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Comparing the Next Generation of Police Cars

As Ford’s Crown Victoria drives into the sunset, a new generation of police vehicles will vie for market dominance.

White House Honors Unsung Open Data App Developers

National CTO Aneesh Chopra invites open government data programmers for recognition at ‘Champions of Change’ event.

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

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

Virtualization and cloud storage adopted at Indiana University with the implementation of a “personal cloud.”

Airline Emergency Communication Goes Wi-Fi

Aircraft can now send and exchange text-based messages across a secure network in the event radio communications are down, or if there is trouble contacting the ground.

California Purges Thousands of State-Issued Cell Phones

Gov. Jerry Brown pledges more devices will be slashed in cost cutting during the next 30 days.

World IPv6 Day Should Bring Surprises and Valuable Data

Major corporations, government agencies and universities set to test IPv6, the next-generation Internet addressing standard.

New Emergency Response System Cuts the Chatter in Texas

Fort Worth/Tarrant County Joint Emergency Operations Center mixes existing technologies into a radio-over-IP package that helps establish user IDs and reduces noise.

GIS: Geotags Replacing ZIP Codes, Census Tracts for Analyses

Standard measurements like ZIP codes will always be important, but the growing volume of geotagged data and other measures is taking data analysis to the next level.

Report: California Mulls a ‘Department of High-Speed Trains’

State legislation comes in the wake of a nonpartisan audit that found “significant inadequacies in the management practices” overseeing California’s multibillion dollar high-speed rail effort.

Utah.gov Puts Search Front and Center

The new Utah.gov is another example of the tidal changes occurring in website design.

North Carolina CIO Discusses Infrastructure and Cloud Computing

Jerry Fralick talks about managing expectations and supporting more federal-state collaboration.

China to Build World’s Largest Data Center

New data center in China will be six times larger than any that currently exists.

‘Cloud Era’ Is Upon Us, Citrix CEO Mark Templeton Says

Public agencies are still half a generation away from moving mission-critical apps into the cloud, officials said.

Municipal Broadband Networks Slammed in North Carolina

North Carolina law will prevent local governments from dipping into the consumer broadband provider business, several opponents say.

IT Consolidation Signed into Oklahoma Law

Bill signed by Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin centralizes policymaking, procurement and decision-making into the CIO’s office in an attempt to streamline the state’s hardware, software and storage.

17 State and Local Governments Honored for Web 2.0 and Social Media

The Public Technology Institute recognizes the Web 2.0 applications and social media tools of seven cities, five states, four counties and one city/county.

City Uses Website Redesign as Chance to Review Social Media Policy

Marysville, Wash., brushes up city employees on policy before relaunching Facebook and Twitter pages.

Verdict: California Superior Court Helped by Digital Pens

The California Superior Court plans to deploy 60 pens to 30 courtrooms to help clerks quickly process a large volume of misdemeanor cases.

Yuma County, Ariz., CIO Neal Puff Makes Hard Choice to Leave Public Service

Neal Puff, the county’s IT chief since October 2005, has decided to accept a new job as a security architect with Verizon.