IT Policy/Mgmt/Enterprise Tech

Asset Management Meets Social Media

May 2, 2013 - The Des Moines, Iowa, Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority connects employees on a platform that combines social media with asset management tracking.

Creating an Innovative Government Environment

May 2, 2013 - Failure to change will leave government shackled to the status quo. Here are some ideas for changing your cultural mindset.

Senate Won't Look at CISPA

April 30, 2013 - Few will likely be surprised by the U.S. Senate's decision not to even consider the cyber intelligence sharing bill, CISPA.

Avoiding Data Center Mishaps

April 29, 2013 - These 10 common mistakes could prove costly if made in the data center.

BlackBerry to Samsung: An Easy Switch for Staunton, Virginia

April 26, 2013 - The city of Staunton, Va., made a user-driven decision to abandon its BlackBerrys.

Google Fiber in Provo, Utah, Comes with Strings: $2.9 Million

April 25, 2013 - Before Provo gets Google Fiber, it's gotta pay up.

Expert: Role-Based Monitoring is Best for Public Sector Networks

April 23, 2013 - One expert recommends role-based monitoring to help protect public sector networks against internal and external threats.

CA DMV Solicits Public Feedback on Autonomous Vehicle Regulations

April 19, 2013 - The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) held a public workshop in Sacramento to find out what factors should be considered when developing autonomous vehicle regulations.

Why the Internet of Things Needs IPv6

April 18, 2013 - As the proliferation of Internet-connected devices continues, Vint Cerf says the “Internet of Things is upon us,” making the transition to IPv6 necessary.

BYOD Recommendations and Dilemmas

April 15, 2013 - A new e-book by Michigan Chief Security Officer Dan Lohrmann addresses issues and solutions surrounding bring your own device (BYOD) in any enterprise environment.

Industry Q&A: How are E-Discovery Tools Making Sense of Big Data?

April 12, 2013 - Whether for litigation, investigations or public records requests, government agencies are looking for easier ways to make sense of a growing number of data sources.

The Programming CIO Gets 'Radical'

April 9, 2013 - Florida Department of State CIO Larry Aultman implements a drastic, six-month shift to the cloud for the state's beleaguered elections system.

Technology Brings in Dollars in Indiana

April 8, 2013 - Indiana's Economic Development Corporation secured $6.4 billion in economic development contracts in 2012, thanks in part to a new CRM system.

Overcoming Hindrances to Public-Sector Collaboration

April 5, 2013 - Replace fear with something positive, and allow yourself and your agency to become vulnerable.

3 Forces Hindering Public-Sector Collaboration

April 4, 2013 - If collaboration is so great, then why isn't everyone doing it?

Column: The Right Way to Manage a Government Contract

April 4, 2013 - The Illinois Lottery is showing that government officials can hold their own with their private-sector counterparts.

Big Data Raises Big Questions

April 1, 2013 - What keeps more governments from pursuing large-scale data analytics? Concerns about working with multiple data formats, safeguarding privacy, finding the right skill sets and funding the projects, to name a few.

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.

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.