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Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about egovernment activities in Virginia.
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- eGovernment - Virginia - Archive
- Archived articles and resources about egovernment activities in Virginia.
Added: 17 November 2005
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- State of Virginia - Portal
- "The Virginia.gov portal is sporting a new, modern look with dynamic, interactive features including a 'Connect' social media badge, database-driven online services search, mobile iPhone app, and an extensive media center. You'll notice improvements in mapping, searching and providing feedback..."
Added: 1 July 2011;
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- Virginia's New Web Portal Emphasizes Mobile Access, Social Media
- By Brian Heaton. Government Technology, June 30, 2011. "Those wanting to stay connected with the latest information from Virginia now have the real-time ability to do so, thanks to an overhaul of its website. Virginia's transformed Web portal shines a brighter spotlight on social media and debuts a new mobile application, allowing visitors to engage with the state and find resources on the go, via their smartphones..."
Added: 1 July 2011;
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- Virginia launches mobile app to find farm-fresh foods
- by Tucker Echols. Washington Business Journal, Monday, March 7, 2011. "Building on the success of its popular Virginia Grown interactive website, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has launched a free app for Windows Phone 7 called Virginia Grown Mobile. Like the website launched in August 2009, Virginia Grown Mobile lets consumers search for a variety of fresh-from-the-farm products on their smart phones, find them, and get directions to the nearest place to buy them. Officials described the app as a natural evolution of the website as more people rely on smart phones for shopping..."
Added: 9 March 2011;
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- GIS-Based Interoperability System Alters How Virginia Manages Emergencies
- By Jessica Hughes. Government Technology, November 9, 2010. "It's easy to quantify success more than two years after the Virginia Interoperability Picture for Emergency Response (VIPER) system first made its mark in the information-sharing world — just look at the handful of innovation awards, its role as a model for a national interoperability initiative, and even VIPER on YouTube. But the real story is how VIPER, which displays real-time geospatial information, has changed the not-so-easily quantifiable — essentially altering how the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) manages emergencies..."
Added: 10 November 2010;
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- Virginia Web Widgets Bring Government Information to Users - on the Website of Their Choice
- By Hilton Collins, Staff Writer. Government Technology, September 3, 2010. "Because people aren't spending enough time on state portals, Virginia officials are working to change this by creating mini-applications, called widgets, that visitors can take from Virginia's official portal and embed on their personal websites, blogs, social networking pages or other private pieces of Web real estate. These widgets contain state-specific data -- election news, lottery numbers or hotel information, for example -- that automatically update with new information..."
Added: 7 September 2010;
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- Virginia Fast Tracks Energy Rebates via Online Automation Process
- Government Technology, July 16, 2010. "An online program that expedites energy rebate requests for citizens and businesses is helping Virginia better disburse such funds through a public-facing interface..."
Added: 21 July 2010;
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- Virginia Expands Broadband for State and Local Agencies
- By Karen Wilkinson, Staff Writer. Government Technology, March 31, 2010. "Virginia is expanding broadband options for public agencies, with hopes of mending patchy Internet connections and better serving rural parts of the state. The Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) announced this week the addition of 14 broadband service providers..."
Added: 1 April 2010;
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- Virginia Department of Taxation: Live Chat
- "The Virginia Department of Taxation allows taxpayers to communicate on-line in real time with the department’s Tax representatives by clicking on one of the many "Live Chat" icons located throughout the web site. Taxpayers can ask general tax questions or specific questions about their accounts. Live Chat is available from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. week days, and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays..."
Added: 23 March 2010;
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- Web Chat Helps Virginia Reduce Phone Calls About Tax Questions
- By Andy Opsahl, Features Editor. Government Technology, March 18, 2010. "The Virginia Department of Taxation recently slashed Web-related calls from citizens by 70 percent, thanks to an online chat device with an instant messenger function that costs roughly $1,000, according to Sharon Kitchens, assistant tax commissioner for the state's Office of Technology..."
Added: 23 March 2010;
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- Google Gets Virginians to the Polls
- By Melanie Bender. NextGov, 28 October 2009. "... The 2009 Virginia Voting Information Project Google gadget... can be scaled and embedded on any Web site. Virginia residents plug in their address and the Google gadget, using data provided by the Virginia Board of Elections, will give them the address and directions to their polling place, a list of candidates who will appear on their ballot, and contact information for their local election official..."
Added: 29 October 2009;
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- Review of Information Technology Services in Virginia Commission Briefing - in pdf format (244kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, October 13, 2009. The Senate Joint Resolution 129 (2008) & Item 29 E of the 2008 Appropriation Act directed JLARC to examine the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) for: Quality, cost, & value of its services; Impact on agencies from partnership with Northrop Grumman (NG); Relationship between VITA & its oversight body; VITA's exercise of its statutory procurement authority; Management of IT systems development projects by VITA's Project Management Division; and Potential for VITA to play a greater role governing expenditures & functions now performed by agencies...
Added: 15 October 2009;
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- Legislative Report: Virginia's IT Governance "Unworkable"
- Government Technology, October 14, 2009. "Virginia's Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) released a report yesterday titled: Review of Information Technology Services that the Washington Post termed: "A scathing legislative audit." Governor Kaine issued a statement yesterday, saying in part that he was pleased the report acknowledges the current governance structure is neither "workable nor advisable," and welcomed JLARC's conclusion that VITA's CIO should report directly to the Governor's Office..."
Added: 15 October 2009;
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- Virginia Announces Winning Technology Programs
- Government Technology, October 5, 2009. "Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today announced the winners of Virginia's annual Governor's Technology Award program for excellence in use of information technology and telework programs in both the public and private sectors..."
Added: 6 October 2009;
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- Virginia CIO Lem Stewart Fired
- By Tod Newcombe, Editor. Government Technology, June 12, 2009. "Lemuel Stewart, CIO of Virginia, who helped shepherd the largest state IT outsourcing contract, was fired yesterday.
Added: 13 June 2009;
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- 5 secrets of leading-edge technology adopters
- Being bold with new technology is an approach any agency can learn, By John Moore. Federal Computer Week, April 3, 2009. "As a former venture capitalist funding tech start-ups, Aneesh Chopra is no stranger to vetting new technologies. Then again, it's his previous work as a consultant to health care companies that honed his eye for fixing and improving service operations. That's a skill even more valuable in his current job as Virginia's secretary of technology, in which he sets an aggressive but careful charge for improving the performance of government..."
Added: 8 April 2009;
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