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Is telecommuting answer to state woes?
Using technology to let people work from home could solve key problems plaguing states
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Behind the corporate veil
An important consideration in starting a business is whether to form it as a corporation.
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Reading between the lines
The comment period recently closed on the proposed revisions to the Office of Management and Budget's Circular A130 the central rule for federal information system management to bring it into accord with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Electronic Freedom of Information Act amendments and the ClingerCohen Act. It is clearly the intent of Congress to ensure public access to information about agency activities.
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A PC in the hand
HP Jornada captures the spirit of the next generation of Pocket PCs
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N.C. awards grants for IT curriculum
Thirty-six of the states poorest schools will get $13,000 to for technology education
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The Circuit
Scientists at the Energy Department's laboratories don't like polygraphs one bit, according to a new report from the House Intelligence Committee. Investigators said employees at one laboratory wear buttons that say, 'Just say no to the polygraph.' Other lab employees expressed the view, 'You trusted me to win the Cold War, now you don't.'
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System requirements for the desktop platform
System requirements for the desktop platform
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Oki Data T.38 fax provides assurance
Beginning in August, Oki Data Americas Inc.'s Okifax 5950 Internet fax systems will be equipped with T.38 protocol technology that can immediately inform users that their fax went through, as long as the other system is similarly equipped, according to the company.
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InstallTuner eases Windows modifications
InstallShield Software Corp. has developed a simple tool to give network administrators more control over the installation of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system.
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SQL Server 2000 broadens its base
It's a long-held notion that if you need an enterprise-grade relational database, you turn to the likes of Oracle Corp. and IBM Corp. for the solution. But agencies that need relational database support on the middle tier have turned to Microsoft Corp.'s SQL Server as a solution that is easy to set up and that offers highly graphical tools that help administrators manage the database more easily.
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Legislators debate proposals for e-commerce taxes
Several bills allow states to collect taxes on catalog and Internet transactions that occur between a buyer in one state and a merchant in another when the merchant has no 'physical presence'
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Cyberattack solution ready
With cyberattacks increasing in frequency and lethality, the Transportation Department has developed a solution that combines past experience and a commercial model that has already passed the security test several times this year.
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Visionaries wanted
The management and procurement reforms of the mid1990s removed the fear of retribution that kept many government employees from taking risks or suggesting new ways of managing programs
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Autodesk Web-enables Software Suite
Autodesk Inc. this week is unveiling new versions of its mapping, engineering and other applications that will allow people to collaborate on projects over the Internet.
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Letters to the editor
Here are the first responses to our question ? 'Should there be an IT czar?' ? raised in FCW's June 26 cover story. Add yours by writing to feedback@fcw.com. We can withhold your name upon request.
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Hawaii hopes Web system eases teachers' workload
New system aims to help schools retain special education teachers by relieving their administrative burden
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Integrate early and often
One dig at the voting process goes: 'Vote early and often!' The same applies to integrating software: Doing it early and repeatedly can have a profound effect on an information technology project's schedule and costs.
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GPS funding in flux
Funding for a critical but inexpensive enhancement to the Global Positioning System will be decided by a conference committee following conflicting Senate and House proposals.
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Looking for Buy-in
Of course, none of this will come to pass if the 13 divisions at HHS don't buy into it. But Burns believes the project has a good chance of succeeding because Enterprise Infrastructure Management will centralize IT management without changing the decentralized nature of HHS.
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