Programs feature panel discussions, studio audience participation, and live viewer call-ins. State Contracts and Procurement The Office of General Services operates the Electronic Access Pilot Program, a searchable online database for state contracts. The database can be searched by keyword, group or award number, or vendor name. Information about the contracts is detailed and appears to be complete. The New York State Senate's website allows Internet users to access a fully searchable legislative database.
Users can check the status of bills, search state statutes, or look up state senators by zip code.
New York's online law and legislative search capacities are among the best in the nation. Planning efforts Founded in 1993 and located at the State University of New York at Albany, the Center for Technology in Government is a partnership of government, business, and the university community. Through small-scale testing, the center saves agencies the expense and risk of buying computer hardware and software without knowing if the equipment will work. The center's full-time staff of eight is aided by graduate students and faculty. The center examines new ways of applying computing and communications technologies to practical applications in the public sector.