Budget & Finance

5 Ways to Double Your Revenue (Opinion)

March 4, 2011 - Thinking of government as a growth company.

Baltimore County to Carry Out 23 Technology Initiatives

February 25, 2011 - Maryland county plans include increased transparency and improved information sharing.

California Court Management System Takes More Heat

February 8, 2011 - Office in charge of beleaguered statewide case management system didn’t control costs and the project is at risk, audit finds.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Proposes Tech Agency Merger

February 3, 2011 - Budget proposal for 2012 would merge the Government Information Technology Agency within the state’s Department of Administration.

Report: Conn. Proposal Would Sell Ads on State Websites

January 28, 2011 - Putting advertisements on a government website might force move to a dot-com domain.

IT Retirement Wave Still Coming Despite Economy

January 26, 2011 - The sluggish economy has delayed but not eliminated a retirement wave of IT employees.

Virtual Queuing Delivers Real Savings to States

January 24, 2011 - States use ‘virtual queuing’ to tackle hold times and reduce phone bills.

The Economics of E-Government Services Are Far From Simple

January 21, 2011 - Do citizens — and governments — benefit from e-government services?

Top 10 Predictions for U.S. Government for 2011

January 18, 2011 - Web app competitions will broaden and more services will leverage open data are among the predictions from IDC Government Insights.

Report: Michigan Technology and Budget Director Tops State Salary List

January 14, 2011 - John Nixon will get a significantly higher salary than his predecessor, former state CIO Ken Theis.

Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown Cuts Cell Phones for Many State Workers

January 11, 2011 - By June 1, some 48,000 cell phones used by public employees that are paid for by the state government must be turned in, Gov. Jerry Brown orders.

Briefs: Montana Governor Blasts Laptop Allowance for Lawmakers

January 11, 2011 - New Orleans police to use new crime-fighting software; a holiday surprise for car thieves.

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire Wants to Create New IT Agency

January 7, 2011 - Gov. Chris Gregoire proposes IT restructuring to save the state millions of dollars.

Briefs: New Orleans IT Vendor Probe Widens

December 22, 2010 - ‘Analytics lab’ for state and local government expanded; Michigan Gov.-elect touts shared services among localities, schools.

How to Make Procurements Less Painful

December 21, 2010 - Ways around costly and time-consuming open procurement bids exist for state and local agencies strapped for money and staff.

Briefs: Fraud Charges in NYC CityTime Project

December 17, 2010 - California requires geocoding for all databases and applications; NASCIO takes award nominations.

Minnesota’s Gopal Khanna Looks Back on His Tenure as State’s First CIO

December 14, 2010 - Gopal Khanna reflects on lessons learned as Minnesota’s CIO and how his successors should prepare for what lies ahead.

Washington State Might Combine Agencies, Back-Office Work

December 14, 2010 - Gov. Chris Gregoire and budget committee announce proposal to move part of the Department of Information Services into a combined department that would handle the state’s back-office work.

California Federated Data Center Aims to Save Money, Resources

December 8, 2010 - California hopes its Tier III Federated Data Center will spur consolidation and savings.

Funding Critical Projects Requires Creativity, Collaboration

December 6, 2010 - Agencies and jurisdictions find creative and collaborative ways to obtain the funding they need for their mission-critical projects.