E-Government

4 Rules 21st Century Architectures Must Follow

December 3, 2012 - The next generation of application architectures in the cloud means IT can focus on the business rather than hardware resources, says Amazon CTO.

DOE Launches Innovation Hub to Improve Battery Performance

December 3, 2012 - The U.S. Department of Energy aims to make batteries five times more powerful and cheaper than they are now within five years.

D.C. Agencies Are Graded via Aggregated Social Media (INFOGRAPHIC)

December 3, 2012 - Washington, D.C., commissioned a startup to monitor Twitter, Facebook and the government's own websites to evaluate their performance based on public sentiment.

GSA: Apps.gov Will Go Dark

December 3, 2012 - After three years of limited activity, the cloud services portal intended to streamline purchasing will go offline.

GovTech Innovators: Kevin Jackson, Federal Cloud Computing Expert

December 3, 2012 - Using his cloud computing expertise, Jackson has co-authored books in the GovCloud series, which train and educate public and private users on cloud adoption.

The Smartest Thing CIO Jerry Fralick Ever Did

November 30, 2012 - The decisions made to assess and strategize have been monumental on the state and national levels.

World Leaders Meet to Assess the Net's Infrastructure

November 30, 2012 - Next month, the world meets in Dubai to discuss the Internet’s future. On the docket: basic questions about sustaining this vital resource.

Predictive Data Fuels Child Support Success

November 29, 2012 - Pennsylvania program uses predictive algorithm to “score” non-custodial parents, impacting intervention activities and improving child support collection.

Big Data Takes on Chronic Disease

November 29, 2012 - Louisville, Ky., launches a pilot to identify and treat asthma hotspots.

Study: City Planners Unprepared for Future

November 29, 2012 - The U.S.'s major urban centers have a long way to go when it comes to technology, according to a recent report.

NARA Making the Switch to Google Apps for Government

November 29, 2012 - The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration will spend five years transitioning to the cloud-based platform.

CA DMV Launches ‘Answer Man’ Web Video Series

November 28, 2012 - In new Web video series, DMV Answer Man responds to California residents’ burning questions on driver information.

GovLoop's President Lists His Tech Faves from the Past Year

November 28, 2012 - An Oprah-style review of Steve Ressler's top 10 favorite government things in 2012.

San Francisco Promotes City Fire Stations via Facebook

November 28, 2012 - Two days after Election Day, the city and county of San Francisco hosted its own type of election — a photo contest to determine the favorite area fire station.

5 Big Questions Raised by Big Data

November 28, 2012 - More than 90 percent of the world's recorded information was generated in the past two years alone, and so much data presents equally large problems.

I Spy: 5 Tech Tools Getting CIA Money

November 27, 2012 - Along with investments in big data and cloud computing, In-Q-Tel, the investment arm of U.S. intelligence agencies, also lent support to innovations like quantum computing and wearable video cameras.

Temporary Tags Get Permanent, Electronically

November 27, 2012 - Law enforcement in New Jersey benefits from an upgrade to a paper-based vehicle registration tag system that issues tags in real time.

Can a Smart Grid Mitigate Power Outages?

November 26, 2012 - Experts agree that blackouts like the one during Hurricane Sandy can be mitigated if the nation had a smart grid — but it’s also a people problem.

Data Breach: Where Did South Carolina Go Wrong?

November 26, 2012 - A security firm's analysis showed the attack was likely caused by an employee who "unwittingly executed malware" after clicking an email link.

Top 7 Tech Turkeys of 2012

November 21, 2012 - Here's a look at some of our most disappointing stories of 2012.