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aperless contracting Here we are in the second week of 2000, and as far as I can determine, the Defense Department still uses paper by the boxcar to execute contracts, despite promises by John Hamre, deputy secretary of Defense, that the entire process would be digital. (See story, Page 68) Now, I know that man had a serious Year 2000 preoccupation, but one still wonders when the Pentagon will even come close to meeting this goal.
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Arizona Democrats to Hold First Binding Internet Vote
The Arizona Democratic Party plans to allow its members to vote online in the March 11 presidential primary, the first time Internet votes will officially count in a public office election.
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Alaska Plans Statewide Telecom Program
Alaska, which spends more than $26 million annually on telecommunications products and services, plans to replace a hodgepodge of contracts with a single statewide telecom program.
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Rand: Fed crime-fighting dollars paying off
Rand, the publicpolicy think tank, has issued a report suggesting that federal technology assistance for state and local crime fighters is paying off, although many opportunities exist for enhancing the relationship.
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Hearings to address tech-worker shortage
A job training work force commission will hold several public hearings this month to examine ways to increase the number of skilled information technology workers in the United States.
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Arkansas Governor Holds Internet Chat
Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who already spends an hour each month on radio and television answering questions from Arkansas citizens, took to the Internet Wednesday evening for his first live online chat session.
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Texas County Opening Tech-Savvy Justice Center
Harris County, Texas, will open its Criminal Justice Center building on Jan. 10 with a high-speed Gigabit Ethernet and Asynchronous Transfer Mode network that will serve the more than 12,000 users of the county's criminal justice courts and supporting services.
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Pennsylvania DOT Cancels Contract With Information Services Provider
Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation on Thursday canceled its contract with ChoicePoint Services Inc., on evidence that the company ignored rules regarding the privacy of driver records.
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Bids Sought to Develop Medicaid Data Warehouse
The Utah Department of Health's Division of Health Care Financing is seeking bids to develop a data warehouse to manage its Medicaid program.
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Commerce Grants to Ease 'Digital Divide'
U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary William Daley announced Wednesday that about $12.5 million in grants will be awarded this year to help close the gap between Americans with and without access to new technologies.
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Sarasota Co., Fla., Commits to Cutting-Edge System
Sarasota County, Fla., is embarking on a major project to link its local criminal justice agencies on a World Wide Web-enabled information system.
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GOP in Alaska and S.C. Select Online Campaign Host
The Republican state parties in Alaska and South Carolina have selected the Votenet.com suite of products from Netivation.com to be the backbone of their online campaign World Wide Web presences.
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New York Takes New Tack on PC Procurement
As part of a new statewide PC procurement, New York has decided to get out of the business of trying to maintain listings for constantly changing PC prices and technology.
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HUD Neighborhood Networks Now in 50 States
With recent openings in Montana and South Dakota, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that HUD?s Neighborhood Networks computer centers are now serving low-income residents in every state.
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Nampa, Idaho selected Systems Consultants Inc.
The City of Nampa, Idaho, recently selected Systems Consultants Inc. to provide a financial and management software solution, including revamping the payroll/human services and utility management processes.
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Virginia puts Internet, public into rule-making
Virginia is turning to the Internet to get the public more involved in the commonwealth?s rule-making process and to shorten the time it takes to put proposed regulations into law.
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Angelina County, Texas, agrees to let SCC Communications Corp. manage 911 database
Angelina County, Texas, recently agreed to let SCC Communications Corp., directly manage their 911 database
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With the first crucial hours of Year 2000 having passed quietly
With the first crucial hours of Year 2000 having passed quietl
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Y2K could still cause problems Monday
Year 2000 computer compliance problems fell far short of calamity as t
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