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Steve Towns

Steve Towns

Steve Towns is the former editor of Government Technology, and former executive editor for e.Republic Inc., publisher of GOVERNING, Government TechnologyPublic CIO and Emergency Management magazines. He has more than 20 years of writing and editing experience at newspapers and magazines, including more than 15 years of covering technology in the state and local government market. Steve now serves as the Deputy Chief Content Officer for e.Republic.

Recently created government "apps" contests are popular, but are they worth doing?
A small Texas town has turned civic participation into an online game, complete with virtual currency.
The experiment could help states cut the cost of protecting sensitive government information.
An innovative technology deal turns political for the Los Angeles City Council president.
Utah allows employees to use social media on the job, but lays down the rules.