Posted by Francis G. Slay, Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri Editors note: Today, we welcome Mayor Francis G. Slay of the City of St. Louis , the latest U.S. city to move to Google Apps for Government. Email keeps City employees and departments connected, and it's how our residents and businesses get in touch with their City government. Our current email system - old and unreliable - hasn't worked very well for a while.

Posted by Wendy Wu, Google Enterprise Team A week ago the Google State and Local Government team and our partner SADA Systems were out in force at the National Association of Counties Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon. The conference provided a platform for over 2,000 county leaders and industry experts from across the nation to discuss innovative programs and technologies impacting county governments.