Digital Government

Ridge pledges help to 'partners'

Homeland security chief promises state and local governments greater financial resources and support

Digital Government

Calling on local cybersleuths

Security expert says the nation should enlist the help of state and local agencies to battle cyberattacks

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Experts envision more e-gov

Experts say using the Internet to provide government services could save taxpayers millions of dollars

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Tandberg widens students' horizons

Company's Connections Program provides free, interactive educational sessions for K-12 classes

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Michigan pushes broadband

Legislation is introduced to hasten Internet broadband development and access throughout the state

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Oregon to build public safety net

Data warehouse will combine four systems and give police and correctional policy-makers a single resource

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N.C. teachers get Web template

Successful pilot project is launched statewide, offering teachers a template to build classroom Web pages

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Ask George answers local queries

Washington expands its state search engine to scan information related to 200 cities and 39 counties

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Local officials step up

Big challenges lie ahead for state and local homeland security plans

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CSC trains more sleuths

The Defense Department is opening its computer forensics training programs to other law enforcement officials

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Information sharing goes global

The threat of terrorism has given new weight to a push to integrate justice and law enforcement information systems

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Breaking down barriers

State Department visa program may serve as model for cross-government data sharing

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More federal help needed

Local governments want more federal money to complement their own investments

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Center offers e-governance resources

Online clearinghouse is designed make it easier to exchange ideas about the impact of technology on privacy and other public policy issues

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Speaking a global map language

Geography Markup Language would enable agencies to better exchange map data

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Redrawing the map

Maine protects against urban sprawl by giving city planners better data

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EDS sends intergovernmental signal

Company appoints former federal CIO Anne Reed to run its state and local sector

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Governments scuffle for IT workers

State and local governments continue to suffer shortage of qualified employees, study finds

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Alaska set to bolster telecom

Contract will widely upgrade the state's communications infrastructure and network security

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City taking charge of IT projects

San Diego develops a program management office to strengthen the success rate of city IT projects