This article is derived from ITS Online's "On-Line Tour of State DOTs," which reviews all state DOT Internet sites and is updated regularly. The full tour, located at , includes links to all state DOT Web sites as well as over 150 links to selected highlights from those sites.

California has assumed a leadership role among states when it comes to making government information available on the Internet.

States are using federal grants to implement the instant background-check system mandated by the Brady Act.

Utah Gov. Michael Leavitt -- once a private-sector CEO -- became chair of the Republican Governors Association and the Western Governors' Association, president of the Council of State Governments and was appointed by President Clinton to the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. He knows technology and shares his views on technology and governance in the approaching "Knowledge Age."

Nashville, Tenn., has its own cul-de-sac on the Information Highway, which provides a path to the main highway without exposure to a lot of unnecessary traffic.