Education/Workforce Development

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver Signs IT Consolidation Bill

March 11, 2010 - Legislation gives Gov. Chet Culver the power to appoint a CIO with expanded powers.

Microsoft Giving Free Technology Training to Thousands of Californians

March 10, 2010 - Elevate America program has distributed nearly a half million free vouchers for technology training since the initiative's inception in 2009.

Federal Cloud IT Platform Slow to Rise as Cloud Environment Evolves

March 9, 2010 - U.S. General Services Administration cancels cloud infrastructure RFQ, plans to issue new one that seeks more offerings from vendors at a higher level of security.

Briefs: Philly Mayor Wants IT Investment, Iowa Gets Hacked and Other News

March 5, 2010 - Porn compromises Pennsylvania county network, San Francisco revisits Google broadband.

Michigan Includes Geo-Location in New State Web Portal

March 4, 2010 - Michigan CIO Ken Theis says new Michigan.gov is more useful. Site includes geo-location for content delivery.

Vermont Adopts Open Source Software Policy

March 2, 2010 - Vermont CIO David Tucker says open source solutions that come with vendor support are especially attractive to government.

New York City IT Review Spurs Data Center Consolidation Plan

March 1, 2010 - New York City IT Commissioner Carole Wallace Post develops strategy that will lead to data center consolidation, stronger shared services and other improvements.

2010 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers

February 28, 2010 - Government Technology's Top 25 public-sector innovators for 2010.

California CIO Academy Awards Announced

February 23, 2010 - Winners of Public CIO's California CIO Academy Awards announced in Sacramento, Calif.

South Bronx 'GreenFab' Customizes Education

February 23, 2010 - Program focused on preparing the future work force fabricates educational success in New York's South Bronx.

Top Seven Things a New CIO Should Know

February 22, 2010 - Lessons From the California CIO Academy.

Los Angeles Making Progress With Gmail Pilot (Video)

February 18, 2010 - L.A. CTO Randi Levin talks with Government Technology about its contract with Google that has IT departments nationwide watching.

State and Local IT News in Brief

February 15, 2010 - Steve Edmondson becomes Cook County, Ill., CIO; Seattle applies Google ultra high-speed broadband.

Casey Cagle Works to Build Georgia's Work Force

February 12, 2010 - Cagle aims to increase IT in the classroom.

Official: California IT Consolidation's Estimated Savings Near $3 Billion

February 11, 2010 - California Chief Deputy CIO Adrian Farley says IT executive order establishes firm deadlines for agency consolidation.

Will Hawaii Get a Full-Time CIO?

February 11, 2010 - Report findings highlight various ways the Hawaii government can upgrade outdated technology systems to improve efficiency.

100 Broadband Stimulus Applications Still in Play for California

February 10, 2010 - California still has 100 broadband stimulus applications being considered for the first funding window.

New York Seeks to Save Millions, Increase Tech Sector's Diversity

February 9, 2010 - New statewide network for IT staff augmentation services would maximize the state's buying power, reduce technology service redundancy.

Colorado IT Officials Launch Open Data Planning Site

February 4, 2010 - Local Colorado IT officials form a group Web site for strategizing a possible statewide open data site in Colorado.

Washington, D.C., Partners with Feds to Test 4G Technology for National Public Safety Network

February 3, 2010 - U.S. telecommunications and public safety agencies join to test and develop new 4G wireless solutions that would upgrade emergency response communications.