Government Technology

Karen Wilkinson

Staff Writer

Twitter: @govtechnews

Recent Articles

New Jersey Telecom Audit Finds Unneeded Phone Lines
July 09, 2010 - New Jersey Comptroller's report claims departments lack documentation to justify millions of dollars in phone costs, have renewed contracts for years without legal bidding process.

King County, Wash.'s Open Data Turned Into Real-Time Bus Tracking App
July 07, 2010 - Part of open data initiative, Seattle-based county to make hundreds of data sets available for citizens, innovators to create apps.

Chicago Neighborhood to Get Greenest Parking Garage
July 06, 2010 - Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood to be home of nation's first LEED Gold-certified parking garage.

California Digital License Plates May Hit Roadblock
June 30, 2010 - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger threatens to veto 'distracting' driver bill, says lawmakers need to focus on passing a budget.

Technology in Libraries Critical to Unemployment Turnaround, Access to Social Services, Study Finds
June 30, 2010 - While demand for technology services is up, spending is down at urban libraries, closing doors to the neediest.

Twitter to Tap Into Government Market With Added Resources
June 28, 2010 - Popular microblogging site Twitter to create public policy department, hire government liaison, add potential revenue-making services.

App Development Rush Strikes California State Government
June 25, 2010 - With dedicated mobile app developer, agencies make data available on mobile platforms.

Aurora, Colo., to Send Texts, RSS Feeds and E-Mail Alerts to Residents
June 24, 2010 - City to implement GovDelivery subscription service as one-year pilot.

California Considers Digital License Plates With Pop-Up Ads
June 22, 2010 - Public-private partnership would give the state DMV green light to research benefits, address concerns and potentially help plug $19 billion budget hole.

Davis, Calif., Wiki to Be Model for Local, People-Powered Media
June 21, 2010 - Founders of the popular website nab $350,000 grant to create software for pilot communities to make their own wikis.

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