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Government Technology September 2005

Feature

Digital Again
By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor Converting paper documents to digital is making a comeback.
Top Dogs
By Sherry Watkins Winners of the 2005 Digital Counties Survey stress easy access to online services.

Justice

Wireless Watchdog
By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor Mesh network helps high-school administrators clamp down on violence and vandalism.
On the Wire
By Leslie Friesen Arizona tracks Western Union wire transfers to thwart immigrant smugglers.

Geo Info

Protecting Agriculture
By Jennifer Stong Illinois plans GIS to safeguard against attacks or respond to disease outbreaks.

Local Government

Head of the Class
By Merrill Douglas The University of North Carolina launches a certification program to groom CIOs for success in city and county government.
Modern Mapmaker
By Blake Harris Grass-roots combination of GIS and Google improves access to Chicago crime information.

Health

Catch That Bug!
By Sherry Watkins A telemedicine system in Rochester, N.Y., day-care centers works so well that local schools want to add the equipment to their facilities.

Electronic Government

Public-Sector Payola
By Merrill Douglas New York offers online access to data about city contractors and lobbyists. How far does this really go toward ending corruption in campaign finance?

Spectrum

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

Tech Focus

Two Cents: Unsuccessful Explore-ation
By Miriam Jones, Chief Copy Editor Great in the rain -- but can it swim?

Product News

Product News
By Miriam Jones, Chief Copy Editor Westell, SOYO Group, Canon, Dell

signal-noise

Methodology to Our Madness
By Paul W. Taylor It may be the only real choice IT owns.

CIO Profile

Steve Lewis
By Shane Peterson Information Technology Director, Data Processing Department, Delaware County, Ohio

Point of View

Generation Gap
By Shane Peterson

Online

Restoring the Everglades
By Jana Saastad Florida gives the public a high-tech option to voice opinion on environmental project.
A Breach of Security
By Jana Saastad Computer break-in could leave current and former employees of San Diego County vulnerable to identity theft.

Viewpoint

A Lesson in Leadership
By Sharon Dawes http://www.govtech.net/news/news.php?id=96719

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