North Carolina names new CIO
North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley has appointed George J. Bakolia the state's new CIO, effective May 1. Bakolia replaces Ronald Hawley, who is retiring from state government to take a job with Search, a nonprofit criminal justice research organization in Sacramento, Calif.
Virginia county stems a rising tide of paper
Bordered on three sides by rivers, Prince William County, Va., is no stranger to floods. But the county's Human Resources Department also has struggled with another kind of flood: paper.
E-gov, security occupy the states
The states, though besieged by budget deficits, a recession and threats of terrorist or systems attacks, are coping.
In Virginia, April is the coolest month for electronic filing
Virginia Gov. Mark Warner yesterday proclaimed April 'Electronic Filing Month' and urged Virginians who have not yet filed their taxes to use the Virginia Taxation Department's free Internet filing service, iFile.
In E-Town, government doors are always open
Rising above the other booths at FOSE 2002 last month was the Mayberryesque clock tower of E-Town, billed as the town hall of the future, where citizens will transact business and find answers to their questions.
North Carolina offers seat management deals
North Carolina last month became the second state to offer a seat management contract for hardware, software and IT services.
States begin to adopt e-voting
States are making steady strides toward electronic voting systems. But don't throw out your dimpled chad-o-meter just yet.
State and local governments: coping
The states, though besieged by budget deficits, terrorist attacks and an economic downturn, are surprisingly OK. That was the word from Federal Sources Inc.'s 8th annual State of the States conference yesterday in Washington.
Midwest roads scholars peel out on wireless
The Nebraska Roads Department is going wireless.
Agency boosts accuracy of data on homelessness
An accurate count of the homeless population has eluded city human service agencies for decades.
National public health network suffers hiccups in emergencies
Representatives of state, local and federal public health and IT organizations told the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy late last year that they weren't getting the information they need to thwart bioterrorism.
States stake claim to digital government turf
Clear some space on your reference bookshelf: The National Association of State CIOs last month released a 400-plus-page compendium of digital government in the states.
CIOS sleepless over security
In New York City yesterday, Veterans Affairs deputy CIO Ed Meagher spoke frankly about the federal government's need to outsource more of its IT tasks. 'At one meeting I kidded that everybody in the room had gray hair, except for the ones who were cheating' with dye, Meagher said. 'Government has been in a hiring freeze since about 1990. We don't have a choice about outsourcing. We can't do this alone.'
City with the big shoulders tackles new IT demands
Like many cities, Chicago has made changes since Sept. 11. Some are obvious, like sharpening data security and disaster recovery, said Chris O'Brien, the city's CIO, but other changes are subtle.
Pennsylvania outsources Medicaid work to EDS
Pennsylvania officials have chosen Electronic Data Systems Corp. for an outsourcing contract valued at $100 million for Medicaid and other health care claims and payment processing. It is the first time Pennsylvania has outsourced the technical administration of its Medicaid program to the private sector.
Will health databases spot bioterror attacks?
After Sept. 11 and the anthrax scare, health officials nationwide began clamoring for a better data infrastructure so they could view the same health data that the first responders in emergency rooms and ambulances were seeing.
Maine cops trap Net predators
In cyberspace, nobody knows who you are. But that's no longer the case when investigators use tracking software from VisualWare Inc. of Turlock, Calif.
Olympians go for gold over a fiber-optic net
Participants in the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City this month share the common goals of athletic excellence, national pride and world peace.
N.Y. cabbies hail digital scanner
New York City's taxicab drivers can gesture all they want at other motorists without having to worry about ink-stained hands.
Human error, not software, spawned Arkansas W-2 errors
The Arkansas Finance and Administration Department yesterday found itself defending its beleaguered Arkansas Administrative Statewide Information System after the state discovered errors in employees' W-2 forms for 2001.
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