Digital Government
ACS hires IBM exec for state business
Tom Burlin will lead Affiliated Computer Services' newly formed Government Solutions Group.
Digital Government
Mass. hires EDS for Medicaid revamp
EDS will get $48 million to build a new Medicaid Management Information System for Massachusetts.
Digital Government
Senators urge spectrum increase for responders
A bill sponsored by Lieberman and McCain would force TV broadcasters to return their analog TV spectrum by 2009.
Digital Government
Wyoming plans e-records for health
The Wyoming Healthcare Commission plans to form a regional health information organization as the first step toward statewide electronic health records.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Feds miss mark on security reporting
More instructions needed on which problems to report and to whom, auditors say.
People
The road to automated information sharing
New Jersey police boost ability to share data with regional and federal agencies.
People
VeriSign receives DOD certification
VeriSign has been accredited by the Defense Department to expand its digital certificate services to federal, state and local governments.
Digital Government
Public health left out of regional exchanges?
Officials say health departments could benefit from links to regional information networks.
Digital Government
States, localities at open-source point
Or so says Input, which released a report stating state and local governments will lead the way in public-sector open source because they have tight IT budgets.
People
Rock cooks up business for VMware
The former CIO of Connecticut is now VMware's director of business development for state and local government.
Cybersecurity
Under attack in the states
Michigan portal helps workers e-learn cybersecurity awareness.
People
New Jersey expands data-gathering system
The New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety bought a statewide site license for Memex technology.
People
A room with a view
Public safety agencies grapple with loads of data flowing into command centers.
Digital Government
CDW-G goes to college
The IT solutions provider snared contracts with the Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium and the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
Digital Government
TelCove gets more Pa. work
The company will get $200 million over five years as it continues building a fiber-optic network for the state.
Modernization
Senators push for faster broadband rollout
But a House bill would halt municipal broadband attempts.
People
HHS offers inventory application
State, regional and local health officials can download the software from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality site.
People
Keane retools NC bank site
The revamped site provides electronic payment capabilities that allow financial firms to renew some licenses online.
Digital Government