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Government Technology July 2006

Feature

Advance Directives
By Corine Stofle States look to one another and the private sector to ensure health-care directives are honored.
Virtual Parenting
By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor It's not ideal, but virtual visitation offers a solution for divorced parents.

CIO Profile

Rob Slane
By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor CIO, Madison County, Ohio, Department of GIS and Information Technology

Security

Halt! Who Goes There?
By Merrill Douglas Roselle, N.J., makes doubly sure that only trusted users gain access to its network.

Economic Development

Turning on the LITE
By David Raths Louisiana officials hope supercomputing center becomes economic development magnet.

Geo Info

Voting Made Easier
By Chad Vander Veen Putnam County, Ohio, moves election information online.

Health

Nurses Without Wires
By Alison Lake Wireless tablets streamline referrals, and let nurses better serve patients.

Justice

Setting a Precedent
By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor Tarrant County, Texas, district attorney uses enterprise service bus to eliminate paper.

Spectrum

GT Spectrum
By Jessica Jones, Shane Peterson and Karen Stewartson Reports from the IT horizon.

Tech Focus

Two Cents: Diminishing Returns
By Jessica Jones Toshiba Portégé R200: sleek, tiny and, perhaps, too small for its own good.

Product News

Products
By Miriam Jones Toshiba, Tatung, Pentax, Panasonic

Point of View

Small World
By Steve Towns, Editor

signal-noise

De Minimis Redux
By Paul W. Taylor An important stand on trivial Internet use.

Online

Access v. Privacy: Should judges' records be available?
By Adam Stone With judges' personal information available online, some question whether their right to security might override the public's right to access information.
Covered by Medicaid
By Sherry Watkins Colorado signs a new bill that reimburses health-care providers for telemedicine services.

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