Digital Government

The Privacy Act explained

Data gathering on celebrities and Vietnam War protesters, civil rights activists and presidents' political enemies was the reason Congress passed the Privacy Act of 1974

Digital Government

Not-so-middling management needs

Help is on the way for small agencies to better manage networks

Digital Government

Entitlement

Bureaucratus column: How much back pay is an employee entitled to receive?

Digital Government

Lawsuit questions agency info buying

Privacy advocates filed a lawsuit to force six federal agencies to disclose details about their practice of buying information about individuals from commercial databases

Digital Government

Rethinking Web-based management

One debate that still needs to be settled with midsize network management tools is what interface to use with them

Digital Government

A textbook midsize candidate

Here's an example of a typical prospective buyer that vendors have to sell to at midsize federal organizations

Digital Government

HHS prepping for e-grants portal

Portal is one of the Bush administration's 23 high-impact, cross-agency e-government initiatives

Digital Government

Web put to work on jobless claims

Texas is testing an unemployment insurance Web application that could cut the time needed to verify a claim

Digital Government

State portals miss usability mark

Study shows many state sites fall short of being accessible, customizable or usable to constituents

Digital Government

Letter to the editor

Appalled by carpal tunnel ruling

Digital Government

High-tech security in the wings

Airlines will rely heavily on low-tech solutions as they begin screening all checked baggage for explosives this week

Digital Government

Microsoft steers toward security

Gates prioritizes 'Trustworthy Computing' so that organizations can trust Microsoft products to support their mission

Digital Government

Minnesota preps services portal

Customizable portal due in mid-March will be centered on services rather than departments

Digital Government

System aims at ID duplicates

West Virginia is piloting a system to crack down on the fraudulent use of duplicate driver's licenses

Digital Government

Tech in curriculum still evolving

Students are connected, but how well schools are using computers and the Internet is still unknown, report states

Digital Government

Commercial database use flagged

Privacy advocates file suit seeking details about federal agencies buying information about individuals

Digital Government

Plan maps out smart transportation

DOT to examine Intelligent Transportation Society of America's vision for the future of transportation

Digital Government

Teams bring architecture to life

Governance is a crucial element to building an enterprise architecture

Digital Government

Giving e-procurement a civic twist

MunicipalNet puts Web-based purchasing within reach of city and county governments

Digital Government

Cleaning out the IT garage

NASCIO recommends a pragmatic approach to migrating to an enterprise architecture