Education/Workforce Development

Six Emerging Technologies That Will Impact College Campuses

February 3, 2010 - 2010 Horizon Report list e-books and gesture-based computing among trends.

New York Consolidating E-Mail Statewide

February 1, 2010 - The New York State Office for Technology has 18 months to migrate nearly 100,000 additional users to the e-mail solution currently managed by the state CIO's office.

Nobody in Charge of IT in Atlantic City, N.J., Comptroller Report Says

January 28, 2010 - For the past five years, Atlantic City has outsourced its IT maintenance and operations to a subcontractor.

Big Data Center Migration Saves California Cash

January 25, 2010 - Data center migration saving cash-strapped California $100,000 per month, according to technology officials.

CIOs: Do You Have a Strategy to Remain Relevant? (Opinion)

January 25, 2010 - Even public CIOs aren't immune to downsizing and layoffs.

Does Your City Need a Web 2.0 Makeover? Act Now

January 22, 2010 - In 2011, five U.S. cities will get the chance to receive a customized Web 2.0 solution to improve transparency and efficiency.

41 Runners Sign up for Race to the Top Education Funds, 11 Say 'No Thanks'

January 22, 2010 - The applications for the first round of the Race to the Top are in; now the pressure is on.

Colorado Seeks Private-Sector Support for Public Cloud Services

January 21, 2010 - Quasi-government agency plans public-private partnership to give Web-based e-mail and office productivity applications to state and local governments.

Obama Pushes to Extend Education Stimulus Prizes

January 20, 2010 - School districts could also be eligible to receive stimulus dollars from Race to the Top.

DARPA to Award Funding for Projects Increasing High-Tech Education

January 19, 2010 - The declining number of students in science and engineering prompts agency to seek proposals to reverse trend.

New Broadband Stimulus Requirements Include Urban Cities

January 19, 2010 - New list of broadband stimulus eligibility requirements enable urban cities to compete by not mandating 'unserved' or 'underserved' coverage status.

Alabama CIO Jim Burns Discusses Transparency Web Portal

January 15, 2010 - Citizens can access state spending and map data on Open.alabama.gov.

Los Angeles Using Broadband Grant to Help Job Seekers, Public Centers

January 14, 2010 - The city will use $7 million Recovery Act grant to expand and upgrade public computer centers in hopes to help job seekers find work.

Jim Duffey Named Virginia Secretary of Technology

January 7, 2010 - Virginia Gov.-Elect Bob McDonnell appoints Jim Duffey, IT consultant and former vice chairman of the Northern Virginia Technology Council.

IBM, Texas Announce New Framework for Data Center Consolidation

January 6, 2010 - New agreement between IBM and the Texas Department of Information Resources for Texas' data center consolidation is expected to be completed in February, according to the two parties.

Contest Opens to Award Travel Expenses for City Employees to Attend CityCamp

January 5, 2010 - This week, users will choose four winners who will receive $500 to attend local government IT event in Chicago.

New Year's Resolutions for Zombie Governments (Opinion)

January 4, 2010 - 'Aging funk' among politicians and government agencies, as well as zombie programs, demand a good housecleaning.

Carole Wallace Post Named New York City's IT Commissioner

December 30, 2009 - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg names replacement for the retiring Paul Cosgrave.

New York Comptroller Extends Business Analysis Best Practices

December 30, 2009 - The New York State Office of the State Comptroller institutes a Business Analysis Center of Excellence.

Social Networking Use Increases, But Has Yet to Transform Government

December 29, 2009 - Web 2.0 can be found everywhere in government, but so far it's no killer app.