Connecticut has not yet decided how to use the funds. The online application is available for citizens to apply for nearly all positions statewide. The state used Microsoft Visual Interdev 6.0 to build the site. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which operates the Metro subway system, last month resumed using computers to operate its trains after 21 months of manual operation. Metro switched from automatic to manual operations in March 1999 after three relays failed, probably because of con- tamination that accumulated over time.
Relays control critical functions of the rail cars, including brakes and doors.
It already has installed 11,300 new relays from Alstom of Paris. Crews will replace the remaining 9,700 relays over the next several months. Wanted and missing persons files can also be found on the site. Cobb County State Court teamed with EzGov Inc. of Atlanta to make traffic citations payable online. Ticketed drivers can pay fines by entering the name and traffic citation number or name and driver's license number and charging the transaction to a credit card.