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When Government Invests in IT, Benefits to Constituents Often Exceed Internal Benefits to Government, Says Study

A recent study released by Deloitte Research http://www.dc.com/Insights/Research/Public/citizenadvantage_landing.asp offers a new approach for evaluating the return on investment (ROI) of government technology investments. According to the study, public-sector organizations should evaluate information technology (IT) investments,…

Utah State Portal Ranks No. 1

"Our goal is to use technology to make state government services more efficient and accessible," said Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt. "This award shows we’re making real progress in our efforts to move more government services online instead of in line."

Toolkit Offers Innovative IT Approaches For Delivering State Services -Medicaid, education, and homeland security

The National Governors’ Association (NGA) has created a toolkit to identify innovative approaches for delivering governments services through the use of information technology in three key policy areas: Medicaid, education, and homeland security. The toolkit—Policy…

Byrd wants House members to have hand-held e-mail

Florida House speaker Johnnie Byrd wants all 120 state House members to have hand-held e-mail devices known as BlackBerries that would be paid for by tax dollars. USA Today Byrd said that the money would…

911 calls go to state-of-the-art center

"This system is the best in Montana and probably the Northwest — unless someone builds one tomorrow," said Capt. George Skuletich.

Virus shuts down Montana state computer system

The Montana state computer system ground to a halt Tuesday when it came under attack from a virus, one week after escaping unscathed when a similar virus-like worm hit computers around the world. By MATT…

Gov. Martz will not seek re-election

Thank you for being here. It was four years ago, after serving as lieutenant governor for four years, when I announced my plans to seek the most challenging, demanding and rewarding job in Montana. That…

Montana Department of Revenue Awards Contract to Fast Enterprises, LLC For New Tax System

The State of Montana Department of Revenue signed a contract with Fast Enterprises, LLC, a New York based company that specializes in providing services and products to government revenue agencies. Fast successfully completed the evaluation…

Idaho Online Service Attracts Real Estate Agents

"Our Web-based services have allowed us to eliminate large amounts of paper processing and handling, which has translated into significant time and cost savings for the Commission as well as the licensees we serve."

WA Gov. Gary Locke Announces He Will Not Seek a Third Term

Gov. Gary Locke, http://www.governor.wa.gov/default.asp nationally regarded as a leader in the advancement of digital government, announced that he will not seek a third term as governor of Washington. Government Technology "After much thought and careful…

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