New York’s A09782 allows state agencies to enter into agreements to accept cyrpto currency like BitCoin.
Category Archives: contracting/procurement
Lege Trend +1 Northern State. Blockchain for Data Security + State Contracting. 3 Steps to be Informed:
State: New York
The Bills:
- A08780 allows contracts secured through blockchain technology + allows smart contracts to exist in commerce
- A08792 blockchain to secure elections
- A08793 blockchain for the security of state records
The policy support for blockchain:
- safer bet for state and local government records and contracts
- benefits to state and local governments
- tool for increasing accountability and transparency
State Tech | New York Targets Blockchain for Voter Security, Smart…
Bill Requires an Agency to Audit Other Agency Data Security Standards. Procurement Opportunity. Read the Bill.
H.R. 1224 (115th Congress) requires a 6 point audit of federal agency data security:
- a description of staffing plans
- workforce capabilities
- methods of conducting such audits
- coordination with agencies to support such audits
- expected timeframe for the completion of the audits
- other relevant information
Lege TREND. Blockchain meets state Legislature #2 deep in the South. Securing Business Transactions.
The Tennessee legislature is considering House Bill 1507 and Senate Bill 1662 which will:
- define blockchain signatures as legal signatures
- statutorily recognize contracts secured through blockchain
Business contracting meets 2018.
12 TEXAS INTERIM CHARGES. DATA SECURITY. 1 Select Committee.
House Committee on Appropriations
#5 Trends in data security & cost savings Monitor the ongoing implementation of Article IX, Sec. 9.13 of the General Appropriations Act and determine if state agencies are realizing cost savings and/or security enhancements in state operations related to cybersecurity, information technology, and cloud computing. Study trends in cloud computing and IT delivery services, and identify whether additional cost efficiencies, economies of scale, or IT…
4 States. 4 Election Data Security Measures. + procurement Changes
- West Virginia’s elections team added a cybersecurity expert from the state National Guard with a top-secret federal security clearance
- Colorado “will now verify election results via an advanced statistical procedure called a risk-limiting audit.”
- Rhode Island “will now verify election results via an advanced statistical procedure called a risk-limiting audit.”
- Delaware is moving its voter-registration list off the state’s aging mainframe computer
There are also new federal guidelines for…
+2. Business Trend. More Tech Hiring New & More Government Affairs Consultants & Lobbyists.
+1 State Bill. Equifax Reaction from Bluegrass Country. Procurement Opportunities + New Encryption Standards.
Kentucky Attorney General proposes revisions to the state’s data breach notification statute to require:
- Kentuckians impacted by a data breach would gain access to a free credit freeze
- Require access to 3 free credit reports each year from each of the major credit reporting agencies
- Require 5 years of credit monitoring
- Require all credit reports be encrypted
WCPO | Kentucky’s attorney general proposes new data breach protections after Equifax incident
+1 State Bill. Empire State Adds More Equifax Reaction Legislation. Read the Bill.
New York State Assembly measure SO 6886 would require a breached entity to provide 5 years of free credit freezes.
State Innovation Center shifts to Change Cyber Culture in State Government. Opening for Procurement.
In 2013 North Carolina created the 1st Innovation Center (iCenter) in the U.S.
Since 2013, the iCenter has become focused on changing the culture of state government by:
- working with higher ed
- reaching out to local governments to help with IT
- using technology to think differently and approach issues differently
What does this mean? State innovation centers are a way to introduce new technology to all levels of government within a state.