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Photo of the Week - NASA Tech Conducts Ducting Inspection Following Engine Icing Tests

June 11, 2013 - NASA recently conducted Engine Icing Validation testing, after which the lead technician at NASA Glenn's Propulsion System Laboratory performed an inspection on the inlet ducting upstream of the engine used for the testing.

Getting Data in Gear

June 11, 2013 - Boston is using public data to intervene early on roads needing repair and help boost traffic flow in the city.

6 Emerging Technologies and What They Mean to CIOs

June 11, 2013 - Which emerging technologies are worth investing in and which should CIOs steer clear of?

Metro Areas with the Most Blue Collar STEM Jobs

June 11, 2013 - A new Brookings report finds that there are far more STEM employees in the United States than previously estimated -- and the demand is growing.

What service is being tested through the use of domestic drones?

June 11, 2013 - What service is being tested through the use of domestic drones?

4 Technology Insights from Citrix Synergy 2013

June 11, 2013 - Challenges abound for governments when it comes to policy, mobility, virtualization and cloud computing.

Book Review: Ninja Innovation

June 11, 2013 - A look at 'the 10 killer strategies of the world's most successful businesses.'

Public CIO Spring 2013

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Do you Have an Enterprise-wide Cloud Strategy?

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - As cloud models continue to mature, IT leaders face a number of decision points as they seek to maximize those benefits. Questions like, "Where do I start?" "What's the right approach for my organization: private, public, or hybrid?" and "What about security, privacy, and compliance?"

TxDOT Moves IT Workers to Private Firm

June 10, 2013 - The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced that 350 of its IT staff will become employees of NTT Data, the agency's new IT provider.

The Best City App in the World?

June 10, 2013 - In a field of nearly 100 entrants, a civic app from Brazilian developers took top honors at the New Cities Summit.

Presidential Innovation Fellows Get Private and Public Sectors to Collaborate

June 10, 2013 - The Presidential Innovation Fellows program combines the mass of the federal government with the velocity of cutting-edge innovators. What’s been accomplished since the program launched?

Why Iowa State Adopted a Cloud Phone System

June 10, 2013 - Iowa State IT leaders share the benefits of adopting technology across multiple universities.

Waukegan, Ill. City Council Goes Paperless

June 10, 2013 - Chicago’s northerly neighbor is embracing a greener way of doing government business.

Leaving a Legacy in the Public Sector

June 10, 2013 - If you’ve done it right, the projects, systems -- even culture you’ve helped create – will benefit your government and citizens for a long time to come.

What functionality does a new type of Internet-connected street sign have?

June 10, 2013 - What functionality does a new type of Internet-connected street sign have?

It's Time for New Thinking

June 9, 2013 - Feeding the growing demand for innovation in government.

How to decipher NSA data mining: Examine capabilities and intentions

June 9, 2013 - The news media this week was full of articles describing the U.S. government's role in gathering, mining and analyzing big data from nine leading U.S. Internet companies in order to stop terrorism. Where is this capability going?

Putting a Price Tag on Data Breaches

June 7, 2013 - Analysis of data breaches around the globe reveals that human errors and system issues that put data at risk can cause more damage than malicious hackers.

Ransomware: The New Cyberthreat

June 7, 2013 - Ransomware is a scary evolution of online fraud — and you must prepare to deal with it.