Digital Government

Bush pledges aid to mayors

Proposed increase in homeland security spending includes more resources for police, firefighters and emergency workers

Digital Government

Security costs soar, survey shows

U.S. cities are expected to spend an additional $2.6 billion on security through the end of 2002

Digital Government

Mayors hear homeland pledge

Bush administration officials tell U.S. Conference of Mayors that cities are on the front lines of the fight against terrorism

Digital Government

PC voting software passes test

VoteHere's system meets Federal Election Commission standards, but it faces state and local approval

Digital Government

State meets demand for map data

Responding to public demand, New Hampshire has taken GIS data to the Web to provide spatial and map-based information

Digital Government

Utah plans wireless data network

Network would help state, local and federal agencies swap data via wireless devices

Digital Government

States meeting food stamp deadline

Most states will make the Oct. 1 deadline for having a system for delivering food stamp benefits electronically

People

Driver's licenses get another look

The lack of license uniformity among the states permits widespread identification fraud

Digital Government

Tech aimed at homeland security

Think tank pushes smart cards, database connections and CIO for homeland security technology

People

Overall homeland strategy urged

Strategy would allow White House to define success and spearhead federal, state and local efforts, exec says

Digital Government

Web put to work on jobless claims

Texas is testing an unemployment insurance Web application that could cut the time needed to verify a claim

Digital Government

Minnesota preps services portal

Customizable portal due in mid-March will be centered on services rather than departments

Digital Government

State portals miss usability mark

Study shows many state sites fall short of being accessible, customizable or usable to constituents

Digital Government

Tech in curriculum still evolving

Students are connected, but how well schools are using computers and the Internet is still unknown, report states

Digital Government

System aims at ID duplicates

West Virginia is piloting a system to crack down on the fraudulent use of duplicate driver's licenses

Digital Government

Cleaning out the IT garage

NASCIO recommends a pragmatic approach to migrating to an enterprise architecture

Digital Government

Giving e-procurement a civic twist

MunicipalNet puts Web-based purchasing within reach of city and county governments

Digital Government

Teams bring architecture to life

Governance is a crucial element to building an enterprise architecture

Digital Government

Room to Grow

Wisconsin county decides to improve access to data on juvenile crime

Digital Government

Officials ID better licensing

State driver's license officials seek uniform standards and access to databases to verify applicants' information