TM Solutions for PLUS: state and local Path to Viability government. An up-close look at tech fi rms bringing new tools to the public sector. JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 Bigger deals, more investment, new companies and fresh ideas 2018 power the gov tech market. GovTech VOL 31 ISSUE 1 / A PUBLICATION OF e.REPUBLIC / GOVTECH.COM GT01_cov.indd 26 12/14/17 1:13 PM __________Designer __________Creative Dir. 100 Blue Ravine Road Folsom, CA 95630 916-932-1300 __________Editorial __________Prepress www.erepublic.com CMY grey T1 T2 T3 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 Page # __________Other ____________OK to go BLACK YELLOW MAGENTA CYAN PROTECTING THE PUBLIC SECTOR FROM RANSOMWARE State and local government agencies are being held hostage by À´¿¼¶¼ÂÈÆ´·É¸Åƴż¸Æ´Á·ÆÂìʴŸ·¸Æ¼ºÁ¸·ÇÂÆǸ´¿·´Ç´ How prepared is your organization to deal with a ransomware attack? 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Rd, 100 Blue Ravine Government Technology, www.govtech.com // January/February 2018 3 GT01_03.indd 3 12/14/17 4:03 PM __________Designer __________Creative Dir. 100 Blue Ravine Road Folsom, CA 95630 916-932-1300 __________Editorial __________Prepress www.erepublic.com CMY grey T1 T2 T3 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 Page # __________Other ____________OK to go BLACK YELLOW MAGENTA CYAN Publisher: Alan Cox, alanc@erepublic.com EDITORIAL GT Editor: Noelle Knell, nknell@govtech.com Managing Editor: Lauren Harrison, lharrison@govtech.com Web Editor & Photographer: Eyragon Eidam, eeidam@govtech.com Chief Copy Editor: Miriam Jones, mjones@govtech.com Copy Editor: Kate Albrecht, kalbrecht@govtech.com Senior Editor: Tod Newcombe, tnewcombe@govtech.com Assistant News Editor: Ben Miller, bmiller@govtech.com Staff Writers: Skip Descant, sdescant@govtech.com Theo Douglas, tdouglas@govtech.com Zack Quaintance, zquaintance@govtech.com Elizabeth Zima, ezima@govtech.com Contributing Writer: David Raths Editorial Assistant: Erik Hopkins, ehopkins@govtech.com DESIGN Chief Design Offi cer: Kelly Martinelli, kmartinelli@govtech.com Graphic Designer Pubs: Kale Mendonca, kmendonca@govtech.com Senior Designer Custom: Crystal Hopson, chopson@govtech.com Production Director: Stephan Widmaier, swidm@govtech.com COLUMNS NEWS Production Manager: production@govtech.com PUBLISHING 5 Point of View 6 govtech.com/extra SENIOR VP OF STRATEGIC ACCOUNTS: Stacy Ward-Probst, sward@govtech.com 2018 GovTech100 company Updates from Government Technology’s VPs OF STRATEGIC ACCOUNTS: names provide a revealing daily online news service. Kim Frame, kframe@govtech.com Arlene Boeger, aboeger@govtech.com look at the state of the market. Shelley Ballard, sballard@govtech.com 36 CIO Central SALES DIRECTORS: Melissa Sellers, msellers@govtech.com 8 Four Questions Career changes across tech-driven Tracy Meisler, tmeisler@govtech.com Karen Hardison, khardison@govtech.com Melissa Bridges of Little Rock, Ark., roles in government. Lara Roebbelen, lroebbelen@govtech.com on open data and fostering Carmen Besirevic, cbesirevic@govtech.com Lynn Gallagher, lgallagher@govtech.com buy-in across departments. 39 Spectrum Kelly Schieding, kschieding@govtech.com More research, more science, ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES: Paul Dangberg, pauld@govtech.com 10 What Does It Take to Win more technology. Rebecca Regrut, rregrut@govtech.com Kathryn Nichols, knichols@govtech.com in Gov Tech? Joelle Tell, jtell@govtech.com Excerpts from our online series, 41 Products Lisa Blackie, lblackie@govtech.com BUS. DEV. MANAGER: Ask Joe. 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WWW.GOVTECH.COM 4 January/February 2018 // www.govtech.com GT01_03.indd 4 12/14/17 1:25 PM __________Designer __________Creative Dir. 100 Blue Ravine Road Folsom, CA 95630 916-932-1300 __________Editorial __________Prepress www.erepublic.com CMY grey T1 T2 T3 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 Page # __________Other ____________OK to go BLACK YELLOW MAGENTA CYAN POINT OF VIEW By Noelle Knell / Editor What’s in a Name? his issue marks the third iteration lic sector. The widespread use of both words, GovTech of the GovTech100 — a representa- and so many related terms, in company Ttive list of 100 technology companies monikers is refl ective of where government These terms show whose solutions are aimed at state and local priorities lie in 2018. Good government is up most often in government, a market with estimated tech guided by open, transparent operations. And 2018 GovTech100 spending of more than $100 billion last year. the most eff ectively run public organizations company names: As we’ve gotten deeper into our coverage are supported by usable, timely data that can City 8 of the growing ecosystem of companies be harnessed by those inside and outside of off ering innovative tech solutions to solve government for the most possible good. Civic 5 real government problems, there are clear The most prominent words to show up Data 4 signs the market is maturing. New ideas in GT100 company names are “city” and “civic.” This undeniable fact suggests that Gov 5 continue to make their way onto the scene, and the deals and investments are growing, the civic tech movement we’ve been covering Open 3 signaling the viability of a government-only for several years has given rise to this new (or government-fi rst) business model.