Government Technology October 2009

Special

Texas Awards Portal Contract to NIC

By Steve Towns, Editor

Seven-year TexasOnline deal is expected to produce $183 million in revenue for state.

2009 Best of the Web Winners Announced

By Andy Opsahl, Features Editor

State and local government sites win accolades at Best of the Web awards ceremony in Hollywood, Calif.

Point of View

Is PASS ID Better Than REAL ID? (Analysis)

By Chad Vander Veen, Associate Editor

The proposed PASS ID could be a suitable stand-in for the controversial bill, or it might be REAL ID-lite.

Social Services

Arizona and Utah Allow Medicare Beneficiaries to Use Electronic Personal Health Records

By Emily Montandon, Associate Editor

Medicare recipients can access their own health data in electronic medical records.

Feature

Short-Staffed Local Governments Struggle with Stimulus Grants

By Andy Opsahl, Features Editor

Government layoffs leave cities and counties without resources to capture ARRA funds.

Gov. Dave Heineman Discusses Nebraska Electronic Health Records

By Chad Vander Veen, Associate Editor

Interoperable communications and statewide e-mail system also among Nebraska priorities.

Electronic Government

Honolulu Cuts Costs With First All-Digital Election in the U.S.

By Chad Vander Veen, Associate Editor

Residents voted online or by phone to elect members of Honolulu's Neighborhood Boards.

Cloud Computing Gains Momentum but Security and Privacy Issues Persist

By Hilton Collins

SaaS and other Web services attract state and local governments, but some host their own private cloud services.

CIO Profile

Washington CTO Chris Willey Discusses Continuation of Apps for Democracy

By Steve Towns, Editor

Washington, D.C., taps citizens for government applications using 311 call center database.

signal-noise

Stimulus Fund Reporting Begins (Opinion)

By Paul W. Taylor

Get ready for a very public test of the federal government's transparency initiative.

Product News

New Products from Dell, Magellan, Logitech, Phoenix Audio Technologies

By Miriam Jones

All-in-one computer, GPS device, webcam, conference phone.

Spectrum

IT Trends: Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot Converts Biomass Sources into Electrical Energy

By Karen Stewartson

Printable batteries; thermal scanners search for flu sufferers in airports.

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