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Departments

Strategy and Innovation

What Keeps You Up at Night?

Leveraging a citywide wireless project, says Leonard Scott, MIS Business Unit manager for Corpus Christi, Texas

Exit Interview

Public Pressure to Private Sector

From terrorism and blackouts to labor strikes, Gino Menchini faced it all as New York's DoITT commissioner.

Best Practices

Mission Control

To get more out of IT, align your systems and investment plans with agency objectives.

Best Practices

Web Services and SOA

Cities and states tap a new IP-centric approach to data sharing.

Interview

Louisiana's First Post-Katrina CIO

Interoperability of communications for first responders is a priority for Rizwan Ahmed.

Tech Trends

The Promise of Paperless

The long-promised benefits of document management are coming to fruition.

Case Study

Cities Finding iSCSI Connectivity Invaluable

iSCSI has become a low-cost and less complex alternative to Fibre Channel for SAN storage.

Features

Feature

IT Brings Home the Bacon

Cities, counties and states combine IT with business practices to generate revenue.

Feature

Strength In Numbers

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

Feature

Digital Doorkeeper

States increasingly rely on CISOs to take the lead on IT security and keep tech vermin at bay.

Feature

Hazardous Conditions Ahead

DMVs need to be wary of sharp curves in modernization plans thanks to Real ID.

Opinion

Smart IT

Trust, But Verify

Technology is a powerful tool. So is integrity.