Digital Government

Multistate Matrix is wounded, not dead

Officials at the Florida Law Enforcement Department have not given up.

People

CIOs share challenges

Issues facing chief information officers at the state, local and federal levels are not dissimilar, a panel says.

Modernization

States see VOIP coming

A voice-over-IP network seems inevitable, several state CIOs said.

Digital Government

HHS marches with states on health IT

The secretary of health and human services says feds must collaborate with state governments on digital health technology.

Digital Government

NASCIO goes to Washington

Twenty-one state CIOs took their concerns about cybersecurity and identification cards to Capitol Hill.

Modernization

Know your network

Milwaukee County uses discovery tool to keep network humming.

People

Feds hunt for XML core

The National Information Exchange Model seeks to identify a core set of schemas and ensure their standardization.

People

Agencies to form commodity councils

If agencies can drive a better deal by bringing purchases together, OMB will ask them to do it, the head of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy says.

People

Fight over driver’s license standards

Sensenbrenner pushes his controversial bill

People

NC develops skills

The governor’s office will devote money and personnel in developing the state’s Center for 21st Century Skills program.

Digital Government

St. Louis tackles bus maintenance

Accenture is developing a system that analyzes real-time data from sensors on St. Louis buses.

Cybersecurity

Security group wants ideas

An interagency task force is appealing to industry for ideas to improve security while reducing costs.

Digital Government

More Medicaid IT outsourcing?

Spending on outsourced Medicaid Management Information Systems will rise by one-fifth, Input says.

People

TopOff exercise heads off virtual terrorists

Emergency workers respond to new and imagined threats.

People

Sharing drives DHS data project

DHS officials are translating the responsibilities into a data architecture.

Digital Government

EDS keeps Medicaid work

Rhode Island will continue using EDS to process Medicaid claims.

People

State and local officials look to outsourcing

Retiring workforce driving new push to contract out services.

People

Task force studies WMD threats

It will recommend ways to counter weapon attacks.

People

Risk or population?

Congress will consider distributing homeland security money based on risk rather than on population.

Acquisition

Draft proposals stir interest

Vendors scrutinize Alliant RFPs.