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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.

Dan Lohrmann, CTO, Michigan 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 video
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.

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.


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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