Government Technology

Jerry Mechling

Contributing Writer

Twitter: @govtechnews

Recent Articles

Column: Technology Fiascoes and the Failure of Analysis
March 25, 2013 - There are too many IT project failures in government. Getting the upfront analysis right could prevent a lot of them.

Technology's Real Value for Government
January 09, 2013 - IT investments bring their own direct productivity improvements, but the big payoff is in the much larger productivity boost that digital tools can give to government services.

Solve a Problem, Win a Scholarship to Harvard
December 12, 2005 - Readers assess Michigan's IT-based economic development and recommend priorities

A Sobering Challenge
September 02, 2005 - As e-government enters the difficult and dangerous territory of cross-boundary transformation, what does this mean for CIO leadership?

Finding and Funding IT Projects Part 4: Budget Process
March 31, 1998 - Budget directors, CIOs and department heads: your roles in IT success.

Finding and Funding IT Projects, Part 3: Performance Contracting
February 28, 1998 - A vendor/agency partnership can build stronger solutions to IT problems.

Finding and Funding IT Projects, Part 2: User Charges
December 31, 1997 - This is the second in a series of four articles drawn from the forthcoming Government Technology guidebook on funding information technology projects in the public sector.

Finding and Funding IT Projects
November 30, 1997 - Innovative solutions to locating the money are out there.

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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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