Fluid, TV-like images from traffic cameras are now streaming into the police and fire dispatch center in Fairfax County. The images, courtesy of the Virginia Department of Transportation, are in right- now time--not the slight delay and static form available to the public over the Internet.

It's tough being on the cutting edge of alternative-fuel technology: Drivers may be motivated to buy low-emission vehicles but they can get side-tracked trying to find a place to fill up on biodiesel or charge an electric car.

The new generation of state IT leaders who came from the private sector are struggling with the culture of government.

Localities need to stabilize their key source of revenue--and educate their taxpayers about the joys of paying the property tax.

When New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spots a pothole from the window of his limousine, he does the same thing he would tell any citizen to do: He calls the city's 311 hotline.