Government Technology August 2009

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Electronic Government

Hillsborough County, Florida, Outsources Application Development

By Merrill Douglas, Contributing Writer

Florida county outsources software development to streamline surveying and mapping databases.

Security

Hand Scanners, Iris Readers and Fingerprint Readers Help Protect Networks

By Hilton Collins, GT Staff Writer

Biometric technology strengthens network security, saves time and eases help-desk headaches.

Green Technology

Green Initiatives: Washington, D.C.'s Vehicle Fleet Management Program Cuts Costs

By Elaine Rundle, Staff Writer

DC Fleet Share program increases car sharing and eliminates unused vehicles.

CIO Profile

CIO Steve Jennings Discusses Stimulus Fund Plans for Harris County, Texas

By Steve Towns, Editor

Harris County plans infrastructure and records/document management projects with federal stimulus grant money.

Feature

Information Security Professionals Struggle with Rise of Facebook and Other Web 2.0 Tools

By Andy Opsahl, Features Editor

Workers' use of social networking Web sites may put IT security at risk.

Stimulus Expense Reporting Deadline Prompts ARRA Software for Government

By Matt Williams, Contributing Writer

State and local governments must upload data to FederalReporting.gov starting October 10

Crowdsourcing Helps Chicago Chamber of Commerce Find More Bus Riders

By Chad Vander Veen, Associate Editor

Web 2.0 helps Chicago get ideas to increase public transit ridership.

Big Picture

Green Initiatives: Offshore Wind Farms Increase Renewable Energy

By Chad Vander Veen, Associate Editor

Ocean wind farms give alternative energy.    

Product News

New Products from AOC, BlueAnt, Lenovo, Garmin

By Miriam Jones, Chief Copy Editor

Monitor, Bluetooth headset, netbook, GPS navigator.

Column

Well-Timed Phone Call Leads to Cover Story

By Chad Vander Veen, Contributing Writer

Maryland governor uses GIS to Map Crime, Traffic, Infrastructure, Spending

signal-noise

Governments Need Social Networking Policies (Opinion)

By Paul W. Taylor, Contributing Writer

Web 2.0 requires public sector to consider security policies.