Digital Government
Public service on display at the Griffith Observatory
Blogger Steve Kelman is impressed with what he finds when he visits a former student who is now deputy director of the Los Angeles observatory.
Digital Government
Feds remember Hurricane Katrina
Five years ago, the hurricane hit the Gulf Coast and feds arrived soon after to help with cleanup. Now an employee union wants to hear those stories.
Digital Government
Which state is the first deploy a mass mobile alerting system?
The new system – which sends text messages to mobile phones - can target specific geographic areas, which could be as large as a city or as small as a few blocks.
Digital Government
River Walk and the Internet: Some speculation on government investments
Steve Kelman speculates that the government's role in making risky investments pays off well.
Digital Government
Bedbugs invade file cabinets at SSA offices
The Social Security Administration offices in Queens, N.Y., are under siege from bedbugs.
Digital Government
Five years after Katrina, government IT still feels storm's fury
Five years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, the region continues to rebuild and the federal government is still trying to fix information technology-related problems that the storm and its aftermath exposed.
Digital Government
State, local health IT spending projected to be $10B by 2015
Spending on state and local health information technology systems is expected to rise by 19 percent during the next five years, according to market research firm Input Inc.
People
California starts statewide telehealth network
The California Telehealth Network will link 800 facilities statewide.
People
Top state-level IT projects to be honored
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers has announced 33 state-level information technology projects as finalists for that organization's annual awards.
Modernization
Dead government Web sites haunt the CyberCemetery
Defunct government Web sites can be found at the CyberCemetery, a project of the University of North Texas and the Government Printing Office.
Modernization
Florida to employees: Keep that tweet (and status update, IM, SMS, etc.)
Florida's state and local government agencies got new instructions this month for retaining electronic communications.
Digital Government
State CIOs call for fiscal caution, technology innovation
Tough economic situations are forcing state chief information officers to adopt innovative approaches to contract negotiations and deployment of information technology, according to a new report released by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO).
Modernization
Are cloud and ITIL like oil and water?
What gives when the Information Technology Infrastructure Library advice says seek total control of your technology assets but cloud computing says don’t sweat the small stuff?
Digital Government
Florida in the summer
Blogger Steve Kelman explores the cultural contours of South Florida, including its interesting architecture and strange traffic patterns.
Digital Government
States' IT needs clash with federal policies
NASCIO President Stephen Fletcher, a former fed, discusses the need for better state/federal coordination, the unintended costs of data center consolidation, and the need to protect personal identities at the state level.
Digital Government
DARPA seeks young blood
DARPA is accepting proposals for its next Computer Science Study Group.
Digital Government
How big is the oil spill? See how far it would stretch in your hometown
Just how far does the spill from BP's Deepwater Horizon rig really go? It's easy to lose sight of the scale of the millions of gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, but what if the source of the gusher were in your hometown?
People
The new CTOs: entrepreneurs in residence
The need to keep up with the fast pace of new technology is prompting many agencies to assign chief technology officers as dedicated lookouts for online opportunities.
People
CTO resumes shine with entrepreneurial success stories
Many government chief technology officers have an entrepreneurial background.
People