Digital Government
IBM debuts CityOne simulation game for urban planning
IBM Corp. has launched CityOne, an online interactive simulation game designed to help local government officials find innovative solutions for energy, water, traffic, banking and retail problems.
Cybersecurity
Intell fusion centers need to set performance goals, GAO says
The intelligence fusion centers created for sharing intelligence information need to be evaluated on their performance, the GAO says.
Digital Government
State CIOs choose new leadership group
The National Association of State CIOs has elected its incoming Executive Committee, which will be led by new NASCIO president Kyle Schafer, CTO of West Virginia.
Digital Government
Which states are the most digital of all?
The 2010 Digital States Survey, which ranks states' IT prowess in eight categories, showed little change at the top from the previous survey in 2008 -- with one exception.
Digital Government
Cybersecurity gets faster with blending of two protocols
The integration of government's Security Content Automation Protocols with TCG's Trusted Network Connect could add automated policy enforcement to scanning and evaluation of security status.
Digital Government
Sewer-band Internet could come to your town
Quincy, Ill., tests the sewers for providing Internet service. It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it.
Digital Government
A battle over public safety radio plans
Seattle officials exchange a blog-based war of words over the region's strategy for first-responder communications.
People
Group charges State with penalizing officers seeking mental heath treatment
A group of current and former State Department employees say the department's security clearance revocation process unfairly penalizes Foreign Service officers for seeking mental health treatment.
Digital Government
E-voting system failures lead to call for public clearinghouse
A new report calls for creating a national public searchable database of electronic voting systems' defects and vulnerabilities.
Modernization
California, Boston win awards for best government websites
Portals run by the state of California and the city of Boston were tops among municipal Web sites in a recent "Best of the Web" competition.
Digital Government
Cops, collection agencies turn to data analytics
Some state and local agencies are turning to business analytics software to help fight crime and collect taxes and other payments.
Digital Government
HHS distributes $20M to rural hospitals for health IT
The Health and Human Services Department has announced $20 million in additional economic stimulus law grants to help rural hospitals install electronic health record systems.
Digital Government
Can we fight cyber crime like the Untouchables fought Capone?
Recent successful legal action against the Waledac botnet offers some hope that lawyers might succeed where technology has failed in the war against cyber crime.
Digital Government
Google Apps government reach grows
Google's cloud-based software suite is making inroads with federal and local government agencies.
Modernization
A cost of consolidation?
Agency officials looking to consolidate their technology operations might want to refactor the risks after the recent meltdown of services in Virginia.
Digital Government
Muslims in the U.S.: Reader comments and further reflections
Blogger Steve Kelman responds to readers who commented on his recent blog post about Muslims who feel unwelcome in the United States.
People
Collaboration project will share code for government apps
The District of Columbia and nonprofit groups debut the Civic Commons organization to enable federal, state and local government to share open-source code.
Digital Government
State, local education agencies flunk stimulus law transparency tests
GAO found only 9 percent of the spending descriptions fully met the law's transparency criteria, such as for clear and complete information.
Modernization
5 ways to use social media for better emergency response
More people now use social media tools to report emergencies or call for help, and they expect government response agencies to be actively engaged in using the technology, too.
Digital Government