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Web managers play crucial roles in agency management
In a World Wide Webenabled world, Webmasters have been increasingly moving into Web management positions as the size and complexity of their responsibilities grows. Federal Webmasters must be able to play several management roles to fulfill those responsibilities.
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California Latest State to Offer Online Registrations
California announced this week that this spring it will join states including Arizona, Arkansas, Virginia and Louisiana in allowing people to register vehicles online.
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'The Last Frontier' state proves challenging for census
Bucking the wind and cold, Census Bureau Director Kenneth Prewitt kicked off the Census 2000 count Wednesday in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Washington Governor Proposes Jump-Start for Telecommunications
Washington Gov. Gary Locke's proposed budget package includes a program that would deliver telecommunication services to rural areas by cutting government red tape, promoting investments in infrastructure and encouraging competition among phone companies.
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Hackers deface Library of Congress site
Hackers Monday night took down the Library of Congress' Thomas Internet site (thomas.loc.gov) for more than an hour, disabling the central point on the World Wide Web where citizens and officials can search for and read congressional documents.
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Federal Grants Available to Improve In-school Communications
Schools and libraries nationwide can apply for federal E-rate grants to install communications systems that deliver phone service via existing local-area networks, allowing administrators and parents to have direct telephone contact with teachers in the classroom.
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Virginia DMV First in Nation to Offer Online License Renewals
Virginia drivers with a clean record and Internet access can now renew their licenses without having to visit a customer service center.
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Toshiba, Gateway lineup behind SpeedStep technology
In conjunction with Intel Corp.'s launch of several mobile Pentium III processors that use a new power-saving technology, Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. and Gateway Inc. on Tuesday announced systems that are among the first to offer the new capability.
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New IBM supercomputer to improve weather predictions
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service today declared operational one of the world's fastest supercomputers, which it will use to improve the accuracy and timeliness of weather forecasts and warnings.
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New e-lobby tracking system coming online
As early as next month, lobbyists will begin reporting online their efforts to influence federal agencies and Congress. Besides dramatically reducing the amount of paperwork required to track lobbyists, electronic registration eventually will make information about their activities instantly available to anyone with a computer and an Internet connection.
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EFed expanding into state, local market
EFed, a subsidiary of National Information Consortium Inc., recently signed a letter of intent with Bank of America Corp. to create a company designed to offer state and local governments a business-to-business procurement system.
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NASA funds Nomad expedition to Antarctica
A computerized fourwheeled robot named Nomad that has been deployed in Antarctica to search for meteorites could serve as a prototype for future planetary exploration.
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Missouri offers online legislative debate
When Missouri's legislative session began recently, for the first time voters could listen to live debates on the House and Senate World Wide Web sites.
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Montgomery County, Md., moving ahead with FiberNet
The first phase of FiberNet, a multimillion-dollar broadband network that will connect all Montgomery County, Md., facilities on an efficient, speedy system, has been finished in the second year of the five-year project.
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Commerce to measure business-to-business e-commerce activity
For the first time, businesstobusiness electronic commerce activity will be measured in a survey, U.S. Commerce Secretary William Daley announced last week.
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Nevada Offers IT Grants
HighwayNet.com, launched last week by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and EyeCast.com, enables Internet users to see real-time images from 25 traffic cameras on four Northern Virginia interstates.
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Shuttle mapping mission on target for January takeoff
The National Imaging and Mapping Agency announced Friday that all systems are go for a space shuttle mission that the agency is counting on to capture detailed images of the Earth's surface.
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NSA grapples with Linux security
The National Security Agency, the supersecret arm of the Defense Department responsible for signals intelligence and information systems security, last week tapped Secure Computing Corp. to develop a secure version of the Linux operating system.
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Netivation.com Announces Deal to Expand Political Content
Netivation.com, which operates the Votenet.com online political services, recently announced an exclusive agreement with the Initiative and Referendum Institute to provide nonpartisan information about local, state and national referendums on the World Wide Web.
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