|
- Click sponsor logos for whitepapers, case studies, and best practices.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Digital Communities
Industry Members
NewsWatch: How Many Households Are Like Yours?
Cities and Counties
June 20, 2011 By Wayne Hanson from News Reports
Missouri Gov. Vetos Voter-ID and Early-Voting
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday vetoed legislation that would have required voters to show photo identification at the polls and allowed some ballots to be cast before Election Day. Kansas City Star
RELATED ITEM
More States Require ID to Vote
New Green Women's Jail
Solar panels on the white rooftop of Nashville’s newest jail — a hulking concrete building on Harding Place — face south to consume as much sun as they can. The new Metro building is Tennessee’s first LEED-certified, green detention center, slated to house female inmates for the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office in September. Corrections Corporation of America will run it. Tennessean
How Many Households Are Like Yours?
Interactive graphics of different kinds of American households, from census data. New York Times
County Reduced Homelessness by 16 Percent During Recession
Fairfax County, Va.-- along with the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church -- doesn’t want to just manage homelessness by assisting families and individuals as they fall on hard times. They want to end homelessness. And since 2008, when homelessness numbers were on the rise and the economy was sinking, Fairfax has actually reduced its overall homeless population by nearly 16 percent and its homeless families by 19 percent. Washington Post
County Loses Thousands in Tax-Refund Scam
The Harris County Tax Office may have lost more than $350,000 to a fraud scam in which tax overpayment refunds were claimed by people not entitled to the money. Assessor-Collector Don Sumners reported that the potential loss to his office is $356,629 from issuing as many as 17 checks from December 2009 through October 2010. The claims were made for tax years 2006, 2007 and 2008. Houston Chronicle
In Our Library
- Are You Sure You Are Maximizing the Value of Your Microsoft SharePoint Investment?
- The Microsoft SharePoint platform provides a wealth of opportunities for any organization to streamline business processes and expand knowledge sharing; however most government organizations struggle to take advantage of these opportunities.
- Hurricane Preparedness
- Make sure you are prepared for hurricane season before it is here. Join in this Digital Communities teleconference and gain insight on how to prepare from experts who have been on the ground during major hurricanes.
- Kofax Analytics for Capture
- Does your agency struggle to add Business Intelligence to your capture operations? View All
Featured White Papers & Reports
Government-to-Government IT Services: What Works and What's Left to Work OutThis Digital Communities white paper highlights discussions with IT officials in four counties that have adopted shared services models. Our aim was to learn about the obstacles these governments have faced when it comes to shared services and what it takes to overcome those roadblocks. We also spoke with several members of the IT industry who have thought long and hard about these issues. The paper offers some best practices for shared government-to-government services, but also points out challenges that government and industry still must overcome before this model gains widespread adoption.
View Full Library
Events
Don't miss this opportunity to see the latest in digital government solutions, keep abreast of current policy issues and network with key government executives, technologists and industry specialists.
