• Caution: Outsourcing Ahead
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   August 2009
• Another big statewide IT project hits speed bumps. So does the CIO.

• Grab the Fee and Run
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   July 2009
• No phone charge is too small to escape a governor's grasp.
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• Wi-Fi and Social Justice
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   June 2009
• A failed wireless deal has San Francisco's CIO pondering tough moral questions.

• Broadband -- at Any Price
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   May 1, 2009
• Small cities are eyeing stimulus money to bring high-speed Internet to all.
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• Powering Their Way Up
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   April 1, 2009
• CIOs pushed to become cabinet-level appointees -- but it doesn't always work out.

• To Serve, Virtually
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   March 1, 2009
• Packing multiple applications on a single server can save big bucks.

• The Wisdom of Crowds
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   February 1, 2009
• A CIO looks to the public to take city data and turn them into quick, nimble and useful software programs.

• The Texas Ten-Step
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   January 1, 2009
• When a state tries to merge data centers from all its agencies, it's in for a bumpy ride -- and a very long one.

• Bloggerly Love
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   December 1, 2008
• Techies and their interactive tools may be the way to lure tourists to local fairs and state parks.
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• Lighten Up on Language
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   November 1, 2008
• It's awfully hard to get legislators or the public excited about an IT program when the words that describe it sound like gibberish.

• The Snake Within
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   October 1, 2008
• There are ways to spot an employee with an eye on bringing down the network.

• This Little Light of Mine
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   August 1, 2008
• Many cities have been switching to the efficiencies of as-needed lighting, thanks to their computer programmers.

• Going Viral
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   June 1, 2008
• The video a state or locality puts up on YouTube doesn't have to be wacky, but it helps.

• To Catch a Thief
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   April 1, 2008
• High-level data analysis is helping police spot crimes -- sometimes before they happen.

• The Safety Gap
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   February 1, 2008
• To protect the children they serve, child welfare caseworkers need high-tech connections between field and office.

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