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Andy Opsahl

Andy Opsahl is a former writer and features editor for Government Technology magazine.

Emerging Tech

Product Review: HP ProBook 6460b Laptop

Hewlett-Packard delivers a hardy, secure notebook.

September 30, 2011
· Andy Opsahl
Archive

Who’s Winning the Cloud War?

Analysts look at the state of competition for cloud business among Microsoft, Google and Amazon.

September 28, 2011
· Andy Opsahl
Education

What I Learned Reporting on State and Local Government IT (Opinion)

Features Editor Andy Opsahl is leaving Government Technology after nearly six years, but not before sharing some last words about lessons learned on the IT beat.

August 01, 2011
· Andy Opsahl
Archive

White House, Open Data Developers Trade Ideas (PHOTOS/VIDEO)

Open data programmers go to Washington, D.C., to promote their efforts and brainstorm potential collaborations with the White House.

July 22, 2011
· Andy Opsahl
Archive

2011 Digital Counties Survey Winners Announced

The 2011 Digital Counties Survey winners include Palm Beach County, Fla.; Washoe County, Nev.; Pueblo County, Colo. and Nevada County, Calif.

July 11, 2011
· Andy Opsahl
Transportation

Parking Tech Helping Big Cities Ease Congestion

Video: San Francisco app routes drivers directly to available parking as a strategy for reducing traffic congestion.

June 30, 2011
· Andy Opsahl
Archive

Web 3.0 Could Lead to E-Government That Anticipates Citizens’ Needs

‘Machine-to-machine’ Internet communication enabled by microformatting will help citizens get more targeted information.

January 31, 2011
· Andy Opsahl
Archive

Government Execs Discuss Strategies for Updating Social Media Accounts

Government officials discuss the challenges of keeping social media accounts refreshed and their ongoing strategies for maintaining them.

January 18, 2011
· Andy Opsahl
Archive

TV Search Engine Monitors Mentions of Local Government Agencies

Governments monitor TV coverage of their agencies from their desktops using a TV search engine called the SnapStream Server.

December 24, 2010
· Andy Opsahl
Health and Human Services

Business Intelligence Dashboards Simplify Regulation Compliance for Social Service Agency

Mary Shamouel, CIO of the Santa Clara County, Calif., Social Services Agency, discusses streamlined evaluation process.

November 24, 2010
· Karen Stewartson, Andy Opsahl