July/August 2006
Features
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States on the UPTIC
When it comes to investing in information security technologies, the 50 states are all over the map.
Bringing Health Care into the 21st Century
State governments begin to deploy IT to improve health-care services and cut costs.
Attracting IT Talent
The changing technology landscape offers CIOs challenges -- as well as advantages.
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.
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.
Opinion
Letter from the Editor:
Tech Marches On
Citizen demands coupled with changing technologies and landscapes keep government IT in transition.
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.
