Public CIO October 2008

Feature

Government Remains Skeptical About Cloud Computing

By David Raths

Security and privacy concerns slow adoption of cloud computing despite potential cost savings.

Open Source Business Intelligence: A Smart Move?

By Chandler Harris

As business intelligence tools expand in cost and size, public CIOs test open source solutions for analytics.

How Web 2.0 will Transform Local Government

By Bill Schrier

Social networks, blogs, wikis and other 2.0 tools can strengthen communities.

The Top 10 Secrets of Earned Value Management

By Robert A. Marshall

What every public CIO should know about earned value management.

IT Security: the Least Understood Management Function in Government?

By Mark Rutledge

Security management could use improvement in appreciation, awareness and adoption.

Canada Tops at Integrated Service Delivery

By Tod Newcombe

Integrating citizen service delivery? Look to Canada's best practices.

Tech Trends

BlackBerry Apps for CIOs

By Emma Newcombe

Useful BlackBerry software for governments.

CIO Sightings

Florida Announces David W. Taylor as Interim State CIO; Louisiana Appoints Edward Driesse as New CIO

Delaware CIO Tom Jarrett testifies before Congress; Austin, Texas, CIO Pete Collins resigns.

Commentary

Balancing Strategy With Tactics Isn't Easy for CIOs

By Liza Lowery Massey

CIOs juggle tactical operations and strategy.

Security Adviser

Seven Habits of Online Integrity

By Dan Lohrmann

CIOs have a role in strengthening cyber-ethics.

Book Review

Book Review: The Business-Oriented CIO: A Guide to Market-Driven Management by George Tillmann

By Tod Newcombe, Editor

Improving government's IT business strategy.

FastGov

Genealogy, Death and Facebook

By Paul W. Taylor

The Internet connects us in difficult times.

Introduction

Government Looks at On-Demand Computing in the Internet Cloud

By Tod Newcombe, Editor

Cloud computing tempts the public sector.

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