Digital Government
Shooting for the moon
When NASA launched the Hubble telescope in 1990, it rekindled for me a latent interest in space that dated to the last of the Apollo moon missions in the early 1970s.
People
GIS helps with flood relief
GIS technology is giving federal and state emergency managers a better vantage point to direct their response to recent flooding
Digital Government
GIS guides flood planning
Iowa emergency officials turn to GIS to arm themselves with information against a flood
People
States seek blueprint for IT blueprints
Template sought for governments to use when developing information architectures
People
Indiana schools test Web tools
Schools pilot programs to help parents, students and teachers get more from the Web
People
Link to people could be online
Virginia Beach finds its e-government offerings could strengthen community ties
Digital Government
Clearing out the cobwebs
Are some government Web sites so bad because few people ever look at them, or do few people look at them because they are so bad?
People
Don't think twice, IT's all right
Strange as it may sound, there couldn't be a better time for an economic slowdown, as far as government IT managers are concerned
Digital Government
A new generation of laws
This season, lawmakers are busy revamping rules to complement the Internet Age
People
Computers and our continuing education
Every state should ensure that computers can play a role in our schools and in everyone's continuing education.
People
A glimpse of the future
Don't be fooled by the volatile state of the dot-com economy, which is still booming or on its way to bust, depending on whom you ask.
People
A 'real-life' perspective on e-government
There's nothing like a couple weeks away to get some much-needed perspective on e-government.
Digital Government
'Rocking the vote' is worth the effort
Internet voting is a no-show this election season, but it looms large in our future all the same.
Digital Government
Look outward to fix the IT worker crisis
Government agency managers concerned about the dearth of high-tech workers have long days and sleepless nights ahead of them: The problem, in all likelihood, will get worse long before it gets better.
People
An IT cure-all
Brian Burns doesn't look like a visionary. His office is strewn with paper, and his filing system is on the floor. But behind the chaos is an idea that may dramatically change how government agencies buy and manage technology.
Digital Government
Looking for Buy-in
Of course, none of this will come to pass if the 13 divisions at HHS don't buy into it. But Burns believes the project has a good chance of succeeding because Enterprise Infrastructure Management will centralize IT management without changing the decentralized nature of HHS.
Digital Government
Ready or not, the dot-coms have arrived
Government must accept that the Internet Age is here, and it must partner with dot-com companies to serve the public.
Digital Government
CIOs tackle security 'nightmare'
Three federal chief information officers said that their top priority in government is protecting the security of their computer systems.
People
Chief concerns
What role will future agency chief information officers fill? A lot depends on the new presidential administration and how involved it is in choosing the next generation of CIOs. But most observers agree that the role of the CIO needs to, and most likely will, change.
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