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Hilton Collins

GT Staff Writer

By day, Hilton Collins is a staff writer for Government Technology and Emergency Management magazines who covers sustainability, cybersecurity and disaster management issues. By night, he’s a sci-fi/fantasy fanatic, and if he had to choose between comic books, movies, TV shows and novels, he’d have a brain aneurysm. He can be reached at hcollins@govtech.com and on @hiltoncollins on Twitter.

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Recent Articles

GovTech Innovators: Robert Schmidt, Agency Information Officer for the California Department of Food and Agriculture
May 14, 2013 - The California Department of Food and Agriculture tracks animal health and disease across the state to help authorities safeguard residents and the environment.

GovTech Innovators: Simon Taylor, Commvault Leader and Big Data Expert
May 06, 2013 - According to Taylor, state governments are analyzing their own data to better understand their own internal activities, which can help them answer FOIA requests.

Can Researchers Influence Government's Cybersecurity Agenda?
May 02, 2013 - Government, academic and private-sector cybersecurity experts are establishing a research agenda they hope will affect America's developing cybersecurity approach.

Expert: Role-Based Monitoring is Best for Public Sector Networks
April 23, 2013 - One expert recommends role-based monitoring to help protect public sector networks against internal and external threats.

Product Review: Necomimi Brainwave Cat Ears Liven Up the Workplace
April 22, 2013 - This headset puts some fun in your workday... if your job allows that sort of thing.

4 Steps to Protect Data During Tax Season
April 12, 2013 - In one expert's opinion, strong year-round security standards will also protect fragile data at tax time.

Integrating 311 and 911 Streamlines Operations
March 28, 2013 - An integrated call center in Dyersburg, Tenn., streamlines citizen service requests and emergency calls.

RSA 2013: How Bad Will Cyber War Become?
March 26, 2013 - Security experts say that cyber crime will get more dangerous, but they disagree on the severity.

RSA 2013: Hackers Await Government’s Embrace of Mobile Payments
March 25, 2013 - Security experts at this year's RSA conference discuss how dangerous this new area would be.

Are Web Apps Highly Susceptible to Attack?
March 22, 2013 - According to one Web app security company, 99 percent of tested Web apps used by both the public- and private-sector are vulnerable.

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Government-to-Government IT Services: What Works and What's Left to Work Out

This Digital Communities white paper highlights discussions with IT officials in four counties that have adopted shared services models. Our aim was to learn about the obstacles these governments have faced when it comes to shared services and what it takes to overcome those roadblocks. We also spoke with several members of the IT industry who have thought long and hard about these issues. The paper offers some best practices for shared government-to-government services, but also points out challenges that government and industry still must overcome before this model gains widespread adoption.


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