Education/Workforce Development

‘Code for America’ Programmers to Work in City Governments

November 3, 2010 - Code for America announces fellowship winners will work as open-source Web programmers for city governments for a year.

Technology Can Be a Tool for Student Success, and a Distraction at Home

November 1, 2010 - National Bureau of Economic Research found that giving kids in the digital divide computers actually lowered their academic achievement.

More Higher Education Female CIOs Will Be Needed Within the Next Decade

October 14, 2010 - The percentage of higher education female technology executives will hit a new low in the next 10 years.

IT Trends: Airline Wi-Fi, Volkswagens That Run on Methane

October 6, 2010 - Workers still quitting jobs despite poor economy.

What the Future IT Work Force Will Look Like

October 1, 2010 - How technology is transforming tomorrow’s workers.

Virginia Governor’s Technology Awards Recipients Announced for 2010

September 9, 2010 - Virginia localities, state agencies, courts, schools and universities honored for innovative IT projects at the 2010 Virginia Governor’s Technology Awards.

Northrop Grumman Vows to Find Cause of Virginia Server Meltdown as Fix Nears

September 1, 2010 - Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell orders DMV locations to extend hours in order to process backlog of driver's license applications.

Online-Only Western Governors University Could be New Model for Education

August 23, 2010 - Technology and new approaches like the Western Governors University can cut the cost and improve the performance of public colleges and universities.

Melodie Mayberry-Stewart Blazes a Trail as New York State CIO

August 17, 2010 - The first black female CIO of New York state went from living in housing projects to launching statewide IT projects.

NASCIO Announces Technology Innovation Awards Finalists

August 12, 2010 - Winners of technology innovation awards in state government will be named at NASCIO's annual conference in September in Miami.

Massachusetts IT Consolidation Continues Despite CIO's Departure

August 3, 2010 - Massachusetts CIO Anne Margulies is stepping down to become CIO of Harvard. Deputy CIO John Letchford slated to take over as interim CIO.

Federal CIO's Techstat Initiative Seeks to Diagnose Troubled IT Initiatives and Deliver Quick Treatment

August 3, 2010 - Federal CIO Vivek Kundra implements TechStat Accountability Sessions to find problems in agencies' IT projects and take action to solve them.

State CIOs Want Better IT Governance and Strengthened Organizations, Survey Finds

July 28, 2010 - 2010 State CIO Survey: Respondents see IT governance imbalance over authority and accountability, want IT portfolio methodology and procurement processes.

Texas Officials Await IBM Response to Data Center Contract Warning

July 27, 2010 - Texas Department of Information Resources weighs options for moving forward if IBM outsourcing deal fails.

Managing Ever-Rising Wireless Expenses Is Critical for Government CIOs (Opinion)

July 23, 2010 - Governments at the federal, state and local levels should make adopting "wireless expense management" a business priority.

CIO Chad Kirkpatrick Discusses Arizona E-Mail Consolidation

July 22, 2010 - Desktop virtualization and online licensing among other Arizona CIO's priorities.

Utah Finishes Data Center Consolidation

July 19, 2010 - Utah's consolidated data center will help the state advance its government cloud.

Texas Warns IBM of Outsourcing Contract Failures

July 16, 2010 - CIO Karen Robinson gives IBM 30 days to fix problems with $863 million data center deal

Bad Economy Will Trigger Shared Services Wave

July 15, 2010 - IT consolidation is the movement of today, but shared services will be the necessity of tomorrow.

IT Budget Cuts Prompt Worry Over Unintended Consequences

July 15, 2010 - Seattle CIO Bill Schrier must rank IT projects for the mayor to decide what to trim.