government: State & Local
Should All High School Students Learn Programming?
Google, Microsoft, Oracle and other tech giants propose that computer science become a required proficiency in Massachusetts public schools to...
Data Centers Don't Need To Be Regulated Utilities
The New York Times misses the big picture with its take on data centers as "wildcat" utilities that need government oversight. There is no data...
Florida's Texting-While-Driving Ban Has No Teeth
New law, intended to reduce distracted driving, doesn't go nearly far enough.
Ed Tech, Privatization And Plunder
All the reasons to be suspicious of the political-industrial conspiracy against public education and public universities.
Boston Bombers Can't Elude City's Tech Infrastructure
Video surveillance played a key role in identifying the suspects in Monday's tragic Boston Marathon bombing, setting a precedent for increasing...
ATF's Gun Tracing System Is A Dud
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is using 1960s era technology to manage a 21st century problem. When will this get fixed?
Federal Gun Control Requires IT Overhaul
White House plan will work only if the IT systems and databases used for background checks and gun tracing get the improvements needed to support...
Startup Culture And Innovation, Defended
Pointing to startup failures is a lame excuse for clinging to the status quo and mediocrity in an IT organization.
Why You'll Need A Big Data Ethics Expert
The looming issue in big data isn't technology but the privacy and ethics decisions associated with how, when and if results should be provided.
Future Cities: IT Priorities For Urban Transformation
City planners and their IT teams are setting big goals -- and facing big challenges -- in the development of tech-enabled "Future Cities," our...
How The Feds Drive Cloud Innovation
NASA, the Department of Defense, and other federal agencies are shifting toward more strategic and complex cloud applications, as they try to...
Unlocking Big Government Data: Whose Job Is It?
It's not just a good idea for private-sector organizations to help open up the treasure trove of government big data. It's a necessity.
CRM Platform Can Churn Out Customized Health Apps
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health uses Microsoft's customer relationship management platform to rapidly develop niche health-related...
The Public Sector CRM Opportunity
Disconnected governments and disempowered citizens are why we need a full-blown, nationwide public sector CRM program.
Master Data Management And Justice For All
Voting rights issues are at stake in a case in South Carolina that poses a classic and complicated MDM problem.
How To Build A Government Cloud
As federal agencies race to meet OMB's 'cloud first' mandate, they must adapt the cloud model to the idiosyncrasies of government.
States Line Up Against AT&T's T-Mobile Acquisition
Seven attorneys general join Justice Department in opposing the acquisition.
RIM Shows PlayBook As Brain For Police Car
Research In Motion is demonstrating a new concept this week: a police cruiser with a built-in PlayBook tablet.
How Information Builders Battles BI Goliaths
A hybrid mobile app, data-visualization upgrades, and unsung add ons bolster the vendor's business intelligence suite.
The Government CIO 50: Vision, Influence, And Results
The top IT execs in federal, state, and local government are using new technologies and hands-on project management to drive change in the public...
Where's Government Data In The Cloud?
Amid the Obama administration's 'cloud first' strategy, federal agencies face the prospect of seeing their data go offshore. There's a lesson to...
New York As IT Center Of The World
The Big Apple's new licensing agreement with Microsoft is just one part of an ambitious IT strategy that includes data center consolidation and...
Colorado's Big Brother E-Commerce Law
Forcing online retailers to reveal their customers and their customers' purchases will be challenged as unconstitutional.
Government Technologist: Can Cloud Computing Save San Jose?
The city runs seven-year-old software on aging PCs, and its CIO says the setup feels too risky. He's evaluating cloud services as a better, but...
Full Nelson: Video: San Francisco Goes Open, Transparent
An interview with the city’s mayor and IT principals about DataSF.org and its groundbreaking applications
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Should All High School Students Learn Programming?
June 14, 2013Google, Microsoft, Oracle and other tech giants propose that computer science become a required proficiency in Massachusetts public schools to...
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Teachers Get Digital Hotline To Police
June 12, 2013CopSync911 app lets teachers and other workers bypass dispatchers and access first responders more quickly in emergency situations.
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State CIOs Make Progress On Health IT
June 11, 2013Health information exchanges, Medicaid and insurance marketplaces are some of the issues facing IT chiefs in state government.
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Data Centers Don't Need To Be Regulated Utilities
June 10, 2013The New York Times misses the big picture with its take on data centers as "wildcat" utilities that need government oversight. There is no data...
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25 Most Influential Government CIOs
June 05, 2013On InformationWeek's Government CIO 25, we profile the top public sector tech executives who are driving big changes in government IT.
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Florida's Texting-While-Driving Ban Has No Teeth
May 28, 2013New law, intended to reduce distracted driving, doesn't go nearly far enough.
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'Third-Wave' Tech Tools Reshape Agencies: Kundra
May 23, 2013Cloud, social and mobile technologies are poised to help governments deliver new levels of customer service to citizens, says former U.S. CIO...
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FBI Arrests NYPD Detective On Hacking Charges
May 22, 2013Detective accused of hiring hackers to obtain webmail access credentials for 30 targets, accessing federal crime-information database without...
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Debate Grows Over Big Tech Taxes
May 21, 2013Lawmakers are increasingly targeting the tax practices of big companies like Apple and Google. But should the focus be on the rules of...
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Dublin Points Big Data Tech At Traffic Jams
May 20, 2013Ireland's capital teams up with IBM to use real-time data to streamline bus traffic.
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