People

E-mail overload

Think you have a handle on your e-mail? Think again.

People

Stop the spam

E-mail management is not only about technology tools

People

Tackling the e-mail tsunami

Putting together an effective e-mail management program in any organization means first overcoming some inherent resistance

People

Help is on the way

In the best-case scenario, technology will provide relief from e-mail overload before it becomes a real danger

Acquisition

ICMA taps buying partner

The International City/County Management Association has teamed upwith Way2Bid Inc. to design better channels for local and state governments to conduct online procurement

People

Tool tests sites' accessibility

Service tests sites for compliance with federal standards

Digital Government

Portland promotes ridesharing

The city is working on a Web site that will help drivers organize carpools to cut carbon dioxide emissions

People

Rhode Island puts water data online

Health Department makes it easy for beach visitors to learn about potential health risks

People

South Carolina takes message to teens

Web site serves as first stop for information on suicide, drugs and alcohol and other mental health issues

People

Florida putting records online

State signs five-year development deal with NIC to develop online access to official records

People

Site unites search for benefits

Older Americans can use BenefitsCheckUp to find federal and state assistance programs

People

Washington workers get e-books

The state netLibrary lets government workers check out online versions of technical books

People

Fla. preps massive 'one-stop shop'

The state plans to open an online licensing site that it expects will serve more than 900,000 applicants

People

Indiana rolling out e-benefits

The state is the latest to make the move to electronic benefits transfer, converting its food stamp program

People

Montana keeps fires on site

State agencies are working together to lasso firerelated information onto one Web site

Digital Government

Have IT your way

Outsourcing helps agencies run like businesses. But is it working?

Acquisition

Staffing woes spur Peace Corps move

The Peace Corps' decision to go to seat management was the result of several obstacles it knew it would be facing.

Acquisition

Report from the field: Peace Corps leads the way

It has become commonplace to talk of paradigm shifts in information technology, but for the Peace Corps, the phrase really does apply.

People

Navy's huge outsourcing project sets sail

The $6.9 billion Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) contract is by far the largest government seat management contract so far, with a total target population worldwide of some 360,000 users.

People

Fingerprinting meets city's price and need for simplicity

Finding a better way for employees to get access to the Glendale, Calif., network became critical last year after external auditors surveyed the city's computer security schemes and found them lacking.