Government Technology

Matt Williams

Matt Williams

Contributing Writer

Matt Williams was previously the news editor of Govtech.com, and is now a contributor to Government Technology and Public CIO magazines. 

 

Twitter: @govtechnews

Recent Articles

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.

Google Apps Goes Statewide in Wyoming Government
June 22, 2011 - Gov. Matt Mead celebrates Wyoming's status as the first state to install Google Apps statewide.

World IPv6 Day Should Bring Surprises and Valuable Data
June 07, 2011 - Major corporations, government agencies and universities set to test IPv6, the next-generation Internet addressing standard.

Utah.gov Puts Search Front and Center
June 02, 2011 - The new Utah.gov is another example of the tidal changes occurring in website design.

Cloud Computing Remains Out of Reach for Most Government Agencies
June 01, 2011 - AMD survey finds 42 percent of private-sector organizations around the world are operating on some level in the cloud, while 23 percent of public-sector organizations are doing the same.

IT Consolidation Signed into Oklahoma Law
May 25, 2011 - Bill signed by Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin centralizes policymaking, procurement and decision-making into the CIO's office in an attempt to streamline the state's hardware, software and storage.

Northrop Grumman to Pay Nearly $5 Million in Virginia Computer Outage Settlement
May 19, 2011 - Northrop Grumman has agreed to pay Virginia nearly $5 million in restitution for a widespread computer outage last summer that left 26 state agencies without service.

San Diego County Ready for Hewlett-Packard as New IT Outsourcing Partner
May 09, 2011 - Northrop Grumman unexpectedly transfers ownership of its $700 million contract to Hewlett-Packard ahead of the agreement's 2013 end date.

Flint Waters Named Wyoming’s New CIO
May 04, 2011 - Flint Waters, the police investigator and former chief of Wyoming's Internet Crimes Against Children task force, is known for making software that identifies computers trading child pornography on file-sharing networks

Virginia Targets Wasteful Government Cell Phones
May 04, 2011 - A Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts report found the state is spending $6 million annually for 11,000 cell phones, some of which are unused.

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