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Montgomery County, Md., moving ahead with FiberNet
The first phase of FiberNet, a multimillion-dollar broadband network that will connect all Montgomery County, Md., facilities on an efficient, speedy system, has been finished in the second year of the five-year project.
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Missouri offers online legislative debate
When Missouri's legislative session began recently, for the first time voters could listen to live debates on the House and Senate World Wide Web sites.
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Commerce Secretary Details E-Commerce Plans
U.S. Commerce Department Secretary William Daley plans to work with states and localities to identify and amend outdated commercial laws impeding the growth of e-commerce.
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Netivation.com Announces Deal to Expand Political Content
Netivation.com, which operates the Votenet.com online political services, recently announced an exclusive agreement with the Initiative and Referendum Institute to provide nonpartisan information about local, state and national referendums on the World Wide Web.
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Nevada Offers IT Grants
HighwayNet.com, launched last week by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and EyeCast.com, enables Internet users to see real-time images from 25 traffic cameras on four Northern Virginia interstates.
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Georgia Legislators Pull Plug on 'RepNet'
When Georgia's legislative session began on Monday, state Rep. George Grindley was ready to beam the moment to his constituents in Cobb County with a miniature camera poised on his desk in the Statehouse.
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Web Site Monitors Northern Virginia Traffic Cameras
HighwayNet.com, launched last week by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and EyeCast.com, enables Internet users to see real-time images from 25 traffic cameras on four Northern Virginia interstates.
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Supreme Court Bars States from Releasing Driver Information
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled this week that states can be barred from selling private companies the personal information drivers supply to state motor vehicle departments.
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Georgia Passes Hat to GIS Users
Turned away by the state legislature, Georgia is asking public and private organizations in the state to help fund a project to convert high-resolution aerial photographs into all-purpose geographic images.
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Pennsylvania Gets Federal Approval for Work Force Plan
The Labor Department last week authorized Pennsylvania to begin its five-year work force plan, which includes attracting and retaining skilled workers for the commonwealth's technology companies.
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IT Issues Central in 'State of America's Cities'
America's cities are more prosperous and working better than ever, but problems such as racism and what to do about taxing Internet sales taint the picture, according to a survey released Wednesday by the National League of Cities.
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Education Unveils STaR Chart to Help Teachers Use Technology
U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley and corporate leaders this week released a chart to help the educational community ensure that all new teachers have the technology skills needed to manage a classroom in the digital age.
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Keeping Data Within Reach
Storage options include online, offline and near-line solutions on media such as tape, hard disks and CD-ROMs. In many cases, the best storage solution is a combination of these options.
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States Jump on the Web Portal Bandwagon
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled this week that states can be barred from selling private companies the personal information drivers supply to state motor vehicle departments.
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Arkansas Governor Holds Internet Chat
Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who already spends an hour each month on radio and television answering questions from Arkansas citizens, took to the Internet Wednesday evening for his first live online chat session.
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Texas County Opening Tech-Savvy Justice Center
Harris County, Texas, will open its Criminal Justice Center building on Jan. 10 with a high-speed Gigabit Ethernet and Asynchronous Transfer Mode network that will serve the more than 12,000 users of the county's criminal justice courts and supporting services.
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Pennsylvania DOT Cancels Contract With Information Services Provider
Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation on Thursday canceled its contract with ChoicePoint Services Inc., on evidence that the company ignored rules regarding the privacy of driver records.
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Bids Sought to Develop Medicaid Data Warehouse
The Utah Department of Health's Division of Health Care Financing is seeking bids to develop a data warehouse to manage its Medicaid program.
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