www.Kansas.gov and Kansas Highway Patrol Win Award for Online Crash Logs.TOPEKA Topeka (təpē`kə), city (1990 pop. 119,883), state capital and seat of Shawnee co., NE Kans., on the Kansas River; inc. 1857. In a rich agricultural region, it is an important shipping point for cattle and wheat and a wholesaling, , Kan Kan, river, China: see Gan. . -- The Government Solutions Center recently announced that the Kansas Highway Patrol's Online Crash Logs system is a Pioneer Award recipient. The Online Crash Logs service, which is available to the public through the state's official Web site at www.Kansas.gov, streamlines the Kansas Highway Patrol's process of recording and distributing crash information by reducing the amount of paperwork dispatchers must complete. The Government Solutions Center awards program recognizes federal, state, local, and international public sector organizations for their efforts to deliver results-oriented government services. Representatives from the state of Kansas joined seven other national winners at an awards event on July 26 in Washington, D.C. The Online Crash Logs system has eliminated approximately 6,000 calls per month to Kansas Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. dispatchers from the public and media representatives. Instead of answering calls and manually completing, updating, and faxing a paper crash log multiple times a day, dispatchers electronically enter and update the information once. The online service gives dispatchers more time to focus on the most important aspect of their jobs -- communicating with officers on the road and travelers in emergency situations. "The Kansas Highway Patrol's Online Crash Logs has improved the way we release information about injury and fatal crashes investigated by the agency," said Colonel William Seck SECK. This word has two significations. 1. It means a warrant of remedy by distress. Litt. s. 218; and vide Rent. 2. It imports want of present fruit or profit, as in the case of the reversion without rent or other service, except fealty. Co. Litt. 151 b, note 5. , Superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol. "Thanks to the new online service, we have saved more than 700 hours of staff time each month in processing and relaying crash information. This has allowed us to provide a service to our customers that is generally unmatched by similar processes." This Online Crash Logs service was developed through a partnership between the Kansas Highway Patrol and Kansas.gov, the state's official Web site. About Kansas.gov Kansas.gov is the official Web site of the state of Kansas (www.Kansas.gov) and a service of the Information Network of Kansas, the agency that provides electronic solutions for the state. Kansas Information Consortium is the network manager for Kansas.gov and is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of eGovernment firm NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :EGOV). About NIC NIC manages more eGovernment services than any provider in the world. The company helps government communicate more effectively with citizens and businesses by putting essential services online. NIC provides eGovernment solutions for 2,200 state and local agencies that serve more than 60 million people in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Additional information is available at www.nicusa.com. |
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