Tech Talk


  • Staying Ahead of Hackers
  • BY:   |   January 2002
  • Somewhere out there, as all government techies know, lurk bad guys itching to inflict mayhem on government computer systems.

  • Going, Going ... Click!
  • BY:   |   November 2001
  • The auctioneer's cry can still be heard as state and local governments periodically put surplus goods on the block. But governments are finding that selling surplus goods online can be more efficient--and can bring in a lot more money than a traditional auction.

  • E-Gov on the Cheap
  • BY:   |   September 2001
  • What does it cost to launch a government Web site? It's a question that makes some governments uncomfortable, fearing apples-and-oranges comparisons with other jurisdictions. Governments budget for their Web sites in different ways, some including staff time and maintenance time, some paying from a central IT office, some paying through individual departments, some outsourcing, some building in-house.

  • Make Room at the Top for IT
  • BY: Sarah Harney   |   August 2001
  • As budgets tighten, IT officials need to let state leaders know about the benefits, costs and results of technology investments.

  • The Privacy Czars
  • BY:   |   July 2001
  • Corporations have been rushing to create a new executive position: "chief privacy officer." They're awash in a flood of privacy concerns from customers who worry whether their personal information is being trafficked over the Internet. Few governments have created such a position, but some now are starting to follow in those corporate footsteps.

  • Cashing in on Affiliations
  • BY:   |   May 2001
  • Affiliated with, sponsored by, partnered with ...

    They're phrases used by the not-for-profit government associations when they talk about deals they have cut with for-profit companies, usually to provide goods and services to members. Mayors, county executives and other members of national membership organizations may wonder how their associations decide to make agreements with particular technology vendors and e-government companies, why they do it, and how those deals benefit the associations and their members.


  • Governors and E-Expectations
  • BY:   |   March 2001
  • This year's crop of new governors faced a transition task that their predecessors did not. Incoming administrations have always had to change names on office doors and update highway welcome signs. This time, administration employees also had to update state Web sites to reflect the change in administration.

  • The Electronic BIllboard
  • BY:   |   November 2000
  • Go to Honolulu's Web site for information on the city council or local elections, and you will encounter something you might not expect to see on a government Web page: an advertisement from Prudential Locations.

  • Turmoil in Gov-Com Land
  • BY:   |   September 2000
  • Last year at this time, it was the calm before the marketing storm of e-government. Dot-com companies were beginning to burst onto the scene, offering to make it easy and convenient for citizens to go online to pay tickets and taxes and get licenses and permits.

  • The Lure of the Private Sector
  • BY:   |   July 2000
  • Where have all the CIOs gone? Gone to the private sector, almost every one. In the past year, nine top state technology managers have left their jobs.

  • Paying the Security Price
  • BY:   |   May 2000
  • An auditing team looking into the Chicago school system's technology operations had an interesting experience last summer: They were able to walk right into a new data center during normal business hours, without an escort and without being questioned, and were even able to get their hands on equipment and data.

  • Services Online, CIOs on Loan
  • BY:   |   January 2000
  • With their sights set on a lucrative market, companies are elbowing each other out of the way for the chance to set governments up with e- government capability--for free.


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