Touch-screen voting machines don't solve Florida problems
It was d'j' vu all over again. In a scenario reminiscent of the November 2000 elections, confusion and equipment malfunctions in Florida's primary yesterday prompted Gov. Jeb Bush to keep the state's polling places open two hours beyond their regularly scheduled closing times.
Louisiana spices up security with fingertip log-ons
The Louisiana Public Safety Department has tightened its network log-in security by installing 1,100 fingerprint readers and software from Identix Inc. of Minnetonka, Minn.
Pa. builds 'powerhouse' for data
One of Pennsylvania's nicknames is the Keystone State. A keystone is the wedge-shaped piece at the crown of an arch that locks the other pieces in place.
Sunrise or sunset, parks district is online
Sunrise Recreation and Park District in Sacramento County, Calif., offers the area's 156,000 residents more than 500 recreation classes and maintains 39 parks and three community swimming pools. This summer the district began letting users register online for classes and events.
Handheld app eased recovery tasks
After heroic efforts at the World Trade Center, New York City's Fire Department had the Herculean task of documenting human remains found in the rubble.
Data-sharing project helped New York's GIS escape disaster
A year ago today, Alan Leidner left his apartment on the Upper West Side a little before 9 o'clock. 'I heard someone yelling that it looked like a small plane went into the World Trade Center,' he said.
DOD and FEMA plan bioattack warning system
The Defense Department last month announced it will develop early-warning medical surveillance systems in Washington and Albuquerque, N.M.
State Web sites neglect the 'weakest link'
Hackers find state government Web sites an irresistible target. Hack attacks shut down the Texas Lottery Commission's site, at <a href= "http://www.txlottery.org">www.txlottery.org</a>, twice during the past two years.
Burek leaves Md. CIO post
Linda D. Burek has resigned as Maryland's CIO.
Health alert system is ready in Mo.
Everything's up-to-date in Kansas City's bioterrorism alert systems. The Missouri city's Health Department recently built an early warning system for public health alerts.
Pa. state police pick Aether for $6.5m contract
The Pennsylvania state police last week chose Aether Systems Inc. of Owings Mills, Md., to install $6.5 million worth of PacketCluster Patrol and PacketWriter software in 1,600 vehicles.
Calif. counties map offenders' homes
Los Angeles County last month approved a plan to post on its Web site the locations of convicted sex offenders' homes to within a half-block.
Calif. gets funds from its nonfilers
Fourteen million Californians file their state tax returns voluntarily, but the ones who don't file keep Cathy Cleek and her team busy. Cleek is director of the Franchise Tax Board's nonfiler program.
Pa. finds a SURE way to integrate voter rolls
Pennsylvania's 67 counties have 67 different voter registration rolls, said program manager Ted Koval. Each county maintains its own voter records.
Burek resigns from post as Maryland CIO
Linda D. Burek resigned Monday from her job as Maryland's CIO. Her resignation comes less than two months after a Baltimore Business Journal article revealed Burek's past experience with Software Performance Systems Inc. of Arlington, Va., a company that was the lead contender for an enterprise architecture contract with the state.
Washington city tests wireless emergency net
When an earthquake rocked Washington last year, users flooded the state's 800-MHz emergency radio frequency, jamming all communications.
NASCIO guide writer's aim: Make cybersecurity awareness a way of life for public-sector CIOs
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers last month issued a report on IT security titled Public-Sector Information Security: A Call to Action for Public-Sector CIOs. The report is available at <a href= "http://www.nascio.org/2001/11/securityforum011113-14.cfm">www.nascio.org/2001/11/securityforum011113-14.cfm</a>.
City of Rolling Meadows rolls out wireless net
Rolling Meadows, Ill., population 24,000, this month launched its own wireless metropolitan area network.
Calif. rescinds Oracle contract for software
California attorney general Bill Lockyer last week announced the end of a $95 million enterprise software contract with Oracle Corp., relieving the state of further financial obligation.
California rescinds controversial Oracle deal
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer yesterday announced that the state has cancelled its troublesome $95 million software-licensing contract with Oracle Corp. The state is relieved of any further financial obligations regarding the contract, he said.
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