Digital Government

South Carolina GOP election results will be available online

The South Carolina Republican Party has partnered with Voter.com to provide results from the upcoming presidential primary in real-time on the Internet

Digital Government

South Carolina has eye on a chief technology officer

Governor proposes the position to coordinate the state's disjointed technology efforts

Digital Government

Washington county meets 'Melissa'

Virus that plagued nation last year shuts down government e-mail system last week

Digital Government

Clinton budget puts IT to work in local communities

Fiscal 2001 budget proposal earmarks $175 million for technology to help state and local governments improve life in their communities

Digital Government

MIT seeking government nominees for eCitizen Service Awards

MIT's School of Agriculture and Planning has partnered with Andersen Consulting and invited federal, state and local governments to submit their best-existing Web-enabled citizen services program for awards to be presented at a summer conference in Washington, D.C.

Digital Government

New bill would bring thousands of computers to youths

Boys and Girls Clubs of America would benefit from the public/private partnership involving the likes of America Online and Gateway

Digital Government

New exchange point will speed New England Net access

Boston mayor Thomas Menino recently announced the opening of the city's Metropolitan Exchange Point, which will offer faster Internet service to all New England residents and businesses

Digital Government

Hoosiers have say in Web site design

The state is revamping Access Indiana to make it easier for people to locate information and a growing roster of online services

Digital Government

Hennepin County, Minn., Sheriff's Department to use mobile identification tools

The ability to capture fingerprints and match then at a crime scene will soon be possible for the sheriff's department in Hennepin County, Minn.

Digital Government

NGA report: Telecom taxes 'burdensome'

Gov. Leavitt proposes a 'radical simplification' of state and local taxes

Digital Government

Electronically filing taxes made 'comfort-able' for Texas town

Microsoft chooses small town to try out its new software for filing personal income taxes

Digital Government

Iowa working on statewide distance learning

The state's Office of Information Technology Services recently developed two requests for information for the creation of a system to allow people to learn from home

Digital Government

Pennsylvania puts state manual online for first time

The first-ever electronic version of "The Pennsylvania Manual" can be accessed for free through the state's Web site

Digital Government

New Jersey Office of IT creates customer relationship management unit

The idea is to provide state agencies with the technological know-how to meet customers' needs

Digital Government

Puerto Rico Web war resumes this week

The Commonwealth Electoral Commission is expected to hear a complaint that asserts that the government Web site violates electoral law

People

Making documents safe for workflow

With governments starting to lay a foundation for electronic commerce, many state and local agencies are looking to commercial solutions for building public-key infrastructure systems.

Digital Government

Madison, Wis., School District Saves $25K with Free Internet Filtering

Madison, Wis., is the largest school district in the nation to sign up for free Internet filtering through Phoenix-based Dotsafe Inc., in a move that will save the district more than $25,000 per year.

Digital Government

House: E-benefits must be standardized

States currently use different EBT systems that do not interoperate, leading to widespread fraud, officials say

Digital Government

Miss. Teachers to get Online Training Tool

Mississippi's Education Department has selected Classroom Connect's Connected University as its online professional development program for educators.

Digital Government

Six N.J. school districts receive $1.1 million in technology equipment

Donations stem from private company's effort to provide school-age children with the opportunity to learn more about the Internet and computers