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Appointment of California's OTech Director Ron Hughes Confirmed

March 14, 2013 - The California Senate Rules Committee unanimously voted to confirm Hughes' appointment, and the confirmation will advance to the Senate floor for final approval by majority vote.

Florida Shines in 2013 Transparency Awards

March 13, 2013 - Government transparency nonprofit Sunshine Review awards the most transparent government websites.

White House 'We the People' Site, Explained

March 13, 2013 - A Yahoo News chat with a White House official explains how online petitions are helping citizens engage the Obama administration on issues they care about.

Seattle Confirms New CTO

March 13, 2013 - Erin Devoto's appointment as the city's new CTO means she can move forward with updating aging data centers, leasing excess fiber bandwidth, and enhancing open data and mobile application efforts.

Hurricane Sandy: Lessons Learned in New Jersey

March 13, 2013 - State CIO Steven Emanuel talks about Hurricane Sandy's impact on critical state computer systems and lessons learned from the event.

Living in an Era of True Mobility

March 13, 2013 - Microsoft CTO Stuart McKee predicts that mobile devices — despite presenting unique challenges — will enable new levels of productivity.

New App Helps Jacksonville, Fla., Boost Economic Development

March 12, 2013 - The "JaxHapps" app lets users view information for sports, cultural and music events.

Solving Crime with Social Media (Infographic)

March 12, 2013 - Law enforcement agencies at the state, local and federal levels use social media to gather evidence, solicit crime tips, and identify people and locations, among other things.

Oklahoma Lawmakers, CIO Partner to Change the Face of Technology

March 12, 2013 - The state's IT initiative promises to cut the cost of running IT in state government, and boost service levels by modernizing equipment and housing it in a state-of-the-art facility.

Cybersecurity Tops U.S. Threat List

March 12, 2013 - Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. warns Senate committee that a large-scale cyberattack could cause major service disruption in the next two years.

GovTech Innovators: Greg Griffiths, Government Video Conferencing Expert, NetOp

March 12, 2013 - If the average consumer starts to expect more video and communication online personally, will that expectation transfer to the workplace?

Leadership: Spotting a Good Idea

March 11, 2013 - Oklahoma lawmakers and CIO collaborate to make state IT consolidation work.

NYC Targets Teen Pregnancy with Mobile Phone Game

March 11, 2013 - New campaign features interactive text game to warn teens about the challenges of unplanned pregnancies.

New York Launches Open Data Portal

March 11, 2013 - Open.ny.gov launched the same day Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a new open data executive order.

A Live View of Global Cyberattacks

March 11, 2013 - A German website maps details of millions of cyberattacks around the globe.

Three IT Firms Approved to Update California Case Management Systems

March 11, 2013 - Participants are hopeful that a locally driven push to update case management systems in California courts, now with three vetted vendors to choose from, will find more success than its $500 million predecessor.

Davis, Calif., Forms Public-Private Partnership to Hire Chief Innovation Officer

March 11, 2013 - The new innovation officer position is the result of a public-private partnership between Davis, Calif., and technology leadership group techDAVIS.

The Big Apple Enhances Financial Transparency

March 8, 2013 - The upgraded Checkbook NYC 2.0 reveals where money flows within New York City’s $70 billion budget.

Are Governments Ready to be Buyers of Cybersecurity Insurance?

March 8, 2013 - Some public-sector officials and brokers in the insurance industry think the time has come to apply traditional insurance principles in the world of government IT.

Who Runs the Internet? (Infographic)

March 8, 2013 - According to ICANN, no one person, company, organization or government runs the Internet -- and the same goes for its governance.