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Governor info now online
The National Governors Association has a database with information about state governors going back to colonial times.
Digital Government
Justice budgets for info sharing
The Justice Department would receive a 6 percent boost in IT dollars if President Bush gets his way.
Digital Government
Granholm calls for resource pooling
The Michigan governor urged local governments to form partnerships and pool resources.
People
School data goes online
The Education Department's new Web site offers access to comparative school data that previously was not readily available to the public.
People
Fla. police radio in the home stretch
Florida's Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System is entering its final phase to provide a single communications network for 13 agencies.
People
Ohio creates CIO post
Greg Jackson was named state Chief Information Officer to oversee Ohio's new Office of Information Technology.
People
Arizona to consolidate e-purchasing
The state's fiscal 2005 budget calls for a statewide procurement system.
People
Cities, states spend millions on wireless
Delaware, Detroit are among those planning to upgrade their wireless communications for emergency response and homeland security.
People
First responder report due in spring
The federal government hopes to release a sweeping document on the priorities of first responders.
Modernization
Listening to the arctic skies
NASA, NOAA use Norwegian facility to gather weather and climate data from satellites
Modernization
Unique funding saves costs
After the first five years, NASA and NOAA will have almost free use of a fiber-optic cable to a remote polar station for 15 years.
Acquisition
Trip to Mars requires intelligence
Success of manned mission could hinge on smarter systems
Digital Government
The wave of the future: Robonaut
It could function like an astronaut on tasks not specifically designed for robots.
Digital Government
Mayors: Fed funding stream needs fixing
Poor process keeps promised money from reaching local agencies
People
Info sharing, analysis boosts security
At least according to a Transportation Security Administration official.
Acquisition
FTS to handle SmartBuy
The General Services Administration has handed operational control of SmartBuy to the Federal Technology Service.
Modernization
Justice to merge info-sharing programs
The department also expects other tech work to move forward, including two networking projects and a financial system, the CIO says.
Digital Government
Cities not getting DHS grants
Mayors say dollars for first responders aren't reaching the local level.
People
Virginia tech agency gets CIO
Lemuel Stewart is the first CIO of the Virginia Information Technology Agency.
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