Government Technology

Elaine Pittman

Associate Editor

Twitter: @govtechnews

Recent Articles

The Long Road Ahead for the Nationwide Public Safety Network
March 13, 2012 - Tom Ridge, the first DHS secretary, applauds the reallocation of the D Block but warns that the buildout of the network will be a long journey.

4 Microsoft Technologies That Could Impact Government
March 02, 2012 - Microsoft heads toward a touch-based operating system and is incorporating video game Kinect technology into government operations.

CrisisCommons Co-Founders
February 29, 2012 - Heather Blanchard Co-Founder, CrisisCommons; Noel Dickover Co-Founder, CrisisCommons; Andrew Turner Co-Founder, CrisisCommons

CrisisCommons Co-Founders
February 29, 2012 - Heather Blanchard Co-Founder, CrisisCommons; Noel Dickover Co-Founder, CrisisCommons; Andrew Turner Co-Founder, CrisisCommons

Roseville, Calif., Police Department’s Crime Lab Separates Fact From Fiction (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
February 01, 2012 - Local law enforcement technology advances, but still suffers from the 'CSI effect.'

What Big-Box Retailers Can Teach Government About Disaster Recovery
November 28, 2011 - Companies have become masters of disaster as they've endured every type of emergency and learned lessons along the way.

Little Progress on National Public Safety Network 10 Years After 9/11
August 31, 2011 - A decade after the 9/11 attacks, strides have been made in regional public safety interoperability, but a nationwide system is still lacking.

Virginia Earthquake Sets Off Wave of Emergency Tweets
August 23, 2011 - Widespread use of social media in earthquake's aftermath is the latest example of how Web 2.0 technology has changed emergency communication.

Traffic Safety for First Responders Gets High-Tech Makeover
August 01, 2011 - Transportation systems use technology to improve the safety of first responders and the public.

National Level Exercise 2011: Lessons Learned and a Look Behind the Scenes
July 19, 2011 - National Level Exercise 2011 tested states' abilities to respond to a catastrophic earthquake while creating links between all levels of government and beyond.

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Collaboration for the Public Sector


Collaborative Justice: Transforming Criminal Justice Services Through Unified Collaboration
This issue brief examines video collaboration in every stage of the human justice process, demonstrating how this technology can not only make services more efficient, affordable, and accessible.

Cloud-Based Services Accelerate Public Sector Adoption of Video Collaboration
Today, thanks to new cloud technologies and high-quality networks, mobile video services - which provide not only cost savings but which help governmental interactions become more efficient - are more feasible than ever before.

Modernization as a Service: Acquiring IT through Innovative Procurement

Five Ways Collaboration is Driving Government Performance

Mobile Video Collaboration: The New Business Reality
 

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