David Fletcher: Homeland SecurityNews, information, and reports related to homeland security at state, local and national levelsSundry News on eGov and Technology- January 30, 2004 I forgot to mention that last week the State of Nebraska renewed its contract with NIC. Bill Gates, in a speech to the Arab technology conference, says that eGovernment is a "HUGE focus" for Microsoft. Gates jointly announced Egypt's new eGov portal with Prime Minister Atef Ebeid. Online service offerings look pretty lean right now. Utah's Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control wants to move to dot net. Most Utah state agencies are committed to J2EE. Today's headlines on...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/categories/homelandSecurity/2004/01/30.html#a1181 Matrix Causing a Stir- January 29, 2004 Concern about Matrix, a multi-state effort to enhance information available for homeland security, is nothing new. This privacy watch site has been monitoring it for months. I have mentioned it here on several occasions. It looks like members of the Utah legislature are now taking notice. Here is a quote from one Senator in a lengthy article in this morning's Deseret News: "It certainly sounds like Big Brother to me, a paranoia that government wants to know what all the.http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/categories/homelandSecurity/2004/01/29.html#a1177 |