adrian Esquivel, TECKpert
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By Ernie Sanders, Peraton
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