Citizen demands coupled with changing technologies and landscapes keep government IT in transition.
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Departments

Best Practices

Why SOA?

Service-oriented architecture can take elements of processes that weren't designed to work together and make them work together, quickly and seamlessly.

Best Practices

Getting the Best Deal

Savvy negotiating can stretch IT budgets.

Case Study

Digital Interrogations

The Lawrence, Kan., Police Department recently upgraded to a live digital video system to record and store interviews and interrogations.

Tech Forward

Mixed Messages

More state and local governments are using instant messaging in their daily routines, but its value varies from one jurisdiction to another.

Tech Focus

On the Right Track

A new CIO and enterprise approach help the state of Alabama as it looks to transform its information technology infrastructure.

Interview

Widgets to Worth

Kansas City CIO transforms IT performance from insignificant reports to measurements that gauge real value for government and citizens.

Features

Feature

States on the UPTIC

When it comes to investing in information security technologies, the 50 states are all over the map.

Feature

Bringing Health Care into the 21st Century

State governments begin to deploy IT to improve health-care services and cut costs.

Feature

Attracting IT Talent

The changing technology landscape offers CIOs challenges -- as well as advantages.

Opinion

Contributor Column

Countywide Coalition

When cities, villages and townships join forces in requests for proposal awards, they can save money and take advantage of the opportunity to use state-of-the-art technology.

Contributor Column

Getting the Most IT From Taxpayer Dollars

Effective negotiating, good management and new approaches deliver government goods in Cook County, Ill.

Contributor Column

Recruiting Talented Staff

Here are some employee perks that you probably didn't know you had.