Government Technology

David Raths

contributing writer

Twitter: @govtechnews

Recent Articles

NYC Transit Uses Digital Maps and 3-D Modeling to Help Travelers
June 19, 2008 - Web-based trip-planning tool uses Microsoft Earth and other advanced tools.

Five Ways to Innovate During Budget Cuts
June 11, 2008 - From consolidation to outsourcing, government CIOs accomplish more with less.

Aligning IT and Business Is Priority for Public CIOs
May 01, 2008 - New strategies synchronize technology and agency missions.

Virtual Worlds Help Public Safety Officials Practice for Real-Life Threats
April 01, 2008 - Full-scale exercises are expensive and time-consuming, while simulation allows for exercising a mass casualty event at less cost and with more flexibility.

Virtualization Saves Money and Energy by Eliminating Physical Servers
March 04, 2008 - CIOs turn to server virtualization for more space in the server room.

Green Initiatives Gain Attention From Government CIOs
February 20, 2008 - But environmental issues still get low priority unless political leaders are vocal proponents of change.

Child Welfare System Boosts Oversight of New Jersey Foster Care and Adoption
January 13, 2008 - Statewide automated child welfare information system is designed to remedy shortcomings of old technology.

Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Project Gets Major Performance Measurement
January 02, 2008 - One federal agency CIO plans to study IT performance the way baseball general managers scrutinize hits and errors.

Stuck in a Pennsylvania Storm
November 20, 2007 - Unacceptable response to a Valentine's Day snowstorm in Pennsylvania prompts an emergency management investigation.

Come Together
October 12, 2007 - Tech-based collaboration is taking off in the public sector, but CIOs say it's mostly been a bottoms-up trend.

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