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Bridge to the future

Spanning the Columbia River, the Lewis and Clark Bridge links Washington State and Oregon, carrying more than 18,000 vehicles a day during the busy vacation season.

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GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/A less risky business 

By: By Chris Tyburski

Security precautions are necessary before going wireless....

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/A source for software 

By: By Mike Wells

Government agencies join group to share applications online....

View at the top 

By: By James Romeo

GIS managers have a unique perspective that is becoming more important in the upper ranks of government....

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/Coming to the rescue 

By: By Mohan Ramani

New communication technologies help emergency response....

Cutting out paper records 

City Clerk's computer system stores hard copies electronically....

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/Outsourcing services 

By: By Karl Kaiser

City leaves IT infrastructure maintenance to a private firm....

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/Storing documents 

By: By Campbell Robertson

New technologies help store and retrieve electronic records....

Can we count on it? 

By: By Jim Romeo

Four years after hanging chads made headlines, many people are worried about how electronic voting technology will perform this election season....

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/Looking for answers 

By: By Ali Riaz

To help fight terrorism, break up drug cartels and identify illegal imports, local governments must maintain complex databases and monitor a wide range...

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/Broadening horizons 

By: By Louis Zacharilla

Governments, from federal to local, are leading a complex effort with utilities and private and non-profit organizations to build extensive broadband...

INSIDE WASHINGTON/Virtual revenue 

By: By Mark Preston

The ability to locally tax Internet access remains elusive....

Digital can of worms 

By: Jim Barthold

Several unresolved issues with VoIP telephone service make some local governments squemish about the technology's use....

Bans on local telecom service are upheld 

By: Stephen Ursery

Supreme Court says states can outlaw such offerings....

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/Financing tech assets 

By: John Siniawski

Purchase/leaseback agreements can stabilize annual IT costs....

EXTRA, EXTRA/California city has best tasting water 

Desert Hot Springs, Calif., has the best tasting municipal water in the world, according to judges who participated in the 14th annual Berkeley Springs...

Tracking roadway obstacles 

By: Lindsay Isaacs

County's road closure maps simplify communication between departments...

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/Going public with GIS 

By: By Scott Stephens

Privacy, access concerns influence locals' use of online maps....

Managing energy assets 

By: Lindsay Isaacs

By combining databases, utility improves workflow and services....

Electronic warning messages 

By: Lindsay Isaacs

Computer network sends automatic alerts to Oregon schools, businesses...

GIS more prevalent in big cities, counties 

By: Stephen Ursery

Survey details the technology's many uses....

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/Instant messaging 

By: By Drew Robb

Commonly used software can weaken network security....

ACCESS CONTROL/Securing the premises 

County installs locksets to control access in historic courthouse....

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/Data warehouses 

By: By Alan Day

With many cities and counties continuing to feel the sting of reduced local aid and decreasing tax revenues, operating budgets have become increasingly...

Answering calls for service 

Battle Creek, Mich., has begun using Web-based software to provide its employees with the information they need to quickly respond to residents' calls....

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/Simple patchwork 

By: By Eric Schultze

Any worm that spreads across computer networks has the potential to damage business productivity and revenue generation and government businesses are...

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