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New Mexico Data 'Framework' Holds Tips for National GIS System
The U.S. Geological Survey's Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) is about to choose a new round of state and local governments to join its Framework Demonstration Projects Program, under which local, state and federal agencies will work out datasharing problems
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The Rage for Value
This month's issue of civic.com is full of stories that show how information technology is being put to work as a tool for delivering civic and community value. In one case, the value is directly financial, as in our story about how Massachusetts, in order to lower procurement costs, is piloting a
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Hard Bodies
If you need a notebook computer that can take a littleor a lotof abuse, consider buying a ruggedized model.
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Police Check Out Faster, Friendlier Investigative Tools
Det. Doug Garrett, a crime analyst with the city of Kent, Wash., earlier this year investigated a crime ring suspected of auto theft, mail theft, forgery and drug trafficking.
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City Adds Telecom to Basic Service Menu
A booming number of Americans regards telecommunications as more of a necessity than a luxury, but is your Internet connection truly as essential as clean water? Is cable TV as valued as sewer services?
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Magazine of the Year
I want to take a moment out from the usual business aired here to blow our own horn a bit.
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New Federal Grants System to Eliminate Confusion, Bureaucracy For State and Locals
New Federal Grants System to Eliminate Confusion, Bureaucracy For State and Locals
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Law Enforcement Dons Wearable Computer System
Law Enforcement Dons Wearable Computer System
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Java Makes an Entrance
Hailed as a giant step forward for software code reuse, Java, the objectoriented programming language launched in 1995, is just starting to creep into state and local governments as a development tool for enterpriseclass, missioncritical projects.
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CDC Bolsters Public Health Network to Fight E. Coli Illness
CDC Bolsters Public Health Network to Fight E. Coli Illness
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Texas Twist
It may sound like a dance, but Texas' TWIST is a system that actually eliminates steps for the state's citizens to get from welfare to work. TWIST, a.k.a. The Workforce Information System of Texas
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Reversing a 'Brain Drain' in Green County, Pa.
Green County, Pa., located in the Rust Belt and saddled with a poverty factor of more than 25 percent, has spent decades trying to recover from a mass exodus of workers that has left the area's work force depleted.
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Tune Up Your Site With Web Server Monitoring
As World Wide Web sites have become more mission critical, Web servers have grown increasingly powerful, with such advanced capabilities as clustering and loadbalancing. Nevertheless, most of the best Web server packages lack a critical feature: selfawareness. Where are the bottlenecks that are s
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California East
On its own, Northern Virginia has become a national technology center for communications and commerce, with some 1,800 companies specializing in Internet services, electronic commerce, software development, telecommunications and systems integration.
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New Y2K Supplier Audit Services
ILM Corp. is offering custom Year 2000 supplier audit services to agencies looking to accurately gauge their suppliers' readiness for the millennium.
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Intergovernmental Open System Awards Announced
Intergovernmental Open System Awards Announced
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