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Obama’s Budget Cuts Fed IT by $586 Million
The administration’s proposed budget tightens the proverbial belt around technology expenditures, as Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel further encourages agencies to do more with less.

New Orleans Looks Online to Combat Blight
With help from Code for America, The Big Easy will develop a website that helps residents report on blighted areas of the city.

Marketing the IT Department
Offering more shared services, IT departments work on building their brand and targeting new customers.

Oakland County, Mich., Taking Shared Services National
The county is scaling up with the National Association of Counties to offer subscriptions for hosted applications to localities nationwide.

Video Camera Networks Link Real-Time Partners in Crime-Solving
More cities link private-sector cameras to public safety surveillance networks.

See How the World's Largest Telcom Company Manages its Network (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
AT&T‘s Global Network Operations Center tracks daily movement of nearly 30 petabytes of data.

Montana Livestock Branding ‘Moo’-ves Online
Montana upgraded livestock brand re-recording process online after decades of gathering the records in paper form.

Alabama School District to Track Student Bus Riders
Huntsville City Schools is launching a pilot program that keeps tabs on student bus use.

Criticism Sparks Maryland’s New Finance Tracker
A bad score from a government watchdog prompted a Maryland department to launch an online finance tracking tool that makes data easier to find and read.

GPS Tracking Case Could Have Wide-Ranging Fallout
Controversial ruling may increase police workload and lead to safety risks.

Governments Retrofit Buildings to Save Money and Energy
California DMV expects to boost energy efficiency by 50 percent by retrofitting headquarters.

More 911 Call Systems Update to VoIP
VoIP technology brings portability and cost savings to 911 call centers, making it the top choice for system replacement.

Mobile GIS Vehicle Puts Monroe County, N.Y., on the Map
Part of the county’s public safety communications fleet, the GIS truck delivers real-time mapping data for emergency services.

Health-Care Registry Consolidates Medical Documents into Centralized Repository
Virginia launches a statewide Advance Health Care Directory Registry to allow residents to upload medical documents into a secure online repository.

Congressional Bill Would Limit IT Worker Overtime Pay
An update to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 would exempt additional IT employees and job functions from overtime compensation.

The Year in Review: Cloud Computing Expands, CIOs on the Move
A look back at the people and events that shaped 2011.

How Will U.S. Automakers Achieve 54.5 MPG?
How will U.S. carmakers double vehicles’ miles per gallon in the next 12 years? There’s no big solution — but there are lots of little ones.

Oregon, Montana, Utah and Colorado Partner to Share GIS Data in the Cloud
Four states are creating a project that could let governments host GIS data in the cloud.

Motorcycle Medics Reach the Injured Faster in Austin
Paramedics in Austin, Texas, use motorcycles to shorten emergency response times on a congested highway.

What Big-Box Retailers Can Teach Government About Disaster Recovery
Companies have become masters of disaster as they’ve endured every type of emergency and learned lessons along the way.


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Collaboration for the Public Sector



Collaborative Justice: Transforming Criminal Justice Services Through Unified Collaboration
This issue brief examines video collaboration in every stage of the human justice process, demonstrating how this technology can not only make services more efficient, affordable, and accessible.

Cloud-Based Services Accelerate Public Sector Adoption of Video Collaboration
Today, thanks to new cloud technologies and high-quality networks, mobile video services - which provide not only cost savings but which help governmental interactions become more efficient - are more feasible than ever before.

Modernization as a Service: Acquiring IT through Innovative Procurement

Five Ways Collaboration is Driving Government Performance

Mobile Video Collaboration: The New Business Reality