Who needs a mayor? 

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

London elected a new mayor in May, a conservative member of Parliament named Boris Johnson. He replaced Ken Livingston, reportedly an old school socialist,...

Making the connections 

Project: Enterprise Collaboration Solutions Jurisdiction: Coral Gables, Fla. Agency: City Clerk's Office Vendors: Australia-based Tower Software Date...

Unmistaken identity 

By: By Paul Christman

Local governments routinely acquire, store, modify and distribute some of the most sensitive personal information about residents' medical histories,...

Bumps in the road 

By: By Piyush Saggi

Software is like an express lane on a government agency's journey to deliver services and social programs. The express lane, however, is not free of obstacles....

Powering down 

By: By Lynn Peisner

Governments cut computers' electricity demands to further green initiatives....

Locking up data security 

York County, Pa.'s employees, located in 40 satellite areas and five main facilities, rely on the county's computer network for around-the-clock access...

Georgians call ‘All aboard’ for Brain Train 

In the quiet confines of Atlanta’s Commerce Club, a group of Georgia officials and business people gathered to “make noise about commuter rail.”...

Software helps city meet GASB 34 deadline 

Slidell, La., has begun using asset accounting software to help it comply with the Government Accounting Standards Board Statement 34 (GASB 34). The software...

Software helps detect illness patterns 

By: Jordan Lewis

Last November, Hillsborough County, Fla., implemented an enhanced medical surveillance (EMS) system Ñ composed of a suite of software tools Ñ that uses...

Software helps department maintain fleet 

By: Jerry Drewlo, highway department supervisor for Ramsey County, Minn.

The Ramsey County (Minn.) Public Works Department has begun using software to schedule vehicle maintenance, control parts inventory and record vehicle...