by JR Bareis | Aug 4, 2026 | Columbia Municipality
When a fire alarm goes off at a school, nobody stands around trying to invent a plan.Students line up. Teachers lead them out. Everyone knows where to go because they have practiced it before.Your backup and recovery plan should work the same way.The problem is that...
by JR Bareis | Jul 28, 2026 | Columbia Municipality
Not every compliance problem in local government starts with a cyberattack. Most start with an assumption. You assume the security tools are working. You assume Microsoft 365 is configured the right way. You assume policies are current. You assume staff know how to...
by JR Bareis | Jul 21, 2026 | Columbia Municipality
On the surface, everything can look calm.That is what makes Shark Week interesting every year. The danger is not always what you see on top of the water. It is what is already moving underneath.Cybercriminals work the same way.The threats facing local governments,...
by JR Bareis | Jul 14, 2026 | Columbia Municipality
Your public agency has not stood still since January. Your systems have not either. You may have added staff. You may have changed roles. You may have brought in new tools for records management, GIS, permitting, finance, parks programming, library services, public...
by JR Bareis | Jul 7, 2026 | Columbia Municipality
If your public agency only hears from its IT provider when something breaks, when a renewal is due, or when a grant report needs technical documentation, you are probably not getting enough value. Technology is not a one-time setup. Staff changes. Citizen services...
by JR Bareis | Jun 30, 2026 | Columbia Municipality
I grew up outside Hull, Illinois, on a farm. Long before I started working in technology, I learned lessons there that still guide how I think about IT for public agencies, local governments, utilities, schools, libraries, and community organizations today. On a farm,...
