Digital Government
Revamped Internet portal allows citizens to discover N.D.
Done in-house, the site includes a state agency search engine, news, weather and road reports, employment listings, a children's page and online access to business-registration forms
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Postal Service to deliver new systems
The U.S. Postal Service is making progress constructing an integrated 'Information Platform,' which is a core component of the agency's plan to conduct ebusiness
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House boosts info security funding
House OK's a $150 million increase in the fiscal 2001 Defense appropriations bill for information assurance and computer network security programs
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Cyber Services, new tech suffer
The House Appropriations Committee pulls funding for several key NASA and National Science Foundation programs
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Small firm to deliver news to desktop
A small company is preparing to offer agencies a satellitebased service that beams programming such as CSPAN and CNN to workers' computer screens, enabling them to monitor events without sacrificing computer performance
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NSA plan may face political hurdles
The National Security Agency's plan to hand much of its IT support systems to industry may face hurdles on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers have shown reluctance to approve largescale outsourcing contracts
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Can agencies accept ads, fees?
FCW's Dot-Gov Thursday column looks at the conditions under which agencies can accept paid advertising or fees from the public
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GPRA a focus of funding
In both funding and language, the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday emphasized the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, urging agencies to put in place goals and procedures that will enable them to fulfill the annual GPRA report to Congress that describes the results agencies gain from the funding of programs
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GSA casting for FIDNet comments
GSA has released the draft RFP on the Federal Intrusion Detection Network, a program that will provide a single analysis and response center for governmentwide cyberattacks
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Congress watching over financial systems
Congressional attention is necessary to keep agencies accountable for improving their financial management systems, a top OMB official said
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Microsoft Outlook patch delayed again
Microsoft Corp. said the security patch announced three weeks ago for its Outlook 98 and 2000 email clients likely will be released within the next two weeks
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About the financial management review
The Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 requires agencies to operate financial systems that produce timely and reliable reports that meet federal financial management systems requirements, federal accounting standards and the requirements of the U.S. government's Standard General Ledger at the transaction level.
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$1.5 million to help distribute medical information
National Cancer Institute will pay for projects that will help people get to health information online
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Florida governor signs IT reform bill
The bill includes development of a new Web portal and ways to market the state as a high-tech business destination
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Access Indiana adds new feature
Those who work in low-income housing can route reports to the IRS through the the state's online portal
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SRA to bring Kana e-biz solutions to feds
Kana Communications and SRA International have formed partnership to offer federal customers an integrated, Webbased solution for managing and securing email interaction with customers
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Linux works toward desktop
The opensource operating system is a real alternative in the server market, but there are still interface and application issues that keep it off the desktop
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Conn. Public TV gets $2M to go digital
Gov. John Rowland approved $2 million to upgrade Connecticut Public Television to digital television, offering better sound and picture, interactivity and other advanced options
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