Public CIO October 2009

Feature

CIOs and Performance Management: Know Your Metrics Before Cutting Costs

By Paul Michaels

Objective IT performance benchmarks will less likely damage a valued service when it comes time to cut.

Virtualization: CIOs Find Benefits Beyond Savings

By Jim Russell

Five benefits of server and endpoint virtualization include positively impacting security, worker agility and future IT initiatives.

Five Challenges to Smarter Stimulus Spending

By Robert Dolan

Analytic tools can help public CIOs spend stimulus funds expediently while providing the necessary transparency.

Four Common Pitfalls to Avoid in Shared Services Programs

By Geoff DePriest and Michael Claytor

Shared services requires employee buy-in, realistic expectations.

Commentary

Public CIOs on Twitter

By Chris Curran

Five tips for public CIOs who tweet.

Straight Talk

Firing a Public CIO for Telling the Truth Sets a Bad Precedent at Many Levels (Opinion)

By Liza Lowery Massey

Virginia CIO Lem Stewart's firing seems to be punishment for spotlighting problems with the state's contract with Northrop Grumman.

CTO Strategies

States Must Share Intranet Bandwidth With Local Governments for Higher Speeds and Big Savings (Opinion)

By Dan Lohrmann

Michigan shares digital infrastructure with Oakland County for cheaper, faster connections.

Security Adviser

How Safe Is Social Media? (Opinion)

By Mark Weatherford

Don't make 'bear shaving' your security policy for Web 2.0.

FastGov

Tracking Transparency's Direct and Indirect Costs (Opinion)

By Paul W. Taylor

Recovery.gov costs a bundle, but government openness promotes efficiency.

Book Review

IT Budgeting and Decision Making: Maximizing Your Government's Technology Investments

By Tod Newcombe, Editor

Introduction

The Public-Sector CIO's Changing Tasks (Opinion)

By Tod Newcombe, Editor

CIOs evolve as problem-solvers, not just procurement managers.

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