Technology Archive

Agency releases energy efficiency scorecard for states

California has the best energy efficiency record among the 50 U.S. states, according to a new report by the Washington-based American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)....

ICMA offers tools for facilitating switch to digital TV

Now that Wilmington, N.C., has become the first metro area in the nation to make the switch from analog to digital television broadcasting, the Washington-based International City/County Management Association (ICMA) is offering its members a tool kit to help facilitate the changeover in other communities by Feb. 17....

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, and the Lexington, Ky.-based National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) is urging state governments to educate residents on how to protect their personal information from online predators. ...

North Carolina counties switch to digital TV

While television stations across the country will be required to switch from analog to digital broadcasts by Feb. 17, 2009, stations in five North Carolina counties have made the change early...

Tear down those walls

By: By Bill Wolpin bill.wolpin@penton.com

Despite technology's role in helping governments provide services, I've noticed a few misconceptions about it among government officials. First, technology...

Today is Power IT Down Day

This evening, information technology (IT) departments for more than 100 federal, state and local government agencies will make sure to turn off their computers, monitors and printers at the end of the day for Power IT Down Day...

Power IT Down Day to be held Aug. 27

On Aug. 27, information technology (IT) departments for more than 100 federal, state and local government agencies will make sure to turn off their computers, monitors and printers at the end of the day for Power IT Down Day...

District of Columbia Approves New IT Staff Procurement Process

The District of Columbia's Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) and the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) have created a new information technology (IT) staff augmentation process designed to make staff procurement more transparent and to save money....

IT managers care about energy efficiency, but have trouble achieving it, report shows

Public and private sector information technology (IT) managers generally agree that energy efficiency is important, according to a new report from Vernon Hills, Ill.-based CDW Government...

Public sector outsourcing for IT support expected to rise, report says

Economic decline will lead to an increase in the public sector's use of externally provided information technology (IT) and mission support services in the next five years...

Group formed to promote 311 systems

Five organizations are working together to promote the use of and serve as a resource on centralized customer service systems, such as 311 call centers....

Summit addresses data protection during disasters

Emergency management, information technology, archive and records management officials met for two days this week in Atlanta to discuss methods for protecting information in disasters...

PTI promotes community engagement

The Washington-based Public Technology Institute (PTI) has launched an initiative to promote city and county governments' use of multi-channel citizen contact and service delivery systems...

ICMA to study 311/Citizen Relationship Management systems

The Washington-based International City/County Management Association (ICMA) is planning a series of research projects ...

The Unity Movement

By: By Lynn Peisner

Computers may not be picking up trash or repairing roads, but policymakers are starting to believe that if machines do not work, neither do governments....

Know the audience

By: By Chad Snow

IT managers often struggle to effectively communicate complex details about projects to elected officials and executive managers. The top city and county...

Fueling a growth industry

In 2000, the Northern Tier Solid Waste Authority (NTSWA) installed a system at its Bradford County, Pa., landfill to convert methane gas generated by...

Future darkens for cities' Wi-Fi systems

By: By Ed Brock

On Sept. 4, Atlanta-based Earthlink, a provider of wireless Internet service, or Wi-Fi, for several cities, announced a major restructuring of the company. Part of the restructuring plan calls for a new approach to the company's Wi-Fi services and an end to covering most of the upfront costs of installing the networks. As a result, Chicago scrapped its plans for citywide Wi-Fi coverage, San Francisco is reconsidering its Wi-Fi project, and other cities may have to take a new approach to providing broadband access to their residents....