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Sarasota Co., Fla., Commits to Cutting-Edge System
Sarasota County, Fla., is embarking on a major project to link its local criminal justice agencies on a World Wide Web-enabled information system.
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GOP in Alaska and S.C. Select Online Campaign Host
The Republican state parties in Alaska and South Carolina have selected the Votenet.com suite of products from Netivation.com to be the backbone of their online campaign World Wide Web presences.
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New York Takes New Tack on PC Procurement
As part of a new statewide PC procurement, New York has decided to get out of the business of trying to maintain listings for constantly changing PC prices and technology.
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HUD Neighborhood Networks Now in 50 States
With recent openings in Montana and South Dakota, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that HUD?s Neighborhood Networks computer centers are now serving low-income residents in every state.
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Virginia puts Internet, public into rule-making
Virginia is turning to the Internet to get the public more involved in the commonwealth?s rule-making process and to shorten the time it takes to put proposed regulations into law.
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Angelina County, Texas, agrees to let SCC Communications Corp. manage 911 database
Angelina County, Texas, recently agreed to let SCC Communications Corp., directly manage their 911 database
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Nampa, Idaho selected Systems Consultants Inc.
The City of Nampa, Idaho, recently selected Systems Consultants Inc. to provide a financial and management software solution, including revamping the payroll/human services and utility management processes.
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With the first crucial hours of Year 2000 having passed quietly
With the first crucial hours of Year 2000 having passed quietl
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Guam's Y2K rollover bodes well for U.S.
Early Year 2000 reports from the U.S. territory of Guam which bills itself as where America's day begins because of its proximity to the international date line indicate that the rest of America has nothing to worry about as the new year sweeps across the 50 states.
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Arlington County, Va., prepped for Y2K
Arlington County, Va., has been preparing for Year 2000 for the past three years, and its systems are complete with contingency plans. But county officials must also have a Year 2000 progress report prepared by 11 a.m. on Jan. 1, when the County Board holds its annual meeting.
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Tulsa, Okla., Takes Laid-Back Approach
The Year 2000 bug is not expected to cause any major problems in Tulsa, Okla. The local government there has taken a relatively laidback approach in its precautions for when the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31.
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Los Angeles Takes Public/Private Approach
More than 500 Year 2000 community information centers recently opened throughout the Los Angeles area to help residents prepare for and pass into the Year 2000.
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Raleigh, N.C., to Watch, Wait
For six hours before and six hours after the zero hour for Year 2000, key officials in Raleigh, N.C., will be hunkered downtown watching and waiting.
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Alaska: Always on Alert for Ground-Shaking Events
When the New Year begins, some Alaska residents may face a lack of electricity, water or working phones, along with disruptions to government services and business. But not necessarily because of the Year 2000 computer problem.
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Powers that be Ready in Albuquerque
On Dec. 30 the city of Albuquerque will open its emergency operations center to ring in the New Year.
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Information Key in Washington State
Like other cities and states across the country, Washington will operate a Year 2000 Coordination Center from Dec. 28 through Jan. 4 at the headquarters of the state's Emergency Operations Center.
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Arkansas: Keeping up its Guard
The Arkansas National Guard plans to be on watch when the Year 2000 rollover occurs, as it is during any emergency, ready to provide the state with humanitarian assistance. But in this case, whatever the outcome, the guard must deal with a secondary issue: public paranoia.
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No Room for Mistakes in Las Vegas
With Barbra Streisand ringing in the New Year in Las Vegas along with thousands of other glitterati, the city of Las Vegas isn't taking any chances with Year 2000 glitches.
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Ohio's New CIO Outlines Top Priorities
Ohio Gov. Bob Taft last week named Gregory Jackson chief information officer and assistant director of the Department of Administrative Services effective Jan. 10. The new CIO has already established his top three priorities: electronic government, IT work force recruitment and improving the state's procurement process.
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