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2016: The Year in Tech

According to our analytics, these are the stories readers most wanted to read in 2016 — it’s a revealing look into the issues foremost on the minds of public-sector technology decision-makers.

A great headline? Eye-catching art? Or a compelling story outlining a novel approach to a familiar problem? Hopefully a combination of the three (weighted toward the last one) is what drew Government Technology readers to the stories that ranked as our most popular of the year. From broadband to the gov tech marketplace, analytics to everything as a service, smarter government to cybersecurity, here are the stories that the analytics tell us that readers most wanted to read. It’s a revealing look into the issues foremost on the minds of public-sector technology decision-makers.

January, February March Breaking Down Barriers to Data, Access

April, May, June Tackling Social Media, Increasing Civic Engagement

July, August, September States and Counties Get Smart, Digital

October, November Spotlight on the Gov Tech Scene

Sounding Off CIOs Answer the Question: What technology would you like out of your portfolio?

Eyragon Eidam is the managing editor for Industry Insider — California. He previously served as the daily news editor for Government Technology. He lives in Sacramento, Calif.
e.Republic Executive Editor Noelle Knell is a contributing editor to Emergency Management magazine.
Ben Miller is the associate editor of data and business for Government Technology. His reporting experience includes breaking news, business, community features and technical subjects. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, and lives in Sacramento, Calif.
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