Here in Virginia ... (Score 1)

To reply to the question in the post, I would say that, in the U.S., a number of states have similar portals.

In my home state of Virginia, for example, we can access a number of state services online, including almost all DMV services. This has been around for several years. And, like in France, a lot more will be in place by 2005.

If you are really interested in seeing the government online, the Legislative Information System in Virginia will let you track movement of bills between chambers of the General Assembly and in and out of committees and subcommittees, view sponsors and amendments, let you know the outcome of votes after each stage, and tell you whether the Governor approved or vetoed the measure. The data go back to 1994.