Despite major progress over the past decade regarding digital government, a recent report by the Brookings Institute claims that e-Government progress has fallen short of expectations. While meaningful success stories abound, the report highlights areas needing improvement.An excerpt from the executive summary of the report State and Federal Government in the United States, 2008 says: “Transformationalists often claim that new technology will produce widespread consequences. Incrementalists, on the other hand, point to the influence of institutional forces—such as structural fragmentation within government as well as issues related to the investment cost and organizational structures of state and federal government—in limiting the speed and breadth of technology’s impact on the public sector.” The report closes with recommendation for public officials on how to maximize the use of technology to improve government performance. You can download the full report in PDF format from the link above. Yes, the report also address many privacy and security findings such as: Table 3. Percentage of Government Websites Offering Privacy and Security Statements Table 4. Assessment of E-Government Privacy and Security Statements The National Governor’s Association (NGA) Center For Best Practices authored a summary of the Brookings report. Since it is fairly rare for NGA to highlight reports which are critical of state governments, this Brookings report certainly offers meaningful recommendations that security and other IT staff need to take serious in the public sector, as well as for those in the private sector who support the public portals. The Brookings report ends with rankings of the state and federal portals. Any thoughts on their rankings? Related content opinion 3 security career lessons from 'Back to the Future' You don't need to be able to predict the future to have a successful security career, but you had darned well better be able to learn from the past. By Dan Lohrmann Jan 12, 2021 6 mins Careers Security interview Secrets of industry-hopping CSOs Who says you can't change industries? Veteran security leaders Mark Weatherford and Cheri McGuire teach you how it’s done. By Dan Lohrmann Mar 02, 2020 12 mins Careers Security opinion Why security pros are addicted to FUD and what you can do about it Despite professing anti-FUD rhetoric, cyber experts fan the flames, breathlessly sharing the details of the latest data breaches. It's a risky addiction that can lead to security apathy in enterprises. Here's how to harness it. By Dan Lohrmann Sep 06, 2018 7 mins Security opinion Bridging the smart cities security divide There are plenty of organizations that seem to be working on answers to secure smart cities, but in many ways it's like the early days of cloud computing with everyone building their own solutions. By Dan Lohrmann Feb 01, 2018 6 mins Internet of Things Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe