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
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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
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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
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HIPAA could mean big business
States likely will outsource most of the work, creating a $3 billion market for IT companies
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Handheld tested as teaching tool
Northern Virginia schools try out how handheld devices can be integrated into the curriculum
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Texas agency tracks Web usage
The Texas Education Agency is using software to monitor use patterns and system problems
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Georgia rebids telecom contract
State to issue new RFP in its groundbreaking project to outsource its telecommunications
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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
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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
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