Digital Government

County clerk 'professionalizes' office

Clerk of Cook County Circuit Court overhauls, upgrades IT systems and management

Digital Government

Cross-agency collaboration urged

Study shows progress in IT investments, but better management is needed to transform government

People

Virginia promotes homeland research

Summit showcased cutting-edge technology projects in development as a way to drive research dollars to the commonwealth's universities

People

Montgomery named IDHS director

Hugh Montgomery Jr. is the Virginia Institute for Defense and Homeland Security's first director

People

Portal serves up geospatial data

First responders access critical information

People

Feds strike common chord with geospatial portal

The Interior Department unveiled the first version of the Geospatial One-Stop portal

Digital Government

Access to property records is a hit

Sacramento County uses XML to enable users to confirm the recording of documents via the Internet

Digital Government

Arkansas brings portal closer to home

Redesigned AccessArkansas features neighborhood-specific information and push technology

People

First responders falling short

Report says emergency workers are drastically underfunded and dangerously unprepared

Digital Government

Sheriff reinforces mobile command

Florida county's mobile command center adds satellite hookup to Sheriff's Office network

People

Geospatial One-Stop opens

Portal consolidates geospatial data available across federal, state and local agencies

Digital Government

County attacks spam on two fronts

A Virginia county government is taking aggressive measures to detect and filter spam

Digital Government

California models security breach law

Feinstein legislation calls for notifying individuals that personal information may have been compromised

Modernization

Broadband access boon for remote areas

A Southwestern provider of broadband access is breaking down the affordability barrier of high-speed data services in remote communities

Digital Government

Summit highlights homeland tech

Institute showcases cutting-edge technology as a way to drive research dollars to the Virginia universities

Digital Government

Revision of rural tech program urged

Complexity and costs of USDA grant program may be deterring applicants, lawmakers say

Digital Government

City tries new path to fiber network

San Francisco to test system that strings fiber-optic cable through sewers rather than ripping up streets

People

Interactive tools to train NYC firefighters

The New York City Fire Department is exploring the prospect of training its uniformed personnel on computer-based virtual scenarios

Digital Government

Broadband breakthrough in Southwest

Access provider uses Wi-Fi/satellite combination to create remote broadband oases

People

USDA launches online grocery

Electronic Commodity Ordering System allows state officials to order food online