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Officials also said they feared that although Childs is in jail, he may have enabled a third party to access the system by telephone or other electronic device and order the destruction of hundreds of thousands of sensitive documents.

Why not take a hosted Web-site avatar, and put it on a public access computer at reception?

Videotaping dry-as-toast public service announcements — or the governor’s entire news conference — is unlikely to go "viral" and draw millions of viewers in the same way that "Battle at Kruger" (30 million views) or "Evolution of Dance" (84 million hits) have.

Instead of sending an ambulance every time someone calls 9-1-1, the Houston City Council voted to contract with a telephone nursing service for non-emergencies.

"Technology, to me, is just a tool for getting to the why."

"This 2008 iteration of Michigan’s strategic plan for information technology builds on all that we have learned in the past and enhances our vision for the future," said Governor Jennifer M. Granholm. "It lays out how technology will enable us to build a better state government and fulfill our priority areas: jobs, education, communities, health care and better government."

On the final day of NASCIO’s midyear conference in Chantilly, Va., representatives from four states presented strong evidence that innovation is alive and well in the public sector.

There are simple steps that the public sector IT community can take in responding to renewed concerns about environmental sustainability while institutionalizing greater efficiencies into its operations.

City and county governments can use PublicTechJobs.com to post career opportunities and view resumes.