Government Technology - April 2008 - (Page 6)

contents govtech.com departments 36 Gadget Overload Sprawling CES showcases technologies, from astounding to ridiculous. The Indiana FSSA outsources case management, opening new channels for citizens and improving efficiency. april 2008 GETAC M230 j 40 Indiana Overhaul news 10 Big Picture 14 On the Scene 52 Products Peter Collins Named Texas CIO of the Year. Belkin, Kodak, Art Technology, Apple, MPC Computers 42 First Person: A Better Bill Phoenix City Attorney’s Office fights tight budgets with e-billing. security S TAT E | LO C A L | F E D E R A L 44 Data Defense The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs secures data for 250,000 people. 46 Strength in Numbers Texas collects data on planned IT purchases for greater clout with vendors. APR_08 Defense 53 rotocols for securing private information changed for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) IT department after a laptop housing data records of more than 26 million veterans was stolen in May 2006. This experience made it painfully obvious to the department that it lacked adequate IT security, said Charles De Sanno, executive director of the VA Enterprise Infrastructure and Technology Engineering. “We needed to rapidly move ahead with strict measures regarding policy and technology to ensure a harder environment, Data P securitywise, to protect veterans’ da Sanno said. Microsoft’s Rights Management S (RMS) solution provided that critical enhancement. RMS protects the VA from information theft and leakage viding persistent encryption protectio nology. RMS also provides the VA wit control of its documents by managi can view, edit, print and copy them. except the author of the content or so given full-control rights can remove t sistent protection from e-mails and ments. Two Cents Drop it with confidence and look cool doing it. 44 54 Spectrum Reports from the IT horizon. 48 Public Storage With no one-size-fits-all solution to electronic records management, Washington state strikes out on its own. columns 8 Point of View Not Ready for Prime Time 36 52 56 signal:noise Tax Truce Through Platform Parity? 16 Four Questions for … Otto Doll, CIO, South Dakota 12 The Last Mile A Punch in the Interface 55 Personal Computing Who’s Storing Your Words? month: Crash Diet Data centers are energy hogs, consuming 61 billion kilowatt-hours of power in 2006, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In May, Government Technology offers tips on reducing their appetite, and looks at effective energy conservation strategies from around the nation. next APR_08 6 http://www.govtech.com http://www.govtech.com

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Government Technology - April 2008 Contents Point of View Big Picture The Last Mile On the Scene Four Questions for... Freeze Frame How Safe Is Your Data? Easy Street Gadget Overload Indiana Overhaul First Person: A Better Bill Data Defense Strength in Numbers Public Storage Products Two Cents Spectrum Personal Computing signal:noise

Government Technology - April 2008

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