Public CIO April 2006

Worst to First

By Alison Lake

CTO Suzanne Peck has carefully transformed the District of Columbia into a tech-savvy city known for its innovation.

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Feature

Funding Frustrations: By Alison Lake
IT needs for homeland security are better recognized, but harder to get.

Partnering for Preservation: By Theresa A. Pardo, Contributing Writer
Can governments come up with plans to preserve digital information for future generations? Yes, but CIOs must be on board to make it happen.

IT Work Force Transformation: By Teri Takai, Special to Public CIO
CIOs need a work force that mirrors today's consolidated and federated IT organizational model.

Feeling Content with Content Management?: By Cheryl McKinnon, Special to Public CIO
CIOs are in the thick of solving the document- and process-centric challenges facing public-sector knowledge workers.

Book Review

Innovations in E-Government: The Thoughts of Governors and Mayors: By Alison Lake
Editors: Erwin A. Blackstone, Michael L. Bognanno and Simon Hakim

Technologies for Government Transformation: ERP Systems and Beyond: By Tod Newcombe, Editor
Editors: Shayne C. Kavanagh and Rowan A. Miranda

Commentary

IT Security: Our New Cold War?: By Max Peterson, Special to Public CIO
Hopefully it won't last 40 years, but winning will require tough measures, a cadre of professionals and constant vigilance.

Letting People Back Into the Lobby: By Paul W. Taylor, Contributing Writer
Cleaning up a dirty game by letting the unwashed masses back into the public square.

Introduction

New Pecking Order: By Tod Newcombe, Editor
New Pecking Order