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

Modernization

Lincoln has progress in hand

Mainframing the pocket in Lincoln, Neb.

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