Should public-sector websites be moneymakers?
State and local governments can raise a bit of money selling ad space on their websites. But at what price?
It’s history: The IPv4 warehouse is empty
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority distributed the final five blocks of IPv4 Internet addresses today, opening the way for IPv6.
Police put social media on the trail of crime investigations
A survey conducted last year by the International Association for Chiefs of Police found that 81 percent of law enforcement agencies are using social networking tools, often to investigate crimes.
Portal to track state, local legislation
The OpenGovernment.org's beta version features legislative reports from five states, and the group plans to include all 50 states, along with city and other local jurisdictions.
How far can virtual worlds go in improving the real one?
Computer modeling simulations are getting increasingly fine-grained, with plans to produce a nearly omniscient view of the Earth. But can they account for the human factor?
California employees told to turn in their cell phones
California Gov. Jerry Brown, saying he doesn't see why most state employees need cell phones on the job, has issed an order to collect half of the 96,000 state-issued phones, in a move designed to save $20 million.
iPads have the floor in Virginia legislature
The Apple iPad is winning over some members of the Virginia House of Delegates, who are finding it an easier way to keep track of bills than hauling around binders of paper documents, Stateline reports.
White House deputy CTO leaves, will target state and local collaboration
Andrew McLaughlin is resigning from his job as deputy White House chief technology officer to start two companies, one of them to develop collaboration tools for state and local governments.
Law enforcement using analytical tools to predict crime
Predictive software helps give police a better idea of where to send patrols at any given time. But at least one other use for it has raised the "Minority report" specter for critics.
Cloud lessons IT shops can learn from each other
GSA, which plans to move its employees to a cloud-based e-mail system, could learn from Los Angeles' experience, an analyst says.
North Carolina plans to privatize IT services
North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue wants to centralize and outsource the state's IT services, which would close 100 IT shops.
Municipal broadband's Jekyll and Hyde
A municipal broadband effort in Burlington, Vt., is saddled in debt and facing criminal investigations. But despite some high-profile failures, quite a few municipal broadband networks appear to be thriving.
DOD signs on for CPU-GPU hybrid supercomputer
The Defense Department hired Appro International to build an Appro 1U-Tetra supercomputer, which will use a hybrid arrangement of computer processing units and Nvidia M2050 graphics processing units.
Which agencies are the best — and worst — places to work?
The website Best Places to Work in the Federal Government, produced by the Partnership for Public Service and American University's Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation, ranks employee satisfaction at 290 government organizations.
Are budget cuts a mother of IT invention?
As the economic downturn comes to roost in the public sector, IT managers have another, unavoidable incentive to innovate: Significant cuts in budgets and staff sizes while network demands, as always, are on the rise.
Who's the smartest of them all? Study ranks digital IQ of public-sector groups.
A study by the business schools at George Washington University and New York University ranked 100 public-sector organizations on a Digital IQ Index. Five organizations, including three government entities, achieved Genius status.
Google adds a layer to climate modeling efforts
Google Earth Engine makes 25 years of LANDSAT satellite images available for studying changes and mapping trends in the Earth's environment.
'Kill switch' debate takes another turn
Should the president or anyone else have the power to shut down portions of the Internet in times of emergency? Is it even possible? See what some of our readers think.
HHS sweetens the pot for states building health exchanges
The Health and Human Services Department announced a grant program that will fund up to five states or consortiums to build exchanges that HHS hopes will serve as models for other states.
Raising a glass to IT at the GCN Awards Gala
The government IT community took time out to celebrate some of its own last night at the 23rd annual GCN Awards Gala, but even among the glitter, agencies’ missions held the spotlight.
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