Digital Government

San Diego teams with Verizon

In a marketing arrangement, the company will put its logo on the city's stationery, co-host city events and more

Modernization

Portland phoning in permit process

Officials in Portland, Ore., say their new interactive voice response system is saving time for both employees and contractors.

Digital Government

Lincoln has progress in hand

A creative use for handheld computers is just one of the Nebraska city's new technology initiatives

Digital Government

Oklahoma child care payments go electronic

The state expects its new $5 million child-care payment system to save money and assure more accurate subsidies

Digital Government

Indiana uniting state police with wireless

Police across Indiana will be connected by a system the state is building with local input and federal dollars

People

Montana offers NIC room to operate

After hiring NIC to develop e-government applications, the state hopes to cut costs by giving the company its own space

Digital Government

County turns computer space to cash

In a deal with Lockheed Martin, Orange County stands to make millions from its extra data processing space and facilities.

Digital Government

Software eases grant applications

Oracle's Grants Proposal is designed to help grant writers fill out applications faster and more efficiently

Digital Government

VelocityHall speeds up permits

Alameda is one of about 80 municipalities to sign up for Accela's Web-based permitting solution

Digital Government

School boards to create online dialogue

The National School Boards Foundation is developing a program in which district staff will interact with the community online

Digital Government

New England teachers try online training

Teachers in New Hampshire and Massachusetts will join educators in other states who use WebEd's professional development curriculum

Acquisition

Virginia getting comfortable with seat

State agency heads learn do's and don'ts about purchasing under the state's new seat management contract

People

Govolution partner to add local appeal

Govolution, an application service provider that specializes in online transaction services for government, joined forces in October with a company that will add Web site creation, management and maintenance to Govolution's portfolio.

People

Invention, the mother of profit

A California city licenses applications it designed to sell to other municipalities

People

State laws win over E-Sign

The federal law authorizing electronic signatures and records should not compromise most state efforts to protect electronic transactions through similar means, according to an issues brief released by the National Governors' Association's Center for Best Practices.

People

Florida ports seeing STARS

Three Florida cities are buying low-cost imaging systems from Science Applications International Corp. for their seaports to help stem illegal exports of stolen automobiles to Central and South America.

Digital Government

TekInsight to support NYC school network

The New York City board of education picks TekInsight.com to manage and support the public school system's network infrastructure

People

Portland phoning in permit process

Officials in Portland, Ore., say their new interactive voice response system is saving time for both employees and contractors.

People

Minnesota, Tennessee join e-gov ranks

Both states recently debuted applications that enable people to renew vehicle registrations or driver's licenses online

People

Site revamped with business in mind

The New England EPA office reworks its Web site to make it easier for small businesses to find information on complying with regulations