• Unlocking the Code
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   May 2004
• It may be free and totally adaptable, but whether or when to use non- proprietary software is far from an open and shut case.

• Take Nothing for Granted
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   March 2004
• Even minor mistakes can be deadly when an agency applies for a grant. Advances in technology can fix the paperwork pitfalls.

• Take Nothing for Granted
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   March 2004
• Even minor mistakes can be deadly when an agency applies for a grant. Advances in technology can fix the paperwork pitfalls.

• CIOs Branch Out--And In
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   January 2004
• A growing number of local agencies--and even a state legislature--are hiring CIOs to bolster their top management teams.

• Addressing URLs
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   November 2003
• The feds are asking cities and counties to change their .gov ways, but its new rule is getting some kickback.

• Trash Sites
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   September 2003
• When public employees abuse their Internet privileges at work, IT managers need to know how to deal with it.

• Measure for Measuring
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   July 2003
• Borrowing a lesson from corporate America, state and local IT agencies are using metrics to quantify how they're doing.
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• Homemade Access
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   May 2003
• State housing agencies are finding ways to bring residents of public housing across the digital divide.

• Don't Bug Me
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   March 2003
• Protecting network systems against virus attacks takes good management--and a little bit of luck.

• Techies At The Top
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   January 2003
• When the governor or mayor comes from the IT business world, it makes implementing e-government easier--at least it should.

• IT's Tower of Babel
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   November 2002
• The name of the game for enterprise architecture is linking all the technological systems a government uses.

• The Decline of the Big Deal
• BY: Sarah Harney   |   October 2002
• There are tremendous hurdles that must be overcome to make huge, enterprise-wide IT outsourcings work out.

• Mind Your Own Business
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   September 2002
• Techies in several states are all keyed up about providing public employees with do-it-yourself services.

• Putting Business First
• BY: Ellen Perlman   |   July 2002
• CIOs from the private sector bring a refreshing mindset to their government jobs, and vice versa.

• The Tin Cup Rules
• BY: Sarah Harney   |   April 2002
• Budget makers need to know where IT success stories are and the difference investment in technology is now making.

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