Government Technology

Public CIO April 2009

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Feature

Hosted E-mail: What Government Needs to Know
By Hilton Collins, GT Staff Writer

Consumers love hosted e-mail, but governments aren't comfortable with applications they don't fully control.

Enterprise Information Technology Requires Customized Governance
By Jana Hrdinová, Contributing Writer

Decentralized, centralized or hybrid/federated governance models should be adapted to each state.

Agile Development Speeds Government Software Development
By Merrill Douglas, Contributing Writer

Texas, Colorado agencies embrace the collaborative agile software development model.

Gopal Kapur: Six Secrets to Information Technology Project Management Success
By Gopal K. Kapur, Contributing Writer

Center for Project Management president reveals six steps to good project management.

Data Centers and Consolidation: A Special Report
By Tod Newcombe, Editor, Editor, Public CIO

Governments combine data centers to save money.

FastGov

Washington State's Financial Crisis Jump-Starts Reform (Opinion)
By Paul W. Taylor, Contributing Writer

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire's shared services directive aims to reduce government costs.

Straight Talk

Telework, Telemeetings Gain Popularity in Government (Opinion)
By Liza Lowery Massey

CIOs have adjustments to make as more employees work remotely.

Security Adviser

Melissa Hathaway Has Big Cyber-Security Agenda (Opinion)
By Mark Weatherford, Contributing Writer

Hathaway directing a review of federal cyber-security and may become national cyber-security officer.

CIO Central

Government Insights' 10 Predictions for Government in 2009, Federal CIO Transition Guide
By Emma Newcombe

Maryland, Ohio, Missouri, Arizona get new CIOs.

CTO Strategies

Michigan's New Chief Technology Officer Gives Survival Tips
By Dan Lohrmann, Contributing Writer

Dan Lohrmann gives six tips on handling a new information technology job in government.

Introduction

Georgia Outsourcing Deal with IBM and AT&T Consolidates IT Operations
By Tod Newcombe, Editor, Editor, Public CIO

California chief information security officer Mark Weatherford writes on federal cyber-security.