Digital Government

City sets up wireless as lifeline

Winston-Salem, N.C., sees free wireless service as key attraction to help downtown thrive

Digital Government

Homeland boosts emergency grants

State and local governments will receive $165 million in grants from Homeland Security

People

McDonough leaving GSA

Intergovernmental, Trail Boss leader leaving for position in private sector

Digital Government

L.A. educators find extras in system

Web-based system could boost school district's entire professional development process

People

Operation Safe Commerce advancing

TSA program would test technologies that could help ensure goods reach their destinations safely

Digital Government

System taps data for bioterror clues

Syndromic surveillance system provides real-time monitoring of potential health threats

Digital Government

Florida county outsources 'CTO'

$34 million IT outsourcing contract with SchlumbergerSema includes unique partnership

People

E-gov happiness breeds more use

The more that citizens use e-government services, the more they plan to use future offerings

People

Funding supplements homeland needs

Supplemental budget includes more money than President Bush wanted for homeland security

Digital Government

Safety workers test wearable computers

Justice program will equip Charleston, S.C., police, firefighters to access data in the field

Digital Government

Outsourcing's savings debated

Local officials say that the outsourcing of services doesn't help government rein in technology costs

Digital Government

Florida taps Symantec for security tools

State relies on products to help assess network vulnerabilities and network performance

Digital Government

EDS wins $407 million Medi-Cal award

EDS wins a four-year, $407 million contract to manage the California Medicaid program, Medi-Cal

People

CIOs focus on capital planning, architecture

CIO Council committee is focusing on integrating the enterprise architecture into capital planning

Digital Government

CIOs find job is multifaceted

State government CIOs say their responsibilities are becoming more diverse

Digital Government

State IT budgets get crunched

State government IT managers are finding it difficult to get funding for new information technology projects

Digital Government

Seamless government takes work

Technology helps create a 'seamless government,' but it still takes hard work, experts say

Digital Government

NASCIO awards Davis

Rep. Tom Davis is awarded NASCIO's inaugural National Technology Champion award

Digital Government

Texas counties pilot online court filing system

Two Texas counties are piloting a Web-based court filing system

People

High alert status costs cities

With the terror alert high and war raging in Iraq, U.S. cities are spending about $70 million weekly on additional homeland security measures