Microsoft Exec John Paul Farmer Named as NYC CTO
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Connecticut Names State's First Chief Performance Officer
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New Hampshire CIO Denis Goulet Nominated for Second Term
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Houston Works Toward Data-Driven Disaster Response
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Brett Goldstein Leaves Ekistic Ventures for Federal Post
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Motorola Solutions Cuts Socrata Out of Crime Mapping Tool
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Sacramento County Joins Pot Conviction Clearance Initiative
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View our latest data-driven stories, where we aggregate information on technology use in state and local government.
What America's Governors Are Saying About Tech (Infographic)
News Staff / Apr 15, 2019
Now that all 50 governors — including a robust crop of new faces — have made "State of the State" speeches, Government Technology takes the opportunity to break down how many touched on various technology topics.
Microsoft Speeds Show Broadband Use Is Far Lower than Access
Ben Miller / Mar 04, 2019
Much of the government conversation surrounding high-speed Internet revolves around who has access to it. But new data from Microsoft shows that access and actual use of broadband are two very different things.
Finding the Magic Line Below Which Cities Can Buy Stuff Easily
Ben Miller / Feb 22, 2019
A city's purchasing threshold can determine whether buying something involves calling up a few people for quotes or spending a year trudging through a rigid contracting process. So where's the line?
Data Pinpoints the Moment When Police Body Cameras Took Off
Ben Miller / Jan 28, 2019
The protests in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014 started a national discussion about police body cameras. But data shows that it took some time — and money — for law enforcement to really become a big market for the technology.
State IT Structure Landscape Changes Dramatically
Ethan Bagdanov, Nicholas Gibson / Jan 14, 2019
There's no IT project more daunting than transitioning a state’s entire technology structure. Nevertheless, since early 2016, 30 percent of state governments have done exactly that. We review who has made the change.
