People
New firm offers full e-purchasing platform
The effort is a collaboration between NIC Commerce and Bank of America Corp.
Digital Government
"Cyber Ethics" conference set for October
The event is designed to show educators how to teach students that Internet crimes are no less criminal than offline crimes
Digital Government
NGA: States must nurture new economy
And the best way to do this is to work closely with the private sector, a National Governor's Report finds
Digital Government
NEA: Schools need $53.7 billion in technology
The report recommends states find a permanent funding structure to pay for schools' ongoing needs
Digital Government
House committee extends tax ban
The Judiciary Committee voted to extend the current moratorium on Internet taxes until 2006
People
Survey: Americans e-mailing public officials
A survey by E-ThePeople.com found that 12 percent of the public has tried to contact a government official by e-mail, though only 5 percent of those were acknowledged
Digital Government
Colorado to create statewide high-speed network
The state has awarded US West a contract to get a high-speed, fiber-optic network to all state offices and schools.
Digital Government
Grants will build Community Technology Centers
The Education Department awarded $44 million to build 214 centers so the underprivileged in 27 states will have access to computers
People
Police intranet made easier
The Redmond, Wash., Police Department has chosen software that will allow police to quickly post information on an intranet without assistance from information technology staff.
People
EPA trying to ease toxic reporting
The Environmental Protection Agency is developing 'intelligent' software to guide users through filing reports online about the release of toxic chemicals
People
Cities populating World Wide Web
Cities are quickly joining the electronic government craze by providing information and services online, an informal National League of Cities poll has found.
Digital Government
States struggling with welfare reform
A U.S. General Accounting Office report recommends forming a federal interagency group to help states improve the systems
Digital Government
Washington coalition attacks Internet crime
Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in Washington have joined together to fight Internet crime, saying each agency alone does not have the expertise or resources to respond to Internet complaints.
Digital Government
Company donates tech to Indian schools
Native American Systems Inc. has donated $100,000 in equipment and services to bring Internet access to American Indian schools in remote parts of the country
Digital Government
Del. Court Internet Site More Than E-Forms
The Delaware Superior Court has launched a World Wide Web site that features comprehensive information about the court and how it operates.
Digital Government
Environmental Violations in Delaware Spotlight
Delaware Gov. Thomas Carper has directed the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to post information about environmental violations on its World Wide Web site.
Digital Government
Software Helps Job Seekers
Electronic Data Systems Corp. and Applied Theory Corp. announced they have teamed up to provide state and local governments with software that can be used to integrate employment services.
Digital Government
Net tax report in, but issue isn't over
Despite the work of a 19- member commission that met for 10 months, heard from more than 55 experts, received thousands of pieces of mail and formally presented a 150-page report to Congress last month, the issue of Internet sales taxes is as unresolved as ever.
Digital Government
NEF offers information technology scholarships
Money for Internet-based IT courses will be available to those making less than $40,000 a year
People
Internet for Everyone: Georgia City Finds a Way
When LaGrange, Ga.'s Information Technology Committee considered wiring every household, school and business in the community with a high-speed Internet connection, they worried about creating an unsocial community dependent on the Internet for communication.
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