[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 4, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E6]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      FLOWER MOUND RANKS 7TH AMONG MOST-TECHNOLOGY-ADVANCED CITIES

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 4, 2005

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, it is my great honor to recognize Flower 
Mound, TX, for being acknowledged as the 7th most technology-advanced 
city with a population of 30,000 to 74,999, by the Center for Digital 
Government. The ranking was based on the 2004 Digital Cities Survey 
that examines how city governments are using digital technology to 
become more efficient and communicate with residents.
  The survey and ranking determined by the Center asked more than 600 
mayors, managers and chief information officers to participate asking 
24 questions focusing on implementation, adoption of online service 
delivery, planning and governance, and the network that allows cities 
to make the move to digital government.
  Flower Mound plans to continue on its track of providing excellent 
government services electronically by installing a new data delivery 
system; implementing a voiceover internet tool; and adding mobile 
computer systems into the Flower Mound Police Department squad cars. 
All of these improvements show an amazing commitment to the future of 
technology and government.
  I am proud to say that I am a resident of Flower Mound, and I would 
like to offer my congratulations to the Town of Flower Mound, Chief 
Information Officer Dustin Malcolm and Mayor Jody Smith.




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