Education/Workforce Development

E-Books and Wi-Fi Up, Open Hours Down at Public Libraries

June 21, 2011 - Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, annual survey of the technology landscape in U.S. public libraries shows more demand for technology resources amid budget cuts and reduced operating hours.

Virginia Counting on New Supercomputer to Boost Economy

June 17, 2011 - Noblis, a nonprofit science, technology and strategy organization, plans to put a Cray supercomputer in Danville, Va., with help from state government.

Industry Perspective: 4 Things WikiLeaks Taught Us About Document Security

June 17, 2011 - Until recently many of us may have thought that government documents were secure, but WikiLeaks has provided a much-needed jolt back to reality.

Report: Best Practices Guide for Local Governments

June 17, 2011 - Local leaders share ideas in public safety, IT governance and 5 other categories.

Roanoke County, Va., Residents to Get Trained on Public Website

June 15, 2011 - While Roanoke County’s latest website has been active since mid-March, it was a small training seminar conducted about the site a few weeks ago that spurred the idea for a larger educational component.

Texas’ Suehs Takes Bob Bullock Public Service Award

June 15, 2011 - Tom Suehs, executive commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, was awarded the Bob Bullock Award for Outstanding Public Stewardship at the Government Technology Conference Southwest in Austin on Tuesday, June 14.

A Great Idea to Improve U.S. Government Could Net You $50,000

June 13, 2011 - A worldwide contest judged by a panel of luminaries is looking for the most innovative, problem-solving and cost-saving proposal that’s centered on technology.

Indiana University Gets Personal With Virtualized Cloud

June 10, 2011 - Virtualization and cloud storage adopted at Indiana University with the implementation of a “personal cloud.”

California Purges Thousands of State-Issued Cell Phones

June 8, 2011 - Gov. Jerry Brown pledges more devices will be slashed in cost cutting during the next 30 days.

Sonny Bhagowalia Named Hawaii’s First CIO

June 8, 2011 - Bhagowalia has headed IT in multiple federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Atlanta Tops Microsoft Telework Survey

June 6, 2011 - Dallas, Phoenix, Seattle and Denver round out the top-five U.S. cities that support telework.

Free School Lunch Menus to Serve Low-Cost Internet, Computers

June 1, 2011 - Chicago and Comcast team up to start program that will offer subsidized Internet connectivity and computers to students from qualified families in an effort that will be extended nationwide.

IBM Survey: Too Much Data in Public Sector Stymies Effective Analysis

May 16, 2011 - An overwhelming amount of data was cited by public-sector executives as the main driver for increased complexity.

NASCIO Backs National Information Exchange Model

April 29, 2011 - The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) recently pledged its support for National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) adoption

Public Libraries Developing Technology Benchmarking

April 12, 2011 - A nationwide coalition anticipates the standards will cover wait times for public computers, broadband access speeds and other related issues.

iPads in the Classroom

March 29, 2011 - Is this the way of the future? Government Technology magazine visited three Chicago schools to find out.

Briefs: New York City to Audit Education IT Projects

March 21, 2011 - Computer theft in Macon, Ga.; Mesa, Ariz., joins the crowdsourcing movement.

Computer-Sharing Technology Helps Cash-Strapped Schools

March 2, 2011 - Industry Perspective: East Coast public schools find value in solution that turns one computer into as many as four PCs.

Briefs: California Lawmakers Rip Court Case Management System

February 17, 2011 - Oklahoma Health Care Authority extends HP contract; Telework Week draws thousands of pledges.

Watson, the Jeopardy Computer, May Have Future in Government

February 10, 2011 - Industry Perspective: The technology behind the IBM supercomputer may lead to a new era of innovation.