Last week, CivSource reported on several concerns over Google’s new privacy policy raised by government IT consultants Jeff Gould and Doug Miller. In the article, both men raised several concerns about Google’s new privacy policy and what it might mean for government customers. Google has responded, in an attempt to address those concerns.
As the federal government pursues a ‘cloud first‘ strategy, service providers are rushing to offer government cloud solutions. However, for some providers new to the public sector, like Google, many serious questions about data security and ownership will need to be answered. CivSource spoke with Jeff Gould, CEO & Director of Research, Peerstone Research and [...]
Last week, government technology provider Accela launched a new application for inspectors of all stripes. Accela Mobile Inspector is an app available on the iOS platform for permitting, licensing, and code-enforcement professionals. The application follows several other releases on the company’s automation platform designed to provide support for repeat processes in government work.
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is giving states funds to support the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act. The act builds on existing voting rights for individuals in the military or American citizens living abroad, by ensuring that they are still allowed to vote in their local US elections and have those votes [...]
Two cloud computing groups are coming together to create industry standards for managing cloud computing environments. The Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA) and the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) are joining forces to focus on interoperability and simplified cloud management. The partnership is working to create interoperable management of virtual machines spread across several data [...]
Every day, users from all over the world log on to ArcGIS Online and contribute mapping data to the worldwide base map. This base map serves as one of the largest authoritative base maps available. However, for users with sensitive data, building on and contributing to a public map may not be possible. Recently, at [...]
IBM has launched a new cloud services solution for local governments. The IBM Municipal Shared Services Cloud is designed to let local governments share information internally and with governments in other cities or other states. The cloud will use the company’s analytics solutions to integrate services from multiple providers into a single shared platform. The [...]
Following the 2000 presidential elections and the Supreme Court case Gore v. Bush, national and global attention was fixed upon the state of US voting technology, or lack thereof. “The punch cards and ‘hanging chads’ created an awareness that the foundation of our democracy was jeopardized by out of date technology and systems,” says Bryan [...]
Consolidation, virtualization, budget and health are the top issues facing state CIOs right now according to the results of an annual survey of state CIOs from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). This year’s survey also marked a significant change in priorities as state CIOs respond to the new health IT requirements [...]
