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Strategy + Innovation IV

3 Jul 2007

Strategy + Innovation V

3 Jul 2007

CTOs and CIOs: Eye to Eye

3 Jul 2007

Finding the right balance between technology visionaries and pragmatic managers is essential to IT effectiveness and productivity

SOA Blueprint: Frame by Frame

3 Jul 2007

Opinion: Smart IT

3 Jul 2007

Opinion: Workforce Management

3 Jul 2007

Best Practices: Surveys

3 Jul 2007

Staying in Touch Well-crafted end-user surveys can unearth problems and offer actionable insights. Here’s how

Strategy + Innovation I

3 Jul 2007

Strategy + Innovation IV

3 Jul 2007

Exit Interview

3 Jul 2007

Public Pressure to Private Sector From terrorism and blackouts to labor strikes, Gino Menchini faced it all as New York’s DoITT commissioner

Strength In Numbers

3 Jul 2007

IT shops in smaller jurisdictions join forces to save money and boost efficiency

CIO Interview

3 Jul 2007

Louisiana’s first post–Katrina CIO Interoperability of communications for first responders is a priority for Rizwan Ahmed

Opinion: Budgeting

3 Jul 2007

Looking for City Approval of IT Dollars? The short answer is: Come prepared

CIO Interview

3 Jul 2007

Bringing Services to 8.2 Million People
StateTech interviews Paul J. Cosgrave, the new commissioner of New York City’s Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications. He discusses the city’s operational and security challenges

Opinion II

3 Jul 2007

Creating The Experience – Living the Wireless Life
Many people crave the Starbucks experience of enjoying a cup of coffee while being wirelessly connected. Wireless technology is ubiquitous. Now it’s up to governments to apply wireless technology to unite diverse neighborhoods and create applications that benefit society

Best Practices I

3 Jul 2007

Why SOA?
Service-oriented architectures connect disparate systems, reduce outlays for future applications, and boost service levels and responsiveness

States on the UP-TIC

3 Jul 2007

When it comes to IT spending, the nation’s 50 states have vastly different priorities and practices, according to a recent study by CDW•G. Find out how your state ranks on IT security investment

Attracting IT Talent

3 Jul 2007

Getting the best minds in IT to work for the public sector rather than the private sector remains a challenge, but the magnitude of the problem is shrinking

Tech Response

3 Jul 2007

On the Right Track Jim Burns, CIO and head of Alabama’s Information Services Division, is working to align the state’s information technology with industry and government standards, unify its IT infrastructure and share resources between agencies

Opinion I

3 Jul 2007

The Value of Sharing- Countywide Coalition Collaborating on funding requests can pay big dividends for county and local governments

Opinion II

3 Jul 2007

Spend Wisely- Getting the Most IT From Taxpayer Dollars With effective negotiating and consolidation, governments can maximize their IT budgets

Opinion III

3 Jul 2007

Reinvigorating Government- Recruiting Talented Staff IT is revitalizing government work by improving services to citizens

Dream I.T. Projects

3 Jul 2007

Five government IT executives talk about their ideal projects — and some formidable roadblocks — in StateTech’s first City IT Wish List. Dream on

CIO Insights

3 Jul 2007

New IT Sheriff in the Empire State Michael Mittleman inherited a challenging job late last year when he took over as New York state CIO. Fortunately, he has 40 years of IT experience

Opinion I

3 Jul 2007

I.T. Consolidation: Spending Your Savings Missouri’s CIO shares his experiences with IT consolidation savings

Opinion II

3 Jul 2007

Work in Progress: Improving Cybersecurity Coordination Here are three security issues that must be addressed within the next 12 to 18 months

Opinion III

3 Jul 2007

Spreading the Wealth: State Government Bets on HUBs In Texas, historically underutilized businesses are being given the chance for lucrative government contracts

CIO Insights

3 Jul 2007

State's First-Ever CIO Drives Technology — and Transformation Minnesota’s first CIO, Gopal Khanna, is working on a statewide initiative to bring better, more cost-effective services to the state’s residents

Column

3 Jul 2007

Turning Vision Into Reality Leadership requires many attributes, and the ability to execute well is an essential one. Here’s some advice from the experts to help IT leaders put their organization’s ideas into action

CIO Insights

3 Jul 2007

Help Wanted - City CIOs City CIOs serve in a strategic role, while tightening security, implementing more online services and managing an IT team—all on a tight budget. Find out what these high-level executives are doing right and why they are in such great demand

How To

3 Jul 2007

Building a Better Business Case To make informed, value-driven decisions regarding IT projects, state technology departments start with a structured framework that’s based on best business practices, such as aligning IT with government mission statements and delivery of services

Column I

3 Jul 2007

Tips From the Trenches As the former CIO of Virginia Beach, Va., David Sullivan has some expert advice to share with IT managers on how to run a successful technology organization

Column II

3 Jul 2007

Playing It Safe New storage structures and strategies help alleviate time-consuming backups through disk and tape configurations, dedicated department servers, thin clients and centralized control

Column III

3 Jul 2007

Keep the Lifelines Intact Hurricanes Katrina and Rita dramatically illustrate the fact that both contingency and disaster-recovery planning can be matters of life and death

CIO Insights

3 Jul 2007

From Source Codes to Suits With heightened responsibilities and an increasingly higher profile, being a government CIO has changed from what it used to be. Four city and state CIOs share their thoughts, their experiences and their hopes for the future of the public sector CIO

Column I

3 Jul 2007

Lessons Learned Dr. Melodie Mayberry-Stewart reports on Cleveland’s initiatives to help its low-income citizens cross the digital divide

Column II

3 Jul 2007

Helping Seniors Help Themselves
The Minnesota Board on Aging wants to help seniors take charge of their long-term health care, so it’s revamping its Web-based information, resources and tools. The state’s goal is to help seniors improve their personal self-sufficiency

Column III

3 Jul 2007

Consolidate—It's the Law! Many governors and lawmakers have begun to demand IT consolidation in their state governments. This can only be interpreted as good news for state CIOs

CIO Insights

3 Jul 2007

Opening Career Doors
State and local CIOs are moving into management positions, taking their decision-making abilities with them. Some describe their technology focus as the key to their success—along with their ability to see the big picture

Column I

3 Jul 2007

Making a Business Case for IT Is your telecommunications system aging? Discover why Stanislaus County, Calif., decided to implement a Voice over Internet Protocol system

Column II

3 Jul 2007

One-Stop Shopping Serves All New York state’s online program, Government Without Walls, enables residents to easily find information on the government services they need

Column III

3 Jul 2007

Seize the Initiative The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is an incentive for public sector managers to make certain their houses are in order before new regulations force them to act

CIO Insights

3 Jul 2007

From Dot-Biz to Dot-Gov Why do private sector technology executives give up lucrative salaries and nice perks to work for the government? Four IT executives tell why they made the switch

Best Practices

3 Jul 2007

Silo Busters North Carolina’s newest weapon to consolidate its wide array of applications is a silo-busting torpedo—the knowledge bank

Like a Good Neighbor

3 Jul 2007

State and local CIOs tout the benefits of sharing publicly owned applications with other government agencies

CIO Interview

3 Jul 2007

Widgets to Worth Gail Roper, CIO of Kansas City, Mo., talks with State Tech about measuring — and, ultimately, improving — IT performance. Her goal is to make the city’s IT organization an enabler for business solutions

Column I

3 Jul 2007

Cyber Detective Seeks Clues Thousands of new vulnerabilities, worms and viruses occur each year. So follow these three steps to thwart cyberattackers

Column II

3 Jul 2007

Starting a Revolution Don’t ignore the advantages of sharing publicly owned and open source applications among state and local governments