Digital Government

Giving health care technology a boost

Feds must convince hospitals to use new standards.

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DHS looking for communications gaps

DHS officials plan to solicit bids for a nationwide evaluation of public safety wireless communications.

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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.

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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.

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Building collaboration

State and local officials share e-gov code, costs

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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.

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Connecticut CIO to leave

Rock Regan, the longest-serving state CIO, plans to step down at the beginning of August.

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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.

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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.

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Satellites connect Illinois health

Illinois is deploying a satellite-based alert and warning system to link hospitals and public health offices statewide.

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State CIOs to vendors: "Don't waste my time"

Companies fail to do their homework about state and local needs

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No time to spare

Connecticut's chief information officer offers some advice for vendors on dealing with busy public-sector CIOs.

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Mississippi starts integration pilot for public safety records

The state also hopes to start rolling out computer-added emergency dispatch.

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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.

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Keeping the money flowing for first responders

Task force identifies obstacles preventing swift disbursal

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Getting innovative with funding

State and local cuts spur CIOs to seek out new sources of money

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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.

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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.