Digital Government

Florida CIO arrested

The executive resigned after police issued a warrant for his arrest on grand theft charges

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Portal pushes e-gov future

Massachusetts officials hope people like the state's upcoming portal and that it will spur more innovative e-gov work

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Linking public safety systems

Integration of information systems among courts and public safety agencies is spotty

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Software solves tax collection

An Idaho county imposed a sales tax, then looked for a system to process the collections

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Official slaps at facial scanning

Jacksonville councilwoman moves to ban use of facial recognition technology by city

Digital Government

Abuse database helps cops

A Pennsylvania nonprofit organization's database gives more information to go on than is typically posted online

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States team up for e-buying

Colorado and Utah are launching an eprocurement system that looks like a government first

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Site links to long-term care

A new Internet site has made finding long-term services and information a little easier in California

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Court systems getting help

Associations are drafting standards for state trial courts' casemanagement systems

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System eases counselor workload

Job counselors in New York find their work faster to get through with a new case-management system

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High-tech court pays off in Florida

When the glare of publicity fell on the state's Supreme Court, it was ready with satellite and Internet feeds

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NACo opening online campus

The county government advocate is launching a distance education program for county professionals

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Study: City e-gov evolving

Some cities are making progress with electronic government, but others aren't even doing the basics

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Alaska vets get online home

Veterans have a site where they can find assistance without having to comb through other state agency Web pages

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E-services mount in Montana

Montana's official Web site is ramping up its online interactive services

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Sites support caseworkers, parents

Web sites could reduce the number of calls agencies handle from people with child support questions

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FSI opens door to municipalities

Contractors that look to Federal Sources Inc. for leads on information technology opportunities in federal and state government soon could tap into a new database of cities and counties.

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Security in numbers

States find that a blanket security approach works better than each agency fending for itself

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Security creeps into municipal consciousness

While federal and state governments appear to be making great strides in Internet security, the issue is somewhat murkier in municipal governments

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State sending updates on blackouts

California is offering free, realtime, wireless notifications about upcoming energy shortfalls.