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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
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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
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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
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Virginia unveils e-procurement system
The new system, eVA, will be paid for through vendor transaction fees
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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
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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
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Schools win technology makeovers
Three Pennsylvania school districts will become digital districts
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Kentucky officials go wireless
The state opts for wireless devices to keep executive branch officials up to date with e-mail
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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
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Qwest wins big Arizona deal
The goal is to give every public school in the state access to broadband Internet connections
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San Diego not spared divide
The gap in computer access between whites and Hispanics in the county is sizable
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Phoenix, a conduit for telecom
The city takes the lead to lay fiber-optic lines to enhance telecom, economic development
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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
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Alabama priming workforce for tech
The state hopes scholarships in technical fields will help keep more skilled workers at home
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