Digital Government

Mississippi goes to AOL@School

Free software is being sent to all public schools in Mississippi that will include AOL@School's state focus feature

Digital Government

Laguna Beach puts GIS on Web

California city makes its geographic information system available to the public to help local redevelopment

Modernization

Lessons learned after Sept. 11

Public safety agencies in the Washington, D.C., area did not have many of the interoperability problems reported in New York

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Fixing a communications breakdown

Homeland security puts focus on interoperability of public safety systems

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Working together

A core group of about 12 people has been working on the Dark Screen exercise for the past year

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Cyberterrorism drill set

Operation Dark Screen to help government, industry prepare for attacks

Digital Government

Davis pushes for grant tune-up

The federal government should revamp the grants process that delivers funds for state and local IT systems that support human services programs, officials said

Digital Government

First-responders key to strategy

Strategy for homeland security would clarify the roles of federal, state and local agencies in responding to terrorist attacks or natural disasters

Digital Government

HIPAA could mean big business

States likely will outsource most of the work, creating a $3 billion market for IT companies

Digital Government

Handheld tested as teaching tool

Northern Virginia schools try out how handheld devices can be integrated into the curriculum

Digital Government

Texas agency tracks Web usage

The Texas Education Agency is using software to monitor use patterns and system problems

Digital Government

Georgia rebids telecom contract

State to issue new RFP in its groundbreaking project to outsource its telecommunications

Digital Government

Houston contract under fire

Councilman claims RFP process for $9.5 million SimHouston project was "a sham"

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Cyberterror test checks connections

Officials from all levels of government are partnering with private-sector and utilities concerns to test cyberattack response

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Officials nurture relationship

The coordination between federal officials and their state and local counterparts has been growing stronger with time

Digital Government

Mapping group preps data sharing pilots

Initiative to broaden sharing of critical infrastructure data

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City making wireless connection

Illinois city's project will integrate 3Com equipment to create a wireless connection among agencies

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City overhauls system, service

San Antonio is implementing a new enterprise resource planning system with customer relationship management services

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Grants aim to hook up rural areas

Rural, disadvantaged communities can apply for grants to fund broadband transmission services

Digital Government

Davis: Lift bureaucracy on grants

Rep. Davis supports more flexibility for state and local governments to buy IT systems that support federal services programs