en-us GOVERNING magazine provides leading intelligence articles on management, policy and politics to help guide and inspire innovative leaders across state and local government. Thu, 9 Feb 16:12:45 PST http://www.governing.com/topics/technology/col-floridas-emails-move-to-the-cloud.html Tue, 7 Feb 13:45:00 PST CIO David Taylor discusses his state moving all Executive Branch agencies’ email to a private cloud — law enforcement included. http://www.governing.com/topics/mgmt/gov-future-of-federal-spending.html Tue, 31 Jan 14:0:00 PST A slew of different players are considering major changes to how federal spending is tracked and all of their efforts will likely impact state and local governments. http://www.governing.com/columns/dispatch/gov-government-cloud-computing-may-sustain-public-records.html Tue, 31 Jan 12:0:00 PST The fate of Data.gov, which housed hundreds of thousands of public data when its funding got cut, may contain the outlines of a model for sustaining digital records. http://www.governing.com/columns/tech-talk/gov-cities-give-google-cloud-based-email-mixed-reviews.html Tue, 31 Jan 12:0:00 PST Some cities have switched to the cloud with ease, but Los Angeles, for example, had to abandon it for law enforcement because of outdated security policies. http://www.governing.com/topics/mgmt/gov-did-the-stimulus-do-anything-for-transparency.html Tue, 31 Jan 11:0:00 PST The economic impact of the stimulus is unclear and highly debated. But one thing is for sure: it's done more to promote government transparency than any piece of legislation in recent memory. http://www.governing.com/news/state/white-house-cto-aneesh-chopra-to-step-down.html Fri, 27 Jan 11:15:00 PST Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra is on the way out, according to FedScoop. The news outlet reported late Thursday that sources close to the White House indicated Chopra would step down on Jan. 27 http://www.governing.com/news/technology/gov-google-launches-new-online-education-resource.html Thu, 26 Jan 17:0:00 PST Google has launched an online warehouse for education resources called Google in Education, designed for teachers, administrators and advocates, the company announced Thursday. http://www.governing.com/idea-center/Gov-Minneapolis-Uses-Foursquare-to-Share-Tips-with-Citizens.html Mon, 23 Jan 13:20:00 PST The city aims to promote its services and programs with people who check-in around the city. http://www.governing.com/news/politics/AP-obama-to-hang-out-in-live-video-chat-room.html Mon, 23 Jan 10:30:00 PST President Barack Obama plans to "hang out" in a video chat room to answer questions about his State of the Union address, part of a White House effort to test new social networking tools and the latest evidence of the growing intersection of social media and politics. http://www.governing.com/news/technology/gov-dc-colorado-top-list-for-LEED-certified-buildings-per-capita.html Thu, 19 Jan 15:0:00 PST More than 100 buildings used by the federal government along with dozens of local government, private and non-profit buildings in D.C. are LEED-certified.