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Should Local Government Be Run More Like Silicon Valley?

March 29, 2013 - Cities are contracting with Code for America -- what some call “the Peace Corps for geeks” -- in an effort to seed Silicon Valley virtues, such as creativity, speed and experimentation, in local government.

California Launches Interactive GeoPortal

March 28, 2013 - The Web-based, interactive catalog of geographic information gives government, businesses and citizens direct access to the state’s geographic data.

What Happened to IPv6?

March 28, 2013 - After much hype and anticipation about the move to IPv6, it seems to have dropped off the radar — but that doesn’t mean governments can afford to ignore the change.

Integrating 311 and 911 Streamlines Operations

March 28, 2013 - An integrated call center in Dyersburg, Tenn., streamlines citizen service requests and emergency calls.

Column: Building an Election System that Works

March 28, 2013 - A new tool gives administrators and policymakers crucial benchmarking data they need to make the voting process fair, accurate and convenient.

Largest U.S. Municipal Utility Deploys Advanced Smart Grid Network

March 28, 2013 - San Antonio, Texas-based municipal utility CPS Energy will operate on an open IPv6-based networking platform to improve smart grid solutions.

Study: Impending Drones Need More Research

March 28, 2013 - A recent study released by the National Center for Policy Analysis concluded that because drones are coming, increased technological research and development of public policy is needed.

Column: Leadership and the Real-World Risks of Innovation

March 28, 2013 - The terms transformation and innovation are imbued with a sense of solving old intractable problems and modernizing old, tired processes to produce better outcomes through better and smarter means -- and that's a tall order.

New Products from LG, Grizzly Labs, Logitech

March 28, 2013 - Smartphone, scanning app, iPad mini keyboard

State and Local Economies Are on the Mend (Opinion)

March 28, 2013 - Now is a great time for CIOs to sharpen their powers of persuasion.

San Diego Airport Ascends to the Cloud

March 27, 2013 - Airport Authority is one of eight organizations that announced its Office 365 migration at Microsoft’s U.S. Public Sector Summit.

Can Open Source Software Enhance Collaboration?

March 27, 2013 - Post-9/11, common justice-related data standards let states use open source software to effectively collaborate across agencies.

Reinventing Tech Services

March 27, 2013 - What do baby monitors and home security have to do with government?

Kansas City's New Chief Innovation Officer Seeks to Connect Government and Community

March 27, 2013 - Ashley Z. Hand looks to engage citizens with the Challenge Cabinet and connecting schools to resources.

Column: The Very Busy Process of Delivering Innovation

March 27, 2013 - From brainstorming to "ideation" to troubleshooting, a city's Innovation Delivery Team has to cover a lot of ground -- and do it quickly.

SF's Golden Gate Bridge Gets High-Tech

March 27, 2013 - Today, the bridge becomes the first in California to replace all human toll takers with an electronic system, ending the need for motorists to stop and pay cash.

Industry Perspective: Dual-Tasking 311 Infrastructure

March 27, 2013 - In Boston, using standard 311 infrastructure for emergency purposes during Hurricane Sandy offered more responsive citizen service.

Fastest- and Slowest-Growing Cities in America (Infographic)

March 26, 2013 - One similarity in all of the fastest-growing areas is their relatively low population densities.

Special Report: IT Tools for Safer Communities

March 26, 2013 - As policymakers grapple with gun violence, technology may offer nonpartisan options for improvement.

Holograms Add New Dimension to Fighting Fire

March 26, 2013 - An Italian researcher is developing a device that could someday give firefighters a 3-D scene of the fires they fight — and the people they're working to save.