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Tech Trends

Ready for RFID?

Government agencies embrace radio frequency identification (RFID) to speed library operations and payments at highway tollbooths, and to track everything from office files to hurricane victims.

Exit Interview

E-Community on the Beach

David Sullivan, former CIO of Virginia Beach, Va., offers advice for maximizing e-government initiatives.

Interview

State's First-Ever CIO Drives Technology — and Transformation

After steering massive transformation at the Peace Corps, Minnesota CIO Gopal Khanna brings his expertise to the state's Drive to Excellence initiative.

Case Study

Record Keepers

Washington state builds the nation's first centralized, automated digital archive -- from the ground up.

Case Study

Portal Power

Utah.gov is not only transforming the way citizens and organizations interact with the state government, it's also saving money, boosting productivity and helping to bring business to the state.

Tech Focus

Outsourcing Evolves

The trend toward outsourcing government IT is gearing up, and state and local governments are finding innovative approaches to manage this challenging issue.

Tech Trends

Wireless Access Control

Follow these guidelines to protect the confidentiality and integrity of e-mail and other data broadcast over a wireless network.

Best Practices

Reporting Spam vs. Deleting It

Taking a more proactive approach to reporting spam and e-fraud may be the best way to eliminate spammers once and for all.

Best Practices

Recycling Revisited

Popular exchange/sale programs let state and local government organizations safely and legally dispose of IT equipment -- and even get some return on their investment.

Features

Feature

On-the-Spot Computing Drives State Revenue

The New York Lottery and Indiana's Hoosier Lottery use Tablet PCs to help their sales forces increase revenue and work more efficiently. These mobile devices also help states like Florida capture unpaid sales taxes.

Feature

Indiana Nets Big Savings

The state's e-commerce approach to fishing and hunting licensing — using onsite thin-client computers — transforms the supply chain.

Feature

IT's Post-Katrina Scramble

Effective disaster planning involves far more than simply backing up systems and data. The key is to keep critical government operations functioning.

Opinion

Smart IT

Turning Vision Into Reality

Execution plays a large role in attaining your IT goals.