People
Governments tap public input
Officials find hightech ways to gather public opinion, prompt audience participation
People
Bond sales take to the Net
A regional river authority in Texas is just one public entity trying to use the Web to sell municipal bonds
People
Virginia extends e-welcome
Tourists in Virginia will soon get a virtual greeting and a chance to tap state Web offerings
Modernization
Grants spread telecom wealth
A federal program will award funds to extend telecom technologies to rural and underserved urban communities
People
EzGov founder dies in fire
Bryan Mundy, co-founder and chairman of e-government software and services provider EzGov, died of smoke inhalation
Digital Government
Partnership boosts e-book acces
Companies are working to bring electronic books together with library online catalogs
Acquisition
D.C. region OKs buying deal
With a new joint electronic purchasing system in place, 17 governments in metropolitan Washington should be able to save time and money
Modernization
Baltimore wires fleet management
Managers will be able to track and organize the city's snowremoval and streetcleaning services through a new automated system
Modernization
Chicago examines fiber-optic expansion
City seeks to determine the economic viability of bringing highspeed communications to every neighborhood
Digital Government
Extra space means extra money
Orange County, Calif., hopes a new deal with Lockheed Martin will turn excess data processing capacity and other IT resources into profit
People
NIC gets room to operate in Montana
Montana technology officials propose to reduce the cost of new e-government services by sharing resources with a contractor
People
School boards to create online dialogue
Under a pilot program, education officials and staff members in five school districts will go online to communicate with parents, gauge opinion on school priorities and communicate plans of action
Modernization
Verizon teams with San Diego
Verizon will pay San Diego $1 million over the next five years for the privilege of marketing itself as the city's "official wireless partner"
Digital Government
How filters work to keep surfing clean
More than two dozen filtering products crowd the market these days, offering varying levels of protection
Digital Government
Much ado about filtering
Libraries and schools all over the country struggle with what to make available via the Internet
People
Alaska heating up online services
State officials want to turn their new online licensing program into a gateway for other services that promote businesses
People
Michigan teachers can tap tech
With vendors chosen, teachers could soon begin benefiting from a program to provide personal computers and services
Digital Government
Utah makes game of budget process
Utah officials are offering an online exercise to give citizens a civic reality check about governance
People
Students empowered with computers
A foundation in Dallas is equipping youngsters in a lowincome school district with computers and access to technology
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