InformationWeek: The Business Value of Technology

IT professionals in government, as in all industries, are under pressure. Sure, resources are tight, and legacy IT systems and processes are the norm, but there’s also a growing expectation among the public that government agencies be more transparent and efficient and that their services be Web-enabled. What are government IT organizations to do?

Many are getting creative in how they apply technology to meet their mandates. At the local, state, and federal levels, government technologists are employing Web 2.0 tools, cloud computing, and new applications and systems.