Last month Sunshine Week took place as a reminder of the “Public’s Right To Know”.   During the week, participants host events, publish articles, hold classes and a wide variety of other things that are all geared towards increasing public awareness about the importance behind Open Government.  We are proud to share a few articles highlighting [...]

Collin County is growing and with growth comes change. As they experienced a population influx of over 250,000 residents from 2000 to 2007 and a 253% increase in case filings they were strategically looking for ways to improve efficiency and customer service across the board.  That same year a committee, with members of several County [...]

For law enforcement departments across the US, the use of law enforcement software to manage active cases is perhaps a natural step in the daily processes for many officers and investigators. A bigger challenge might be the mounds of paper files in storage for cold cases. How are these to be managed and could there [...]

President Obama has made a big push towards Open Government during his term in office.  As part of his initiative The White House has created a Blog which serves as an outlet for government agencies to discuss their efforts on providing transparency/openness to its citizens.   For many local governments, like the City of Gulfport, MS, [...]

Thanks to the advances in technology it’s hard to look around and NOT see people connecting through cell phones, iPhones, blackberries, laptops, (etc…). Electronic communication is everywhere. So it is no wonder that today’s high tech citizens feel the information they want should be right at their fingertips.  This is why an increasing number of local governments [...]