Digital Government

Thinking big

Government Without Boundaries, with its goal of governmentwide interoperability, sounds a lot like the federal government's FirstGov portal.

People

E-learning aimed at migrants

Families will be able to make up missed schooling and advance skills through online courses

People

Site helps teachers target lessons

Math teachers in Massachusetts can use the Web to build lesson plans linked to children's needs

People

Counties look to e-learning

With increased training costs and a limited budget, Washington Counties Risk Pool takes a closer look at the e-learning alternative

People

Wireless in works for Iowa

State looks into building a wireless infrastructure to prepare rural areas for economic development

Acquisition

Work is under way on standards

The fact that there are no governmentwide standards for acquisition systems is a major impediment to the development of government e-procurement

Acquisition

Down payment on e-procurement

Agencies begin the tough job of linking the purchase and pay sides of B2G commerce

Acquisition

VA begins building integrated system

With a workforce of nearly 230,000 employees, the Department of Veterans Affairs is the largest civilian agency

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Seattle boosts community projects

The city's Technology Matching Fund helps citizen-oriented technology projects get off the ground

People

City eases Web maintenance

San Carlos is using software designed for newspapers to enable non-experts to manage the city's Web content

Digital Government

Analyze this

Web analytics shows agency Webmasters how to improve egovernment services

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Site gets residents set for storms

Miami-Dade County's new emergency management Web site is designed to provide information residents need to prepare for hurricanes

Digital Government

County debuts traffic control tech

New controllers will adjust to changing conditions instead of relying on timed, preprogrammed traffic lights

People

Cybercrime expertise listed online

Attorneys general are compiling resources about local experts on computer crime

Digital Government

Subway deal could bring in millions

Boston subways will get wireless antennas at no cost through a deal with Andrew Corp.

Digital Government

Problem drivers on a short leash

A new wireless device would alert police when people who shouldn't be driving hit the roads

People

Washington takes assistance online

The state hopes that its new site will lighten the load at social services offices while making it easier for people to get information

People

Developing e-gov

Agencies need application developers who can see the big picture

People

A hands-on approach to developing talent

Like most large agencies, the Social Security Administration has a demand for application developer skills in a broad range of information technology sectors

People

Labor market tightens, but shortage continues

In a recent study of 500 large American corporations, the META Group Inc. found that businesses nationwide are struggling to fill 600,000 information technology jobs