Iowa CIO heads to Missouri According to reports from today’s Des Moines Register, Iowa chief information officer, John Gillispie, has decided to leave Iowa for.. Technology 22 Dec 0
Calif. benefits program to see $20 million in cost avoidance annually California and the federal government stand to realize a combined cost avoidance of more than $20 million dollars annually through.. Health Care 22 Dec 0
GIS providers poised to help with Virtual USA Earlier this month, Department of Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the creation of a initiative meant to give police, fire,.. Security 21 Dec 0
Budgets, health and human services to top state legislative sessions in 2010 According to an annual forecast of top policy issues facing state legislatures, budget gaps and revenue shortfalls will continue its.. Budget 17 Dec 0
Are you prepared? Study finds states’ ability to handle public health emergencies mixed According to a recent study, two-fifths of the nation’s state governments are ill-prepared to handle public health emergencies. The report.. Health Care 17 Dec 0
Missouri moves to make state more science and tech friendly In an announcement outlined Wednesday, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon unveiled an initiative to grow the state’s science and technology sector.. Economy 17 Dec 0
NYC 311 system upgraded to answer education questions The New York Department of Education recently completed a new call center to handle inquiries regarding enrollment, transportation and other.. Education 16 Dec 0
CSC delivers Google Apps to Los Angeles city employees Los Angeles city employees have ‘gone Google’ for their e-mail and other applications. And according to city officials, the cloud.. Procurement 15 Dec 0
San José taps citizens to improve neighborhoods, save city money Through a new mobile application launched this weekend, the City of San José now has thousands of eyes (and iPhones).. Civic Engagement 15 Dec 0
San Diego, Dallas receive funds to demo congestion technology Last week, the Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) announced a $14 million award to San Diego.. Technology 14 Dec 0
New education initiative to grade schools’ data From periodic student assessments, to hourly attendance, K-12 schools generate a tremendous amount of raw data, yet many schools rarely.. Education 14 Dec 0
Gov 2.0 practitioners on display during online conference O’Reilly Media’s first Government 2.0 Online conference was held Thursday, where five case studies were put on display to show.. Gov 2.0 11 Dec 0