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Code for America Works to Help Cities Solve Problems
City Program Director Alissa Black discusses 2011 city fellowships. This year's partner cities include Philadelphia, Boston, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

Maryland Hires Bryan Sivak as State’s First Chief Innovation Officer
Former Washington, D.C., chief technology officer now working out IT budget for Gov. Martin O’Malley.

A Suitcase-Sized Portable Cell Tower for Emergency Responders
AT&T’s small-but-powerful Remote Mobility Zone provides mobile voice and data capability in the absence of traditional wireless coverage.

PlayStation 3 Clusters Providing Low-Cost Supercomputing to Universities
Air Force Research Laboratory’s Condor Supercomputer pays off as researchers publish results in several fields, including astrophysics.

IT Renewal/Illustration by Tom McKeith Energy Ecosystem of the Future Hinges on Many Sources
New strategies include solar roadways, home fuel cells and piezoelectricity.

John Tolva Named Chicago’s CTO
Tolva to take office in May.

Vivek Kundra, Federal CIO; former CTO, Washington, D.C./Photo by John Harrington Federal CIO Agrees with Obama’s ‘Broken’ IT Comments
President Barack Obama stirred the proverbial IT pot last week, with candid remarks regarding his poor opinion of federal technology.

Streetlight Surveillance Camera Surveillance Cameras in Parks Assist Police, Concern Others
Flushing, Mich., Police Department uses IP surveillance cameras to monitor areas that have been frequent crime targets.

Distributed Cyber-Security Cyber Challenge Today, Future Work Force Tomorrow
U.S. Cyber Challenge works to develop cyber-security skills to meet the country’s work force needs.

Close-up shot of a calculator New York State Pursues Delinquent Taxes With Analytics Tool
In 2010, New York state’s Department of Taxation and Finance implemented an IBM analytics tool to help recover $83 million in delinquent taxes.

Saying Goodbye to the Crown Victoria Police Car Sad for Some
Ford says new Police Interceptor will be more fuel efficient, safer and come with more horsepower under the hood.

Main Federal Disaster Relief Suspicious Activity Reporting Is Now Mobile — in Kentucky
Kentucky Office of Homeland Security releases an iPhone app that mirrors the ‘Eyes and Ears on Kentucky’ website for reporting ‘suspicious activity.’

CES Leader Gary Shapiro Says U.S. Should Look to Innovation for Economic Growth
CEO of Consumer Electronics Association says America must command in innovation to restore being a global leader.

PDbot High School Builds Robot for Florida Police Department
PDbot will assist police operations by delivering “throw phones” during hostage situations and providing live video feeds of incidents.

Daniel Chan, CIO, New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance/Photo by Michael Okoniewski Daniel Chan Named Acting CIO of New York State
Chan will spearhead various changes in New York’s IT operations, based on results of an evaluation conducted to compare the department against industry best practices.

E-Discovery Basics/Illustration by Tom McKeith The Do’s and Don’ts of Making a Paperless City Council
Sacramento, Calif.’s transition to all-digital agenda materials transformed an old-school City Council.

Google Google Picks Kansas City, Kan., for Ultra High-Speed Broadband Network
Kansas City beats out the other 1,100 cities that applied for Google’s 1 Gbps broadband network.

iPad Apps That Government Workers Use on the Job
Government officials share their favorite practical iPad applications.

Bev Perdue, governor, North Carolina/Photo courtesy of North Carolina North Carolina IT Office Might Move in Reorganization
Gov. Bev Perdue’s executive order proposes a series of department mergers as part of statewide efficiency plan.

Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, CIO, New York state/Photo by Gary Gold/DO NOT USE THIS PHOTO New York State CIO Melodie Mayberry-Stewart Resigns
Mayberry-Stewart contributed to increased participation of minority- and women-owned businesses in technology procurements.


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