Government Technology

Larry Singer

Contributing Writer

Twitter: @govtechnews

Recent Articles

Web 2.0 and Social Networking Ideas for Government CIOs
March 10, 2008 - Online communities can improve social services and other government programs.

The Consolidation Conundrum
October 12, 2007 - Consolidating servers, rather than data centers, makes more sense when done the right way.

The Case for Analytics
September 17, 2007 - Whether it's battling the global war on terror, fighting crime or speeding up lines at the DMV, government decision-makers can benefit from better analytics.

Alone in the Enterprise
April 28, 2003 - Public-sector CIOs are enterprise executives in organizations that are anything but an enterprise. A former state IT executive offers an inside look at the pitfalls and possibilities CIOs face when transforming government.

Welfare Puzzle
June 30, 1998 - Is there a way to balance the competing needs of access and privacy? Should the Social Security Administration try again to make some of their information available on the Web?

States Need Federal Partner
March 31, 1998 - The federal government and the states must work together -- and really mean it -- for welfare reform to work.

Altering the Outcomes
November 30, 1997 - sessing welfare program effectiveness requires more than a caseload count.

Maine's Prescription For Medicaid Success
September 30, 1997 - Maine's success with information technology has been a confidence builder for the state and a potential model for the country.

Child Support System Rescued
July 31, 1997 - North Carolina rescues its federally mandated automated child support system from almost certain derailment.

Strategic Computing
March 31, 1997 - With a little business savvy, Missouri CIO Mike Benzen consolidates Year 2000 problems at the state level.

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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

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Mobile Video Collaboration: The New Business Reality
 

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