Cyber and Physical Security Special Report No security plan is foolproof — but an aggressive and coordinated approach to cyber and physical security can limit the damage and honor the commitment state and local agencies have to protect the public’s personal information. Find out why this coordinated approach is critical, and how to make it happen, in this Special Report.

This white paper, intended for federal government program managers, summarizes the challenges of geospatial information management in government and explains the advantages of Google Maps Engine (formerly called Google Earth Builder), a cloud-based service. The white paper concludes with real-world use cases in federal government for Google Maps Engine as well as other Google geospatial visualization solutions for government.

How converged communications — radios with smartphones, narrowband with broadband, voice with text and video — are changing the face of public safety operations.

Tiny is Lenovo’s smallest ThinkCentre desktop ever and can also double as a thin client. Tiny's 1 liter, ultra-compact footprint, energy-efficient design and nearly silent operation make it ideal for any environment. Download the white paper to learn why go thin when you can go Tiny.

Homeland security, justice and public safety see new benefits from the latest wireless applications.

Learn how to save money, generate revenue and increase safety fleets of vehicles from patrol cars to buses, fire trucks to snow plows, garbage trucks to trains.

It has never been more important for our nation to strengthen its communications capabilities and improve the level of preparedness to protect our communities.

This case study shows how Sprint helps Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office manage critical paperwork for improved efficiency and accuracy, helping field deputies stay connected and up-to-date in real time.

Companies are hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons and human error is one of the biggest culprits. Organizations that get a firm grip on who’s handling their data – as well as how and way – can mitigate the risk of data leakage and reputation damage. Contextual information management solutions allow you to identify, monitor and protect data in use and in motion through deep content inspection, delivering context-aware security analysis and real time, multi-layered control.

Download this thought leadership profile to learn how governments across the country rely on Infor to help them achieve greater efficiency, and how Infor brings a wide range of applications together for a single, powerful, enterprise-wide solution for government.

Find out six of the top IT challenges facing state and local leaders and how cloud computing – with the right security, management and governance controls – can help overcome them.

When it comes to training first responders, traditional methods are no longer adequate. Today’s tech-savvy responders are more engaged — and retain content better — with enhanced training delivery provided by collaboration solutions and interactive displays. Multimedia content, trainee engagement and greater efficiency are attained with today’s technologies for collaboration and interactivity.

The house of government is broken, and it needs a serious makeover from top to bottom. In his latest book, management expert Ken Miller discusses how the processes of state and local government became so complicated and inefficient – and how to start cleaning up the mess. This book reveals the tips, strategies and hiding-in-plain-sight secrets for making government work better.

Written for middle- and senior-level managers in state, city and county government, We Don’t Make Widgets: Overcoming the Myths That Keep Government from Radically Improving explodes the myths that prevent dramatic improvement in government operations. If you’re interested in a new way of thinking about what you do, who you do it for and why you do it, this book — part of the Governing Management Series — is for you. Read it and manage with the best!

Now available: a new, updated edition of the book that started it all — in government, anyway. Nearly a decade ago, the first edition of Measuring Up took an irreverent, entertaining approach to introducing public managers to a management tool with staying power: performance measurement. The new edition provides the same clear introduction to linking resources and results, while showing how managers, executives and policymakers at every level of government are putting the techniques to use to improve services across the board.

The latest book in the Governing Management Series is a roadmap for public officials who want to do a better job of dealing with the media in all its forms, from getting the word out when good things happen to avoiding becoming media roadkill when something bad happens. Author Jonathan Walters is in a unique position to help public officials understand how the press works and how to cope with it: In addition to being a veteran journalist, he is also a public official. And he brings the same irreverent approach to De-Pressed that made his Measuring Up books best-sellers.