Public CIO November 2005

Feature

Making the Case for Enterprise Architecture

By Gene Leganza Everybody is doing it, but are they doing it right? Four case studies show how public- and private-sector organizations use enterprise architecture to significantly improve business value through IT investment.

Technology Is Watching

By Tod Newcombe Digital camera surveillance takes off with lower costs and better software.

Making the Quantum Leap

By Blake Harris W.R. Clement, noted writer, software developer and policy analyst, explains how connections and important shifts in thinking serve to uncover why social changes occurred as they did in the past.

XML Goes Green

By Steve Ackerman Federal and state environmental officials have quietly created one of the most comprehensive Web-based information exchange networks in the country.

Book Review

Unleashing Change: A Study of Organizational Renewal in Government

By William D. Eggers Author: Steven Kelman

Commentary

Steering Clear of the Austerity Trap

By Martin Cole Organizations that retain outmoded legacy systems are headed right for it.

On Politics and Propositions

By Paul W. Taylor If it was easy, anybody could do it.

Introduction

Two College Grads

By Tod Newcombe

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