Local government

We're going to be switching over to Drupal in 2011, and I was wondering if any of you were utilizing any specialized modules that you found especially useful or helpful as a local government?

For example - I searched government and modules and found "Fill PDF" - which apparently lets you fill out forms right on the screen and then e-mails it out. That would seem pretty useful for a government situation where having residents filling out paperwork is a fact of life. (If you're using this and it works well, please let me know).

Thanks.

There is a listing of local governments using Drupal. It would be great if people could add more examples. Currently, we have 130 local governments from 27 countries on the list.
See: http://groups.drupal.org/node/24119

MIT and Hacks/Hackers are hosting an OpenBlock hack-a-thon Oct. 30 at noon. Why should local Drupalists care?

OpenBlock by itself is an interesting news aggregator, but it's various components, which can be de-coupled, could be very cool, doing everything from auto-geotagging content, very customizable mapping, and much more. Tapping into these components could help a lot of Drupal sites I've seen.

RSVP here for the meetup:
http://meetupbos.hackshackers.com/calendar/15033657/

I'm working on putting my intranet pass-on installation up in an installation profile. It should be coming soon!

I just finished completing an intranet site for the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, located in Florida.

We are using Drupal to collect intelligence, communicate with personnel instantly, and keep track of daily activities. Our county is divided into five main geographical areas spread over seventy-two miles.

I made a brief write-up here: http://www.radarearth.com/content/brevard-county-sheriffs-office-uses-dr...

A few minutes ago, GovFresh published my new article on Drupal adoption in Government. The article can be found at http://govfresh.com/2010/05/gov-2-0-guide-to-drupal/. While I had a number of folks in the community review the draft, I am sure there are a number of things that are not in the piece which everyone feels are important proof points for this topic. I therefore intend to solicit feedback from the members of this group and will publish the additional content in a follow-up in a few months. Please feel free to share your thoughts here.

Brian Gilday at aHa! consulting did a post almost three months ago which led us to a conversation by phone and email. I would suggest you all revisit this discussion but would in particular draw your attention to the West Linn site.

At the West Linn site you will not only see a clean, well organized, site (imo) but you will also see an example of personalization - My West Linn - something we were keen on at the Wayland ECC.

While the more expansive workflow features that were proposed did not make it in time for code freeze, we still have an opportunity during the current "code slush" period to make a few key alterations to the underlying Drupal database. This will enable further development in Contrib of comprehensive workflow and content moderation modules, with an eye towards D8. However, time is running out. After October 15, all hope is lost.