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Salt Lake County, Utah, Video Campaign Urges Residents to Improve Their Health

Jan 11, 2010 - Utah county's health department promotes citizen fitness on YouTube, Facebook.

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer Talks About His Ambitious Plans for Wind Power: Feb 9, 2010 - Schweitzer also discusses growing a new generation of scientists and engineers.
Miami-Dade County Deploys Online Foreclosure Auction: Feb 9, 2010 - Miami-Dade County, Fla., conducts foreclosure auctions online instead of at the courthouse, saving money and staff.
Oakland County, Michigan: Best Practice in Government-to-Citizen Communications: Feb 9, 2010 -
Online Data Sets Could Spur Innovation in High-Tech Northwest: Feb 8, 2010 - King County, Wash., council member pushes initiative that would require county agencies to publish data sets (crime stats, transit info, etc.) online by June 1.
Visualization Platform Gives Stakeholders Sneak Peek of New Applications: Feb 8, 2010 - With collaboration tool, governments can create interactive mockup applications, receive feedback early on to prevent cost overruns.
Open Source Policies in San Francisco and California Take Different Paths: Feb 5, 2010 - In a world with few examples, San Francisco and California forge ahead with policies for using open source software within government.
Colorado IT Officials Launch Open Data Planning Site: Feb 4, 2010 - Local Colorado IT officials form a group Web site for strategizing a possible statewide open data site in Colorado.
Public Libraries Embrace Technology to Attract Citizens (Opinion): Feb 3, 2010 - Libraries add video games, multimedia to stay relevant to tech-savvy residents.
IT Trends: Legislature and Public-Sector CIO Issues, Most Energy-Efficient States: Feb 3, 2010 - Security trends for 2010, distracted drivers.
Public Libraries Take Information Literacy to the Next Stage: Feb 2, 2010 - Folsom, Calif., library uses gaming to keep patrons' interests.
North Carolina County Puts Land Management Into Centralized Network: Jan 26, 2010 - New land management software in Catawba County, N.C., integrates centralized network, GIS platforms to streamline planning and permitting process.
E-Government Score Remains at All-Time High: Jan 26, 2010 - Federal Web sites earn high marks for transparency, navigation and functionality, trail private-sector industries such as search engines, portals and e-retail.
Does Your City Need a Web 2.0 Makeover? Act Now: Jan 22, 2010 - In 2011, five U.S. cities will get the chance to receive a customized Web 2.0 solution to improve transparency and efficiency.
41 Runners Sign up for Race to the Top Education Funds, 11 Say 'No Thanks': Jan 22, 2010 - The applications for the first round of the Race to the Top are in; now the pressure is on.
Obama Pushes to Extend Education Stimulus Prizes: Jan 20, 2010 - School districts could also be eligible to receive stimulus dollars from Race to the Top.
New Broadband Stimulus Requirements Include Urban Cities: Jan 19, 2010 - New list of broadband stimulus eligibility requirements enable urban cities to compete by not mandating ‘unserved' or ‘underserved' coverage status.
Alabama CIO Jim Burns Discusses Transparency Web Portal: Jan 15, 2010 - Citizens can access state spending and map data on Open.alabama.gov.
Los Angeles Using Broadband Grant to Help Job Seekers, Public Centers: Jan 14, 2010 - The city will use $7 million Recovery Act grant to expand and upgrade public computer centers in hopes to help job seekers find work.
How to Procure a Portal, Texas Style (Opinion): Jan 14, 2010 - Texas' innovative procurement of an updated state portal.
Salt Lake County, Utah, Video Campaign Urges Residents to Improve Their Health: Jan 11, 2010 - Utah county's health department promotes citizen fitness on YouTube, Facebook.