Modernization

West Virginia preps bid for telecom future

States seeks ideas to increase bandwidth of statewide network

People

Online DMV services growing

State motor vehicle agencies are offering even more online services from a year ago

People

NASA helping regional industry

Research center will help mid-Atlantic businesses gain access to new technologies

Digital Government

Service hosts municipal maps

Syncline's MapCiti enables governments to upload GIS data and mapping files

People

Virginia, AOL honor educators

Teachers and librarians get awards for integrating technology into instruction

Digital Government

West Virginia honors innovations

Awards recognize technology projects developed by state employees

Acquisition

Florida to upgrade crime systems

The state plans to integrate its criminal history and fingerprint systems

Digital Government

Arizona builds security plan

A security bill recently failed, but the state has plans to protect its information

Digital Government

Adaytum offers budgeting tool

Governments, schools and other public entities can use tool to plan and balance their books

People

Tennessee CIO retiring

Bradley Dugger, a nationally recognized leader in IT and intergovernmental work, is retiring in June

Digital Government

California dollars go to tech projects

The state hopes to boost e-commerce in rural areas with money for small business ventures

People

States set to swap code

In a pilot project, states saved time and money by swapping components of applications

People

E-gov a low priority for Bush

NASIRE lobbyist says it is not looking good for a federal CIO, technology issues

Digital Government

Exec recommends privacy czars

IBM privacy officer recommends similar positions be created in government to gain citizen trust

People

Varn keeps Iowa CIO post

After confirmation controversy, the head of the Information Technology Department holds on to his job

People

HIPAA no easy mandate

State officials have their work cut out for them to meet federal rules on health information

People

Arkansas nears IT overhaul launch

Browser-based information system was two years in the making

Digital Government

Doubters inspect Kiva

A permit-management company has given itself a lofty goal: Convincing municipal building inspectors that technology can help them

Acquisition

Denver schools choose Epylon

A Colorado school district announced that it has created an electronic buying system to save money on goods and services

Modernization

Georgia to outsource telecom

To better manage its information technology, Georgia plans to outsource and consolidate its telecommunications services in the next 18 months.