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Experts reveal how state and local governments are innovating with data-driven strategies
State and local governments have been innovating and modernizing to meet the needs of their constituents. This has been a trend, especially since 2020, with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Constituent demands and workforce challenges have created a compelling event for the public sector to evolve into the digital age.![Woman working on her Surface laptop](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/microsoft-in-business/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2021/12/May_Blog_Feature_Image_1600x900-300x169.webp)
How a unified data estate enables streamlined operations
Data-driven organizations have a strategic advantage over their competition. They see material growth in worker productivity, top-line revenue, and margin, as well as increased agility around mergers and acquisitions.![173rd Airborne Brigade jump during Saber Junction 2018](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/microsoft-in-business/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2021/10/Air-Force_05-300x200.webp)
Advancing cloud capabilities to meet national security missions
National security mission leaders need the latest tools to deliver on critical mission objectives. At a recent Microsoft Classified Mission Clouds event, I met with customers and partners across the national security community to understand their mission needs and explore how Microsoft capabilities can help them serve their missions and solve their most pressing challenges.![Cropped shot of a young computer programmer looking through data](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/microsoft-in-business/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2021/08/GettyImages-834500976-300x141.webp)
EO Strategies for Securing Critical Software & Classifying Agency Data
So far in our ongoing series on the Biden Administration’s Cybersecurity Executive Order (EO) to bolster the U.S. Government’s resilience against cyberattacks we’ve taken a look at what’s next for federal agencies and then mapped out major milestones.![woman working on her laptop](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/microsoft-in-business/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2021/01/Blog_Feature_Image_1280x720_opt2-300x169.webp)