Digital Government
Giving health care technology a boost
Feds must convince hospitals to use new standards.
People
DHS looking for communications gaps
DHS officials plan to solicit bids for a nationwide evaluation of public safety wireless communications.
People
Swiss get e-gov framework
Switzerland adopted its first e-government enterprise architecture to ensure that new systems are designed with interoperability as a top priority.
People
Safecom to assess public safety wireless communications
DHS expects to release a solicitation for a contractor to help a nationwide evaluation of public safety wireless communications.
People
Experts push for health IT power
Congress should make sure the health information technology coordinator has the power to implement standards, experts told a House subcommittee this week.
Digital Government
The Nextel shift
Federal Communications Commission officials' frequency-allocation decision last week dates back to 1980
Digital Government
Online traffic school sign-ups in Kentucky
Just months after launching the service, Kentucky officials have already exceeded their goal for online enrollments for traffic school.
People
Connecticut CIO to leave
Rock Regan, the longest-serving state CIO, plans to step down at the beginning of August.
People
Montana helps ID-less voters
The system is one of several new initiatives that Montana is putting in place under the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
People
First responders see scarcity of experts
Homeland security exercises show that people will be one of the most critical resources for first responders during an actual incident, officials say.
Modernization
Satellites connect Illinois health
Illinois is deploying a satellite-based alert and warning system to link hospitals and public health offices statewide.
People
State CIOs to vendors: "Don't waste my time"
Companies fail to do their homework about state and local needs
People
No time to spare
Connecticut's chief information officer offers some advice for vendors on dealing with busy public-sector CIOs.
Digital Government
Mississippi starts integration pilot for public safety records
The state also hopes to start rolling out computer-added emergency dispatch.
People
Commission proposes e-voting options
Independent experts and permanent advisory panels are among the recommendations in a new report on the security of e-voting systems.
People
Keeping the money flowing for first responders
Task force identifies obstacles preventing swift disbursal
Digital Government
Getting innovative with funding
State and local cuts spur CIOs to seek out new sources of money
Digital Government
Doing it their way
Facing tight budgets after years of cuts, chief information officers in state and local governments are trying nontraditional methods to fund information technology initiatives.
Digital Government
Cashing in on grant money
The recommendations from the Task Force on State and Local Homeland Security Funding address a wide range of problems at all levels of government in getting funding quickly to the responders who need it.
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