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Iowa digs for data gold

Iowa hopes to create a data warehousing system that the judicial, legislative and executive branches could mine to help them make better decisions

People

Idaho earns best in show

Access Idaho, the state's official portal, wins the Council of State Governments' top award, for best all-around state government Web site

People

Alaska asks for E-Rate exception

Several rural Alaskan communities hope to access the Internet via lines intended for schools or libraries and funded by the federal E-Rate program

People

Virginia unveils e-procurement system

The new system, eVA, will be paid for through vendor transaction fees

People

N.Y. expands kiosk program

City contract will provide access to e-government services in needy neighborhoods

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Most governments now online

New study finds that public sector embracing technology, but many big issues are holding governments back

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Teachers learning how to tap into tech

Colorado is spending millions on a data warehouse with ideas on how to use technology in schools

People

Company moves to capitalize on e-filing

A new Web site offers thousands of federal and state court forms that attorneys can fill out online

Digital Government

Schools win technology makeovers

Three Pennsylvania school districts will become digital districts

Modernization

Kentucky officials go wireless

The state opts for wireless devices to keep executive branch officials up to date with e-mail

Digital Government

King plugging away at laptop plan

Maine governor's plan to give every seventh-grader in the state a laptop computer is evolving

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Drive-by meter readings on tap

Plano introduces water meters that meter readers can check without leaving their cars

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Cooperation key in e-gov

Technology officials agree that cohesion among agencies will save time and money

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Privacy, funding issues here to stay

Experts at a Government Technology Conference discuss what will be on IT officials' minds this year

People

Qwest wins big Arizona deal

The goal is to give every public school in the state access to broadband Internet connections

Digital Government

San Diego not spared divide

The gap in computer access between whites and Hispanics in the county is sizable

Modernization

Phoenix, a conduit for telecom

The city takes the lead to lay fiber-optic lines to enhance telecom, economic development

Digital Government

Alaska asks for E-Rate exception

Alaska wants the FCC to bend its rules so remote communities could tap into E-Rate funded Internet access

People

Alabama priming workforce for tech

The state hopes scholarships in technical fields will help keep more skilled workers at home

Digital Government

Election changes on drawing board

Secretaries of state recommend ways to improve voting systems across the country