Digital Government

Michigan warns online pharmacies

Michigan Attorney General Jennifer Granholm on Wednesday filed notices of intended action against 10 outofstate online pharmacies for illegally sending prescription drugs to customers in Michigan without an appropriate doctor recommendation.

Digital Government

Marines stand up alternate Y2K comm network

The Marine Corps last week conducted the first communications test of its new Headquarters Marine Corps Y2K Command and Control Network that will act as a backup communications pipe among major commands in case of widespread Year 2000related computer failures.

Digital Government

Clinton to agencies: Enhance public service via IT

The Clinton administration today issued two executive memorandums directing that federal agencies use information technology to improve society through better access to services and information.

Digital Government

Wake County, N.C. Moves Land Records Online

The Wake County, N.C. Register of Deeds recently unveiled the e.Power Lands Records Application solution, which allows for online public access to property records, deeds and maps within an hour after the records are submitted.

Digital Government

SSA offers harassment awareness training online

The Social Security Administration has awarded a threeyear contract to Enterprise Training Solutions (ETS) to supply intranetbased sexual harassment awareness training to all of the agency's 65,000 employees.

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Forbes slams federal IT programs

Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes on Thursday gave federal information technology professionals a glimpse of what they could expect if he were elected next year.

Digital Government

Coming to a PC Near You: Florida Task Force Meeting

Florida will hold its first Cyber Town Meeting on Friday, using the World Wide Web to broadcast presentations by Gov. Jeb Bush and other state officials about the impact of information technology on the state.

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Votation.com to host the Arizona online vote

The Arizona Democratic Party has selected Votation.com to host the online vote for the March 11 presidential primary, the first time Internet votes will officially count in a public office election.

Digital Government

Indictment spurs DOE to step up polygraphs

The Energy Department has issued new counterintelligence regulations that call for polygraph examinations for at least 800 employees, including highlevel political appointees, who have access to highly classified information and computer systems.

Digital Government

San Diego Annual Budget on CD-ROM

San Diego recently put its fourvolume, 1,500page fiscal 2000 annual budget on CDROM in an effort to save money on printing and papers costs, as well as increase accessibility.

Digital Government

Internet Sales Tax Occupies Commission

The debate regarding an online sales tax will continue long after the U.S. congressional commission studying the issue here adjourns Wednesday, its members said.

Digital Government

Inacom abandons federal business

Inacom Corp. late Tuesday announced a massive corporate restructuring effort that includes a decision to sell off the federal government procurement business immediately.

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Inacom's federal contracts

Inacom Corp. late Tuesday announced a massive corporate restructuring effort that includes a decision to sell off the federal government procurement business immediately.

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Feds issue final Y2K report

Two missioncritical computer systems run by the Justice Department and six run by the military remain unready for the Year 2000 date change, but the noncompliant systems will not degrade law enforcement or national security, according to the White House.

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DynCorp expands reach in federal market

DynCorp, one of the largest employeeowned technology companies in the country, yesterday announced the completion of its purchase of GTE Information Systems LLC.

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Alaska Selects Consultants for Telecom Program

Alaska, which spends more than $26 million a year on telecommunications services, plans to award a contract to Gartner Group Inc. to help the state develop a statewide telecom program.

Digital Government

Y2K chief warns of dormant date-change problems

Despite confidence that 99.9 percent of the federal government's computer systems are ready for the yearend date rollover, computer experts will staff a crisis center around the clock until midJanuary, the government's top Year 2000 official said.

Digital Government

Two firms win contracts for satellite development

A triagency program office led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week awarded two contracts worth a total of $41 million to help design the nextgeneration environmental satellite system.

Digital Government

Teachers to get Internet training

President Clinton joined Education Secretary Richard Riley last week in announcing an initiative that will provide Internet training for all teachers in seven Mississippi Delta states.

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Municipal officials pushed on Internet taxation

A congressional commission formed to make recommendations on the future of Internet taxation began hearing a raft of proposals Tuesday at a twoday conference that may shed some light on the future of electronic commerce tax policy.