Digital Government
Idaho governor calls for tech office
Gov. Dirk Kempthorne wants to spend $100,000 to create an Idaho Office of Science and Technology.
Digital Government
Oracle hires ex-CIO of Kentucky
Aldona Valicenti will be a vice-president of business development and strategy for Oracle.
Digital Government
States to make digital maps for mines
The Labor Department's Mine Safety and Health Administration awarded almost $4 million in grants to 13 states to help pay for systems to digitize maps of abandoned mines.
Digital Government
Arizona educators ponder face recognition
A Maricopa County school tests face-scanning systems meant to catch sex offenders and missing children on school property.
Digital Government
Arizona district goes wireless
M/A-Com won a $5 million to build a wireless network for an Arizona water management district.
People
Alabama county verifies OT with prints
Jefferson County's new system requires each worker to provide fingerprints for scanning when they clock in and out.
Digital Government
Education grants increase
Federal grants for state and local education reached almost $35 billion in fiscal 2004, including more than $700 million specifically for technology programs.
People
Accela to create Minneapolis building portal
It will let people go online to apply for construction permits, schedule inspections, check project status and pay fees.
Digital Government
States to make digital maps for mines
The Labor Department awarded almost $4 million in grants to 13 states.
People
Missouri City buys ImageWare system
The Texas municipality will use the company's digital booking and investigation package.
Digital Government
State budgets stay tight
Members of a national conference say budgets will be among the top issues facing state lawmakers next year -- and that means more scrutiny than ever for IT projects.
Digital Government
Web cams installed for D.C. traffic
TrafficLand's Web site has 52 roadside camera feeds.
People
Think tank rolls out e-gov tool
SUNY-Albany's Center for Technology in Government introduced an interactive guide to improve agencies' electronic presentation of information.
People
Graham rolls out electronic voting bill
The senator from Florida wants touch screen voting machines to produce paper records.
Acquisition
EDS to keep running Indiana Medicaid
Indiana has awarded a three-year, $83 million contract to EDS to continue processing health care claims and provide other Medicaid financial services.
Digital Government
Public Tech to produce E911 guide
The nonprofit research group said it would have a guide and Web site to help emergency call centers implement wireless E911.
People
Infrastructure deadline pushed back
A new presidential directive extends the time that agencies have to submit plans to protect infrastructure resources.
People
Collins praises, Lieberman blasts homeland security orders
Bush issued directives on critical infrastructure and first responder assistance.
Digital Government
Aurora first responders go wireless
The Colorado city is building a wireless local-area network so police and firefighters can access data quickly from vehicles.
People