Fearing COVID shutdown, Kansas lawmakers act swiftly but raise transparency concerns

1.15.21 – The Kansas City Star Fearing that COVID-19 could halt their work at any minute, Kansas lawmakers are setting a breakneck pace in the session’s first week,rushing to act on significant legislation and causingconcerns that transparency will suffer in the...

Arkansas’ 93rd General Assembly begins; new senate president sworn in

1.12.21 – KSLA —TEXARKANA, Ark. The 93rd General Assembly of the Arkansas legislature is underway, and taking the lead this session is a senator from the Ark-La-Tex area. Senator Jimmy Hickey of Texarkana has officially been sworn in as president for the...

Survey Suggests High-Tech Employees May Be More Productive in WFH Scenarios

1.15.21 – CEPro – D. Craig MacCormack Many employers may be quick to question the effectiveness of working from home, but if a recent study of employees is any indication, tech-focused employers may want to reconsider. The many changes imposed by the...

Study Finds Majority of U.S. Workers Don’t Feel Safe in Their Buildings Yet

1.15.21 – CI – Adam Forziati  Survey conducted by Honeywell found that 29% of remote workers would quit before returning to a risky worksite. Honeywell released the results of a comprehensive study on workers’ perceptions and feelings on the health and...

9 Roadblocks to System Integrator Profitability (and How to Eliminate Them)

1.13.21 – CI –  Adam Forziati  System integrators’ business models should avoid these pitfalls to profitability at all costs during any given project. Solid AV project planning and execution are ultimately what make integrator firms profitable. The...

Report Says Organizations Are Spending More to Meet Challenges to Security Operations

1.12.21 – CI – Increasing management complexity and rising costs, plus anticipated spend on new technologies, among top security operations spending trends. A newly released report by cybersecurity firm FireEye finds that even though...