Mississippi vital - This agency issues certified copies of vital records which you can order online - birth, death and marriage
Mississippi on verge of statewide EBT, BY Nicholas Morehead. Civic.com, July 24, 2001 "Mississippi soon could be joining the ranks of states with electronic benefits transfer systems that enable recipients to manage their benefits...."
Miss. driver's licenses renewable online, By Julie Goodman. Clarion-Ledger, June 15, 2002. "In a move intended to end long lunch-hour waits at driver's license divisions, state officials announced Friday that Mississippians can now instantly renew their licenses, pay reinstatement fees and purchase motor vehicle reports online...."
Mississippi goes to AOL@School, By Matt Caterinicchia. Government e-Business, July 23, 2002. "Mississippi has become the seventh state to partner with America Online Inc. to offer students with an online learning tool for kindergarten through 12th grade, Gov. Ronnie Musgrove announced July 17...."
Common Purpose, Common Platform - An enterprise approach to e-government holds costs down for Mississippi and gives citizens a quick path to services. By Merrill Douglas - Government Technology, November 2002. "If necessity is the mother of invention, in Mississippi it's also the mother of collaboration. "We just don't have a lot of money available to do the things we need to do," explained David Litchliter, Mississippi's chief information officer and executive director of the state's Department of Information Technology Services (ITS). So when it came time to deliver e-government services through a new state portal, tight budgets helped persuade state agencies to agree on a single platform for all applications..."
Mississippi Launches Redesigned Portal, By Government Technology - November 2002. "JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi residents can now take advantage of the state's enhanced and fully redesigned Web portal.."
Mississippi has a hit with portal, By Dibya Sarkar. Federal Computer Week, November 19, 2002. "Since Mississippi debuted its revamped portal a year ago and added several online transactions this summer, the state government is seeing a return on investment through increased citizen usage..."
Mississippi Puts Computers in Every Classroom, by Matt Volz - Associated Press Writer - January 2, 2003 -- HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) -- "In a milestone for student achievement and state pride, Mississippi has become the first state to have an online computer in each of its public-school classrooms, a spokesman for the governor said..."
The Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration Launches the Access Channel for Employees. PRNewsWire, March 31, 2003. "First Government-to-Government Application Under the Mississippi.gov Initiative Grants Employees Online Access to Payroll and Tax Information..."
State makes payroll info self-serve, By Dibya Sarkar. Government e-Business, March 31, 2003. "Mississippi state government employees can now view their individual payroll and tax information through a secure Web-based, self-service application that has reached a 17 percent adoption rate so far..."
Keeping Trak - New software helps Mississippi Department of Corrections run more smoothly with fewer employees, By Jim McKay. Government Technology, March 2004. "The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) commissary is like a convenience store -- incarcerated prisoners get some semblance of real life by purchasing goodies like candy, soft drinks, beef stew, chili in pouches, tobacco, pencils, paper and their favorite personal hygiene products..."
Mississippi Provides Free Online State Tax Filing Services. News Release - Government Technology, March 22, 2004. "Gov. Haley Barbour recently announced that Mississippi has entered into an agreement with private sector companies to provide free state tax preparation and e-filing services to Mississippi taxpayers who in calendar year 2003 were: active-duty military (including National Guard and reservists); lower-income (including taxpayers eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit); senior citizens 62 and over; and students and first-time filers 22 and younger..."
Mississippi starts integration pilot for public safety records, By Diane Frank. Government e-Business, June 30, 2004. "Mississippi officials launched today the new phase of a statewide project to create a single technology infrastructure for local public safety agencies..."
Mississippi's New Mobile Infrastructure Links Emergency Medical, Law Enforcement and Fire. News Release - Government Technology, July 1, 2004. "Mississippi launched its initial deployment of the Automated System Project (ASP), which is a mobile data infrastructure that links local law enforcement and public safety agencies to a single database..."
State of Mississippi Awards E-Procurement Contract. Government Technology, April 13, 2005. "On behalf of the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) the Department of Information Technology Services has awarded Tier Technologies Inc. an e-procurement system contract. This award is designed as a phased implementation of a General Purchasing System with e-procurement capabilities including integration with the Mississippi Statewide Automated Accounting System (SAAS)..."
Mississippi Department of Insurance Adds Electronic Processing. Government Technology, July 18, 2005. "The Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) has converted to the completely Web-based Sircon for States system. The move will dramatically increase the online services Mississippi provides to insurance carriers, agencies and producers across the country, enabling customers to do business with Mississippi's Department of Insurance 24x7x365..."
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