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Four IT bills rejected in California
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed bills that address IT-related issues, including outsourcing, broadband access and electronic surveillance of employees.
Digital Government
Maine hires Northrop for health
Northrop Grumman Corp. won a $2.5 million contract to consolidate Maine's public health systems.
Digital Government
Officials praise D.C. wireless network
The Capital Wireless Integrated Network gives public safety workers a valuable tool for daily and extraordinary situations, officials said.
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Court allows Fla. voting suit
A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit that challenges Florida's use of electronic voting machines that lack paper trails.
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Denver retains e-gov title
The Mile High City again came in at the top of Brown's annual Urban E-Government Study.
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Calif. mandates voter trails by 2006
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill that will require the state's electronic voting machines to produce a voter verifiable paper trail.
Cybersecurity
House struggles over security bill
Did Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) propose moving cybersecurity authority to OMB?
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Va. tech chief to leave
George Newstrom will resign as Virginia's secretary of technology at the end of the week.
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Congress, FCC draw up spectrum battle plan
First responders seek greater access to voice, data capabilities
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States get 3 years for NIMS
DHS Secretary Tom Ridge said that fiscal 2005 marks the beginning of a requirement for government leaders to begin putting in place practices and policies for the National Incident Management System
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Senate committee approves wireless spectrum bill
But not before adding a measure that critics say undermines the goal of getting broadcasters out of spectrum promised to public safety.
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Japan, U.S. CIOs face similarities
Prefecture CIOs struggle with many of the same issues as state CIOs.
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CIOs aim at lawmakers
State chief information officers need to work more closely with legislatures and work for a seat at governors' public policy tables, experts said.
Digital Government
EPA network progresses
Officials expect that 35 states will be part of the Environmental Information Exchange Network by year's end.
People
Drabkin to stay at GSA
GSA's deputy chief acquisition officer has turned down an offer from the State Department.
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Multistate info center planned
DOD plans to work through the N.Y. Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination to sign up states and other governments to a new information-sharing center.
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