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Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about egovernment activities in Massachusetts.
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- eGovernment - Massachusetts - Archive
- Archived articles and resources about egovernment activities in Massachusetts.
Added: 17 November 2005
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- Massachusetts Puts User-Friendly Checkbook Online
- By Sarah Rich. Government Technology, December 15, 2011. "Massachusetts officials are hopeful that an assortment of graphics will help users interpret the state's spending data posted on a newly launched transparency website. The Massachusetts Open Checkbook, launched Dec. 5, is a result of legislation passed earlier this year that involved transparency guidelines..."
Added: 16 December 2011;
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- Massachusetts Turns on Camera for Court Proceedings
- By Sarah Rich. Government Technology, May 4, 2011. "The Quincy District Court in Massachusetts streamed live video of court proceedings for the first time Monday, May 2, as part of a pilot that's attempting to bring more transparency into the state's judicial system. The initiative, called 'OpenCourt', incorporates digital technology such as video streams and live broadcasts and makes the media available on the OpenCourt website..."
Added: 5 May 2011;
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- State tells man he may be jailed for releasing data
- Information was provided by Mass., By Noah Bierman - Globe Staff. The Boston Globe, November 11, 2010. "Governor Deval Patrick's administration told a local website operator he could face jail time for publishing information that the state provided under an open-records request. It is unclear whether officials would or could follow through with the threat to Michael Morisy, cofounder of MuckRock (muckrock.com), a website devoted to open records. But the unusual letter, also published on the website, has forced him to consult with an attorney. The data, which Morisy had not removed from his website by last night, show how much money in food stamps has been spent at businesses around the state over the past five years under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The state said the information was released erroneously and in violation of federal law..."
Added: 15 November 2010;
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- Massachusetts Charts New Course for GIS Program
- By Matt Williams, Associate Editor. Government Technology, July 7, 2010. "New legislation and more funding that went into effect July 1 will enable Massachusetts to improve its GIS program... Effective this month, the budget for the Massachusetts Geographic Information System (MassGIS) has increased to $3 million annually from $1 million, and will be moved into the Massachusetts Information Technology Division (ITD)..."
Added: 8 July 2010;
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- Massachusetts IT Consolidation Under Way
- By Wayne Hanson. Government Technology, August 28, 2009. "The Massachusetts Department of Administration released a video yesterday explaining the commonwealth's IT consolidation plan..."
Added: 31 August 2009;
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- Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Adds Data Sets to Google
- By Chad Vander Veen, Associate Editor. Government Technology, August 18, 2009. "The Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation (EOT) announced Monday that scheduling and geographic data for the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) has been integrated into Google Transit, an application that allows users to plan their travel via public transportation..."
Added: 19 August 2009;
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- Law Enforcement Database Tracks Gang Members Statewide
- By Jim McKay. Government Technology, June 1, 2009. "Drugs are problem No. 1 for Massachusetts law enforcement agencies, but gangs are second and gaining ground. Officials there are countering with a statewide database called MassGangs that collects information about gangs and allows access to information from neighboring jurisdictions. The database breaks the barriers to information sharing that previously inhibited gang investigations..."
Added: 3 June 2009;
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- Massachusetts Consolidates Web Sites, Earns Honors
- Government Technology, September 12, 2008. "The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Web site was recently named one of the nation's 10 best government Web sites by a national non-profit research group citing the site's user-friendly features and depth of information available to the public..."
Added: 16 September 2008;
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- Wi-Fi Services on Massachusetts Bay Commuter Trains
- Government Technology, January 28, 2008. "Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Murray announced Sunday the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is ready to launch an innovative pilot program that will make free Wi-Fi services available to thousands of riders on the Worcester/Framingham Commuter Rail Line..."
Added: 1 February 2008;
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- Massachusetts approves use of Office Open XML
- By Joab Jackson. Federal Computer Week, August 2, 2007. "After a month of spirited deliberation, Massachusetts’ Information Technology Division has approved Microsoft’s Office Open XML as an acceptable standard for documents..."
Added: 3 August 2007;
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- US state avoids document format war
- by Tom Espiner, CNET News.com. ZDNet Australia, 3 August 2007. "The US State of Massachusetts has avoided a format war, and will use both OpenDocument Format and Microsoft's rival Office Open XML document format across its agencies..."
Added: 3 August 2007;
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- Massachusetts appoints new CIO
- By William Welsh. Government Computer News, 25 July 2007. "Anne Margulies, a technology professional from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been selected to serve as Massachusetts' assistant secretary for information technology, as well as the state's chief information officer. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick made the appointment..."
Added: 26 July 2007;
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- Mass. revises technical reference model
- By Joab Jackson. Government Computer News, 2 July 2007. "Massachusetts has issued a draft of its enterprise technical reference model. Since its introduction in 2005, the reference has been a lightning rod for controversy because of its insistence that state offices use the OpenDocument format (ODF), an open-standard document format that uses Extensible Markup Language..."
Added: 4 July 2007;
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- Hospital first to send e-reports in Mass.
- By Nancy Ferris. Government Computer News, 9 March 2007. "A Boston-area hospital system announced yesterday it is the first in Massachusetts to implement electronic reporting of communicable diseases to the state public health department..."
Added: 14 March 2007;
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- Mass. transit authority issues smart cards for e-ticketing
- By John Moore. Federal Computer Week, March 8, 2007. "By the end of the month, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in Boston will have delivered 2.4 million smart cards for use in its CharlieCard electronic ticketing initiative..."
Added: 9 March 2007;
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