Digital Government

PwC rolls out traffic planning tool

Transportation modeling tool could help officials simulate traffic congestion and pollution in 3-D

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State troopers going wireless

Pennsylvania State Police patrol vehicles will get software that enables wireless access to databases

Digital Government

Texas launches health network

Communications network connects health organizations to improve surveillance and reporting of diseases and bioterrorism

Digital Government

Survey: City/county e-gov growing

Technology is being used to transform the way governments communicate with constituents and operate internally

Digital Government

Alliance launches permit portal

Nine cities in King County, Wash., have formed an e-government alliance to share resources and expertise

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ISP offers diagnostic toolbox

A nonprofit Wisconsin Internet service provider offers free applications to help members troubleshoot network problems

People

State CIOs ready plans for security center

Central organization will enable states to share information with one another and federal security organizations

People

The local connection

The next step in homeland security initiatives is to involve city and county officials

Digital Government

Tax system upgrade kept in-house

Pennsylvania is integrating its own tax systems as a way to save millions of dollars and keep a customer focus

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Housing agency eases filing

Massachusetts' Web-FACTS enables hundreds of management firms to file financial statements online

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System serves as bioterror sentry

New York City health department system analyzes ER data for trends that may indicate disease outbreaks

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Feds ink deal for info sharing with states

The federal government will begin exchanging information with state CIOs about potential cyberattacks

Digital Government

Pa. plans central voter database

Accenture to oversee the implementation of Pennsylvania's Statewide Uniform Registry of Electors

Digital Government

States called to action on security

Report from NASCIO promotes information technology security as a way of life and recommends courses of action

Modernization

Lessons learned after Sept. 11

Public safety agencies in the Washington, D.C., area did not have many of the interoperability problems reported in New York

People

Fixing a communications breakdown

Homeland security puts focus on interoperability of public safety systems

Digital Government

First-responders key to strategy

Strategy for homeland security would clarify the roles of federal, state and local agencies in responding to terrorist attacks or natural disasters

Digital Government

HIPAA could mean big business

States likely will outsource most of the work, creating a $3 billion market for IT companies

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Handheld tested as teaching tool

Northern Virginia schools try out how handheld devices can be integrated into the curriculum

People

Officials nurture relationship

The coordination between federal officials and their state and local counterparts has been growing stronger with time