Wayne Hanson

Recent Articles

April 07, 2011 - "If we can save $3 million per year on fire and can guarantee it for 10 years, we could do some interesting things with $30 million."

2010 Digital Cities Focus: Pueblo, Colorado

March 07, 2011 - The new justice facility sparked information and communication technology upgrades that enables the city to better serve its citizens and those of the county as well.

2010 Digital Cities Focus: Richmond, Virginia

January 26, 2011 - "When we looked at our initiatives for meeting our budget gaps ... we got the departments involved so it was collaborative. The only thing that was dictated was the 33 percent reduction."

Digital Counties Focus -- Cumberland County, Pa.

October 12, 2010 - Best practices, innovations and bright ideas from the top jurisdictions in the 2010 Digital Counties survey.

Wisconsin IT Projects Reviewed by the Legislative Audit Bureau

April 20, 2007 - Most problems occurred in planning for complex high-risk projects.

Texas HHSC Inspector General Finds Faults With State's TIERS and IEES Social Services Systems

April 20, 2007 - "The eligibility process supported by TIERS is not appropriately designed and/or operating effectively to enforce the respective eligibility decisions necessary to ensure clients are eligible and receive proper benefit amounts."

E-Vote: Approaching Election Could Subject States and Localities to New Requirements, Expense

March 26, 2007 - Less than 20 states would be in compliance with all the new requirements, according to some estimates.

Texas Wrestles with Privacy, Public Records

March 20, 2007 - Legislature has ignored citizen privacy, says member

Texas AG Opinion Causes County Clerks to Shut Down Records Access

February 27, 2007 - One office blocked records with crime-scene tape.

Texas Bill Would Require Voting Machine Paper Trail

February 26, 2007 - Would require the system to allow the voter to inspect and verify the paper record before the electronic vote is recorded.