Government Technology December 2009

GT December 09 Cover

Year in Review: A Look at the People and Events That Shaped 2009

By Chad Vander Veen

Budget challenges, Web 2.0 figured prominently in 2009.

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Feature

Washington State GIS Transportation Repository Takes Long Road: By Mary Jo Wagner, Special to Government Technology
Six years in the making, the state and counties teamed to create the Washington Statewide Transportation Framework -- a massive project that required data integration and conversion, software integration and application development.

Security

Virus and Malware Prevention Is an Ongoing Battle: By Hilton Collins, GT Staff Writer
Governments must stay vigilant with IT security as viruses constantly change.

Spectrum

IT Trends: Weatherproofing Electronic Devices, 3-D Rome: By Karen Stewartson, Managing Editor
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association awards local governments for improving citizen services.

CIO Profile

Utah CTO David Fletcher on the State's Use of Geo-IP Technology: By Andy Opsahl, Features Editor
Geo-IP displays link content that's customized to a citizen's physical location.

signal-noise

Five Things to Remember About 2009: By Paul W. Taylor, Contributing Writer
Public records, internal cloud computing and citizen coders figured prominently.

Product News

New Products from GammaTech, TomTom, IRES Technology Corp.: By Miriam Jones, Chief Copy Editor
Notebook computer, navigation device, wearable camcorder.

Point of View

Los Angeles Takes Risk as it Adopts Google Apps (Opinion): By Matt Williams, Associate Editor
Los Angeles CTO Randi Levin convinces City Council to Use Google Apps citywide.