Featured

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.

New York City to Redesign Web Portal, Add More Wi-Fi

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Chief Digital Officer Rachel Sterne announce new strategy intended to strengthen digital media.

State CIOs Go Local

More former state-level CIOs are finding a home in local governments.

A New Approach to Medicaid Management Information Systems

States consider strategies for replacing or upgrading Medicaid systems.

Los Angeles, Minnesota Discuss Migrating to Cloud Computing

State and local governments discuss the benefits and pitfalls of software as a service.

2011 Best of California Winners Announced

Best of California winners collect their awards at Government Technology Conference in Sacramento, Calif.

Michigan County Takes Internet Safety to Residents

The Washtenaw County, Mich., Cyber Citizenship Coalition is a grass-roots effort that ensures residents use technology safely and securely.

Apps Contest Winners Need Better Government Data to Sustain Innovative Services

Apps for Democracy and other contests generated by government open data programs need continued support.

Battery-Powered Police

Scotts Valley, Calif., Police Department debuts its new electric motorcycle.

Enterprise Resource Planning Aids Streamlining, Transparency Efforts

Agencies ask ERP to help them solve transparency and business intelligence challenges.