Digital Government
Banyan 'restarts' as ePresence
Banyan Worldwide, which once produced the dominant network operating system in the federal space, announced today that it has changed its name to ePresence Inc. and has become an eservices firm
People
A computer for every fed
Rep. Elijah Cummings (DMd.) plans to introduce legislation today that would provide a free computer and Internet access to up to 1.8 million federal employees
People
Oracle Launches E-gov Initiative
Oracle Corp., one of the world's largest software providers, has launched a global initiative aimed at helping governments go electronic.
Digital Government
Va. Beach Schools Tune in to More Opportunity
A successful distance-learning pilot program at three Virginia Beach, Va., high schools prompted the local school board to expand the program to all 10 of the city's high schools.
People
Measuring success
Despite the training-related problems, SOAR has achieved most of its goals.
Acquisition
FreeMarkets, AMS Focus on Public Sector
FreeMarkets Inc., an online auction marketplace, has joined forces with American Management Systems Inc. to create a public-sector procurement venture.
Digital Government
Health agency targets medical errors with Internet tools
The Health Resources Services Administration last week unveiled an initiative to improve health care in HRSAfunded community health centers by providing physicians with Internetbased electronic document tools.
Digital Government
HCFA moves cautiously toward financial fix
In a critique that could be directed at any number of federal agencies, General Accounting Office officials said that an inadequate and outdated financial management system is hindering the Health Care Financing Administration's ability to manage one of its key programs. Like a growing number of other agencies, HCFA is looking to an offtheshelf enterprise resource planning (ERP) system as a solution.
Digital Government
Tool Trains Teachers to Handle Violence
Several schools in San Antonio, Texas, will serve as pilots for a high-tech approach to curb school violence.
Digital Government
Kansas State Tries Internet Election
More than 19,000 students at Kansas State University had a chance to cast online ballots in mid-March to elect their student body government.
Digital Government
Utah Stakes Privacy Position
State Portal Offers Privacy Statement to Ease People's Fears About Using Online Tools
Digital Government
Breaking down privacy policies
The Utah portal's privacy statement defines personally identifiable information as 'any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual who is the subject of the information.'
Digital Government
Intel Hopes Kids go 'Clubbing'
Youth interested in using computers will soon be able to do so at after-school 'clubhouses.'
People
More States Join MissingMoney.com
Maine, New Mexico and Massachusetts recently joined MissingMoney.com, a free national search engine that helps people find lost assets and unclaimed property.
Digital Government
Ga. Trying for Quicker Twister Warnings
Technologies designed to improve tornado-warning times for Georgia citizens are operating in three Atlanta locations.
Digital Government
Pa. Project to Overhaul Policing
The Pennsylvania State Police has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. to serve as the systems integrator for a program that will incorporate computers into every facet of the commonwealth's crime-fighting efforts.
Digital Government
Intel unveils new Celeron processors
Intel Corp. offers new 600 MHz and 566 MHz Celeron processors, the company's fastest processors for the sub$1,000 PC market
Digital Government
MIT Libraries teams with HP on digital archive
The archive will be capable of holding the nearly 10,000 articles produced by MIT authors each year, including multimedia content
Digital Government
Tech Center gives companies boost
An Oklahoma organization is recruiting tech-savvy people to help technology companies go commercial
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