Digital Government
PwC rolls out traffic planning tool
Transportation modeling tool could help officials simulate traffic congestion and pollution in 3-D
Digital Government
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
Digital Government
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
Digital Government
Housing agency eases filing
Massachusetts' Web-FACTS enables hundreds of management firms to file financial statements online
Digital Government
System serves as bioterror sentry
New York City health department system analyzes ER data for trends that may indicate disease outbreaks
Digital Government
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
Digital Government
Handheld tested as teaching tool
Northern Virginia schools try out how handheld devices can be integrated into the curriculum
People