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The July/August 2007 issue of StateTech features a cover story on how “green” technology purchases are helping states improve their operations and meet energy efficiency mandates. Other articles include the role of IT in complying with the Freedom of Information Law; which states are leading the charge in terms of fully embracing storage technologies and delivering innovative services; the controversy surrounding the release of the Real ID proposed rules; and disaster recovery planning for state and local governments. |
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| You don’t have to look far to find homage to the importance of green initiatives. From Hollywood to government to the media, it’s captured the national spotlight. And necessarily, it’s top of mind for many IT staffers in the public sector where green initiatives have been a mandate for years. |
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| Government information technology managers shoring up their network and data security had best take a close look inside their organizations, warns the National Association of State CIOs. |
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| Besides all those municipal Wi-Fi networks going up in cities across the nation for public use, state and local governments have also led adoption of wireless technologies for applications such as reducing paper and enhancing public-safety operations. But the FBI cautions that the networks on which those apps run are at risk from intruders. |
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| Finding information about education and health-care services in California is about to get much easier. The same is true of looking for a state job in Utah or doing research at the Virginia State Library. |
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| When 74-year-old Alzheimer’s patient Lucia Rivera went missing from her home, Pennsylvania State Police sent a recorded phone message directly to residents within a five-mile radius of her home asking them to be on the lookout. |
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| Each year, by law, Connecticut screens more than 40,000 newborns for hearing loss and more than 40 genetic or metabolic disorders. |
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| State agencies adopt historical archiving to place public data online. |
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| Business needs drive technology upgrades in one Michigan county. |
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| Amidst shrinking revenues and growing IT demands, counties collaborate to provide services to constituents and departments. |
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| IT can help states respond to FOIL requests, making records available to the public inexpensively and quickly. |
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| Leading state investors are fully embracing storage technologies and delivering innovative services. |
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| Release of the Real ID proposed rules does little to stem controversy and confusion. |
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| States warm to IT initiatives that both improve operations and help meet energy efficiency mandates. |
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| Charlotte simplifies government information with a nonemergency call center, but getting the service running is another story. |
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| Cities and counties are beginning to take a chance on 802.16 technology to build high-speed municipal wireless networks. |
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| State and local governments approach disaster recovery planning as a work in progress. |
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| You know that carefully executed vision that serves as the foundation for your information technology department? The one the entire IT team brainstormed on until it was perfect? The one that will address all of your agency’s concerns and bring about success? Throw it away. |
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| Disaster recovery and business continuity should never be taken lightly, but sometimes they can be difficult to define and fully quantify. Yet, identifying the elements that are vital to bouncing back quickly from disaster can be the most essential factor in responding effectively during a crisis. |
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