Digital Government
Massachusetts Uses Radnet Software for IT Administration
Massachusetts Uses Radnet Software for IT Administration
Digital Government
LA Unveils Criminal History Reporting System
Los Angeles County law enforcement officers will have access to an extensive new criminal history database
Digital Government
Tenn. Taps Library System Vendor
Tennessee recently selected Auto-Graphics Inc., Pomona, Calif., to design and operate a Web-based library catalog and inter-library loan system
Digital Government
Death to Stovepipes and Silos
The metaphor of stovepipes and silos in government has been around for a long time
Digital Government
Perils of Privatization
The Texas program and others like it are rekindling an old technology policy debate: Is it right to spend the shrinking humanservices tax dollar on information technology?
Digital Government
Can You Go It Alone?
Is it possible for a state to pull off a project similar in size and scope to the Texas Integrated Enrollment Systemwithout help from the private sector?
Digital Government
How Much Risk Can Your Vendor Take?
In state information technology circles, performancebased contracting is hot.
Digital Government
New York Internets Meet the Mainframe
The Internet is a powerful two-edged sword for many state governments.
Digital Government
How We Tested 200 MHz Pentium Desktops
We evaluated these 200 MHz Pentium desktopcomputers using tests designed to show their performance and feature differences
Digital Government
All Eyes Are on Texas
Texas which has a reputation for being larger thanlife has been grabbing a lot of headlines lately. But it's not a flamboyant politician or corporate scandal that's drawing the attention
Digital Government
Should States Fund Citizen Tech Programs?
Just what is state and local governments' role in ensuring that citizens have access to the latest communications and computing tools? That's one of the questions that Jane Leonard, the community development manager for Minnesota's fledgling Office of Technology, is trying hard to answer
Digital Government
200 MHz Pentium Desktops: Is Faster Better?
With Intel Corp. releasing more processors eachyear than you can count on one hand does it make sense to pay for the fastest Pentium around? Probably.
Digital Government
Need the Statehouse Internet-Ready? Consider Your Electric Company
For most communities the information superhighway lies in the future a reality only in government white papers and marketing promises from telephone and cable TV companies
Digital Government
Electronic Turf Warfare
Jerry Paul information systems manager for Salinas Calif. predicted the city's computing future.
People
DHS network may link to others
The Homeland Security Department is considering using a classified network to link state and local governments as well as federal civilian agencies.
People
Centralizing clearances
The intelligence reform bill puts all federal security clearances under one agency that would develop a national database for them.
People
Ridge: Link driver's licenses, visas
Model legislation for states would give access to INS data
Acquisition