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Kansas City to host Web conference
The 2003 Government Webmaster Conference, scheduled for October, is likely the first national one sponsored by municipal users
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Utah builds biz license portal
Utah unveiled a business application that cuts down the time for registering a new business from weeks and months to about an hour.
People
NYC's 311 system speeds calls for help
Citizen service center, launched in early March, averages 17,000 calls a day
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Maricopa starts on criminal data network
The Arizona County now uses common case numbers, as part of a project to create a new system for sharing criminal information
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Georgia county upgrades crime net
More than 100 Columbia County employees will have secure access to databases maintained by state and federal law enforcement agencies.
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Delaware meets new Medicaid rules
The state is among the first to make sure its system complies with federal requirements for health insurance claims.
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MBTA to get new communications
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will pay a Tyco subsidiary more than $25 million to develop a new communications systems
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NY center to test data portal
A SUNY-Albany research center will see if state and local agencies can share information through a Web site.
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State taxes gain steam online
Now that 20 states have passed laws to streamline their sales tax efforts, software for collecting them online could be on its way.
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Legislating for security
At least 10 states have passed laws addressing information security
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State legislators busy writing security laws
At least 34 states are considering bills or have enacted laws on security for computers and networks, according to a new report
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Broadband needs states' help
A tech industry lobbying group calls on state governments to cut fees for installing communications lines.
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Stanford professor slams e-voting
Touch-screen systems, susceptible to fraud, require voter audit trail, professor argues
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States need better security
State governments aren't doing enough to protect against hackers, says a former White House data security guru.
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States avoid tax hikes
Governments in many states cut spending and raised fees to meet their budgets.
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Cybersecurity laws spread
Since 2001, many states have passed laws specifically addressing information security
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Spam fighters need better tech
Curbing those irritating e-mails will take improvements in technology and enforcement, say government officials.
People
State CIOs, feds talk collaboration
18 state CIOs meet with feds to develop a more collaborative approach for addressing homeland security and other national concerns
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Working together
Items on the agenda when IT officials from federal and state governments met in Washington
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