Digital Government
Live video to aid L.A. rescuers
The Los Angeles County, Calif., Fire and Sheriff's Department is spending $1.4 million on an emergency response system that will allow people in command centers to view live footage sent from helicopters above a crisis scene.
People
HR services Web-enabled
A leading electronic government company has joined with a human resources service provider to offer Web-enabled government human resources applications.
Digital Government
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.
People
Marketing 101
In trying to spread the word about their new electronic services, governments are getting a crash course in a skill long-perfected by the private sector
Digital Government
States struggle with welfare reform
Social programs are suffering because state automated systems cannot support welfare reform, according to a report from the U.S. General Accounting Office. The report recommends that a federal interagency group be established to help states improve the systems.
Digital Government
N.C. revamps Commerce site
The North Carolina Department of Commerce has revamped its World Wide Web site, creating a new Web portal to better organize information.
Digital Government
Grants will help build tech centers
The Education Department awarded $44 million in grants to establish 214 Comunity Technology Centers to bring computers and Internet access to low-income citizens.
Modernization
Va. to create statewide network
Virginia is awarding an estimated $120 million to $150 million contract to WorldCom Inc. (formerly MCI WorldCom) to consolidate five state networks into one, which will provide some of the most advanced technologies to state agencies.
Digital Government
MIT, HP form digital alliance
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Hewlett-Packard Co. are set to form a $25 million alliance to develop new ways to create and manage digital information.
Digital Government
Agarwal takes post at NIC
P.K. Agarwal will leave his post at the California Franchise Tax Board to run the National Information Consortium's e-government operations.
Digital Government
Judging public records policies
Information should be available, but not to the extent that any casual Internet surfer could sift through criminal records, a pair of judges say
Digital Government
Michigan to post lesson plans online
New or substitute teachers could learn from the sample curriculums, which would be provided by handpicked teachers
Digital Government
New NGA report stresses need for online permits
To best serve the customer and to spark economic development, government needs to be available '24/7,' report says
People
N.C. IT czar 'CIO of the Year'
Society for Information Management recognizes Webb for his e-government projects and other technology initiatives
People
Pennsylvania makes spreading computer viruses criminal
Under the new law, accessing and damaging a computer or system is a third-degree felony punishable by up to seven years in prison and a $15,000 fine
People
New York launches online sex offender registry
People can search names, pictures, addresses and other information about high-risk offenders
Digital Government
Survey to measure privacy concerns
The public will be asked this summer whether having easily accessible public records is worth it ? if it means criminals can get their personal info that much easier
Modernization
Virginia to create statewide network
WorldCom wins multimillion-dollar contract to merge five networks into one speedy line, making DSL available statewide
Modernization
Nevada deploys 711 for hearing-impaired phone relay
Nevada is the fourth state to offer the service ? behind Hawaii, Maryland and Massachusetts
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