Digital Government
Getting permit data remotely
Accela Wireless will provide a system so Buncombe County, N.C., building inspectors can retrieve permit-related data via tablet PCs or handhelds.
Digital Government
California uses Microsoft CRM
California's Corporations Department retooled its customer call center.
People
IWN aims for phase two
Vendors in the second phase of the Integrated Wireless Network would submit detailed technical, management and cost proposals.
People
Mencer to leave DHS
Suzanne Mencer, in charge of state and local coordination and preparedness at the Homeland Security Department, plans to resign from that job by the end of January.
People
IAC chairman: Examine enterprise architecture
Gaps in the federal enterprise architecture may now be more apparent, Dan Twomey says.
People
E-gov matures
E-government initiatives will be judged primarily by the extent of their adoption by agencies and users, OMB says.
Acquisition
Input: Few reversals for IT
About 8 percent to 10 percent of money spent by state governments through reverse auctions went to information technology purchases in fiscal 2004, market researcher Input said last week.
People
Standardizing border data
An industry group plans to develop a data exchange standard for border and transportation agents.
People
Group proposes intell roles
A homeland security working group has issued a report that outlines the responsibilities for all levels of government and the private sector regarding intelligence data for domestic security.
Digital Government
Two converging worlds: Cyber and physical security
Push for standards, guidelines will help industry, government
Digital Government
California seeks to make taxes easy
ReadyReturn will let some taxpayers use prefilled returns
Modernization
Rochester upgrades 311
The nonemergency police call center now has a Motorola enterprise management system.
Modernization
Florida to build wireless system
The plan is to have all counties' public safety and first responder personnel connected to the statewide wireless communications system by the end of 2005.
Modernization
Congress passes E911 bill
The measure would create a national program office coordinating emergency 911 implementation.
People
US, UK work on anti-terror R&D
The two countries signed an agreement to collaborate on homeland security technology.
Modernization
Networx may get Treasury network
Although AT&T won a $381 million deal to build a VPN for Treasury, the contract could move to the Networx vehicle, Rep. Tom Davis says.
People
Covansys works with SPIRIT
The Chickasaw Nation awarded a $3 million contact to Covansys to develop a Web-based system for the Successful Partners in Reaching Innovative Technology program.
Modernization
New Jersey invests in security
Protego appliance detects, blocks cyberthreats across state network
People