States tend to be more freewheeling and willing to take on initiatives. But only 20 percent offederal officials concurred. As a result, states and municipalities are moving faster to satisfy publicdemand for online services. In Montana, for example, a successful online service for issuing huntingand fishing licenses persuaded the state legislature to appropriate moneyfor other e-government initiatives. And a widely praised online vehicleregistration system in Arizona prompted California's governor to order hisstate's motor vehicle department to also establish one.
Internet time is about three times as fast as clock time.
The governmentworks on government time, which is about three times as slow.