THE ARTICLES PRESENTED ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR AT FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS AND PUBLIC SERVICES. COMPUTER SYSTEM APPLICATIONS ARE DISCUSSED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, HUMAN RESOURCES, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MAJOR ISSUES INCLUDE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PUBLIC SECTOR, MAJOR COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, PRIVACY AND SECURITY, THE MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN AND MACHINE DATA PROCESSING RESOURCES, BUDGETING AND COST CONTROL, AND THE SELECTION OF COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. THE SECTION ON ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF COMPUTERIZATION IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PRESENTS ARTICLES DEALING WITH AUTOMATION IN GOVERNMENT, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OBJECTIVES FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AND PLANNING FOR AUTOMATION. A SERIES OF ARTICLES IS INCLUDED ON DATA PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY AND THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION OF PRIVACY, SECURITY, AND CONFIDENTIALITY ISSUES IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR. ARTICLES ON THE MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTER RESOURCES EXAMINE THE PLANNING OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, THE SELECTION OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, THE MAINTENANCE OF OPERATIONAL APPLICATIONS, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FAIR METHOD TO COST AND CHARGE FOR COMPUTER SERVICES. TABULAR DATA, PHOTOGRAPHS, FOOTNOTES, REFERENCES, AND AN INDEX ARE PROVIDED. FOR SELECTED SPECIFIC ARTICLES, SEE NCJ 12935, 15044, 25664, 25675, AND 61574-75.