Government Technology

Public CIO August 2008

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Feature

IT Budget Woes: CIOs Plug Fiscal Gap with Consolidation, Innovation
By David Raths, contributing writer

Government's budget crisis gives CIOs chance to bring efficiency.

Governments Use Document Imaging to Manage Paper Documents
By Merrill Douglas, Contributing Writer

Document imaging systems stand ready to integrate hard copy into the digital government enterprise.

Business Analytics: Four Rules for Success in Government
By Jeanne Harris, Accenture Institute for High Performance Business

Effective government agencies use performance measurement tools to make fact-based decisions.

Top Ten Government IT Security Vendors
By Mark Kagan, Government Insights

Picking security companies to stop malicious network intruders.

ITIL Helps CIOs Align IT with Business
By Mahesh Kumar

New Technologies, Standards Help CIOs Configure and Manage IT

Case Study

Storage: New Technology Helps CIOs Save and Manage Data
By Chandler Harris, Contributing Writer

CIOs attempt to meet growing data storage demand.

CIO Sightings

Philadelphia CIO Steps Down
By Chandler Harris, Contributing Writer

Arizona CIO Chris Cummiskey honored for achievements.

Commentary

IT Strategic Planning: Understand Where Your Customers Are Headed
By Liza Lowery Massey

Aligning agency plans and needs.

Security Adviser

How Safe is Cloud Computing?
By Dan Lohrmann, Contributing Writer

Utility computing can consolidate IT departments, but raises security questions.

Book Review

Book Review: Handbook of Research on Public Information Technology
By Tod Newcombe, Editor, Editor, Public CIO

New publication discusses the rising global use of public-sector IT.

FastGov

Why Does the CIO Label Keep Expanding?
By Paul W. Taylor, Contributing Writer

CIOs' ever-changing roles.

Introduction

Strategic Leadership: Colorado's IT Overhaul Model
By Tod Newcombe, Editor, Editor, Public CIO

The case for Cabinet-level CIOs.