Digital Government
Missouri, Utah CIOs resign
The chief information officers of Missouri and Utah are leaving their posts to rejoin the private sector
Digital Government
Ind. creates 'superhighway'
The information superhighway will meet the asphalt highway in Indiana.
Digital Government
Alabama latest to opt for e-tax filing service
Nationtax Online will allow businesses to file and pay taxes online for a charge of $3.95 a month
People
Study: E-gov can't stop now
Forrester Research finds that governments will be putting more effort and money into online transactions because citizens and businesses won't have it any other way
Digital Government
Maryland offering online tax payments
The state will use Official Payments Corp., which runs a Web site where residents can pay online with a credit card or via a toll-free number
People
Online game licenses gaining popularity
Iowa and Arkansas add the electronic transaction, which allows people to get a hunting or fishing license almost instantly
People
Idaho sends lawmakers to boot camp
In an intense conference legislators, educators and others will get a crash course in technology and how it affects government
Digital Government
CDs will play well in crises
Broward County sheriff's deputies will carry an in-house produced CD that could cut planning and response time by hours in the case of a school disaster
Acquisition
Governments 'piggyback' for IT savings
Cities and counties could save up to $50 million on collective technology purchases through a program announced Thursday
People
County tests online tax filing
Snohomish County will experiment this fall with filing personal property information online
Digital Government
Ga. taps Web for school safety
Ga. state agencies have opened the School Safety Zone, a Web site where people can anonymously leave information about potential threats to students
Digital Government
Pa. streamlines vendor procedures
New policy enables technology vendors to apply for state business anytime, instead of just annually
Digital Government
Ga. town 'Intelligent City of the Year'
LaGrange is being honored by a nonprofit group for its efforts to use high-speed Internet access to promote economic development
Digital Government
Oracle, non-profit helping schools
The partnership is providing Chicago public schools computers and other equipment as part of their effort to help disadvantaged schools
People
N.Y. county making strides online
Westchester County residents can go online for guidance on dealing with troubled teens, finding the cheapest gasoline and other interactive services
Digital Government
$50 million unspent for school tech
Maine has created a task force to deliberate the fate of a multimillion-dollar technology endowment fund for the state's schools
Digital Government
Indiana creating true 'superhighway'
The state is selling rights of way along a major stretch of highway for companies to install high-speed telecommunications lines
Digital Government
A link in health info CHAIN
Community Health and Alert and Information Network could help upgrade the nations's public health infrastructure
Modernization