Digital Government

Satellite speeds Internet to the field

New system offers broadband service in remote locations and already has helped rural California firefighters

Digital Government

Wisconsin finds old tech works

Use of Wisconsin's new Web site for unemployment insurance claims lags because phone system is so efficient

Digital Government

Virginia begins EBT rollout

Service eventually will supply benefits to about 148,000 food stamp customers using a magnetic stripe "debit card" system

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County targets enterprisewide GIS

Illinois county looks to develop virtual network of geographical data users and producers

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Texas electric users shop on the Web

Customers have been able to comparison shop for the best prices on the Texas Electric Choice Web site

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City boosts online permit service

Marketing helped Mountain View, Calif., increase the number of permits the city issues online

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N.Y. firehouse scouts biometrics

One Queens department is looking to biometrics as a way of clocking fire fighters in and out of the firehouse

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Tenn. health care licensing online

This is the most complex of a series of projects the state has developed in moving services online

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Oklahoma's portal goes interactive

State arts council puts grant application process online; more agencies and licensing to follow

Digital Government

All systems go for NASA tech

Deep Space 1 tech to power missions over next decade

Digital Government

New directions

AutoNav, a navigation system based on expert systems software designed to mimic human decision-making and learning, has a bright future, NASA officials say

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Iowa puts court records online

Judiciary is providing online public access to basic court information from the state's 99 counties and appellate courts

Digital Government

Tampa markets Web services

Increasing awareness of interactive applications brings more traffic to site, generates more revenue

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Compaq helping N.C. digital divide

Compaq is funding a credit purchase program to help bring computer and Internet access to all parts of the state

Digital Government

Shortcuts to broadband

Jacksonville, Fla.: Forging a public/private WIZ

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A twist on e-government

Iowa CIO envisions licensing third parties to provide online services through the state's portal

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Mapping subscription pinpoints savings

Northampton, Mass., enhances usefulness of its Web site with greater map data through subscription service

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Growing village looks to GIS

Small Illinois municipality wants to develop its use of geographic information systems for better government service

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Smart card industry angles for ID

Alliance gears up campaign to make sure its technology is the leading contender for a national ID system

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Block grants aid education tech

Wisconsin program buys infrastructure, moves on to teacher development and use of technology in curriculum