Government Technology October 2005

Feature

Building Trust

By Shane Peterson Enterprise identity management draws governments' attention, but it's not an easy problem to solve.

Breaking Barriers

By Chad Vander Veen Regional IT initiatives prove the value of shared applications.

Potent Portals

By Sherry Watkins In the 2005 Best of the Web contest, Delaware's Web portal came out on top.

Electronic Government

Scrubbing E-Mail

By John W. Verity Frustrated by staff time wasted cleaning out inboxes, Cook County, Ill., outsources the job.

Justice

Military Mesh

By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor Unique mesh networking system gives city cops more eyes and ears.

Geo Info

Down by the River

By Sherry Watkins The Vital Signs program is giving students in Maine and Ireland an opportunity to merge technology with education in the great outdoors.

Local Government

Trash Watch

By Dave Moseley Local governments turn to surveillance cameras to stop illegal dumping and its costs.

Virtual Village Square

By Merrill Douglas What does it take to transform a lackluster municipal Web site into a vibrant community meeting place?

Spectrum

GT Spectrum

By Shane Peterson and Jessica Jones, Contributing Writer Reports from the IT horizon.

Tech Focus

Two Cents: Read the Fine Print

By Miriam Jones, Chief Copy Editor Government Technology's products editor puts the Lexmark C762n color laser printer through its paces.

Product News

Product News

By Miriam Jones, Chief Copy Editor Nokia, Panasonic, Cross Match, Belkin

signal-noise

Getting Government's Wiki On

By Paul W. Taylor Collaboration and creativity in the new commons.

CIO Profile

Bob Hendricks

By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor CIO of Fresno, California.

Point of View

Credibility Gap

By Steve Towns, Editor Bad contracts leave lasting damage.

Online

Let's Do Lunch, the Easy Way

By Jana Saastad Mealpay turns buying school lunches into a simple online task.

Behind the Scenes

By Sam Coulson While handling a multitude of calls from residents, staff members at 311 call centers rely on a host of technologies to get answers fast.

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