Digital Government
City boosts online permit service
Marketing helped Mountain View, Calif., increase the number of permits the city issues online
Digital Government
Financial birthdays to remember
FCW.com's Friday Financials column shows how a birthday might be financially significant
People
Revamped student loan site is a hit
The Web site had a 59 percent increase in traffic the first month, with 2 million more filers expected this year
People
Democrats' new site misses mark
Site is full of user-oriented features, but some are poorly designed and others provide bad information
People
Caution urged on entry/exit system
Business leaders worry that INS system would disrupt border crossings and cripple commerce
People
Education improves online student loan applications
The Education Department’s Office of Student Financial Assistance has revamped its Web site for student aid, making the application process quicker and easier.
People
Researcher has no confidence in online voting
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Although voting problems marred the 2000 presidential election, an online alternative is not viable, according to the principal researcher for AT&T Labs, a multinational research organization.
People
Officials fit IT into homeland goals
Officials work on laying the foundation for how IT can help achieve Bush's homeland security goals
Digital Government
NMCI makes strides in testing
NMCI official says the contractor test and evaluation process is going well at first site
Digital Government
N.Y. firehouse scouts biometrics
One Queens department is looking to biometrics as a way of clocking fire fighters in and out of the firehouse
Digital Government
Security shifting to enterprise
OMB requirements that show how agencies are securing systems are also highlighting an enterprisewide emphasis
People
Homeland security IT projects parallel e-gov project development
Homeland security IT projects will take an approach similar to that of the Office of Management and Budget’s 24 approved e-gov initiatives, senior administration officials said today.
People
Calif. county is ready to route service to citizens
Nevada County, Calif., is ready to begin using routing software to link its Web pages to the county’s databases, as part of its Citizen Relationship Management initiative.
Digital Government
Tenn. health care licensing online
This is the most complex of a series of projects the state has developed in moving services online
People
Dorn confirmed as OMB deputy
The Senate confirmed Nancy Dorn as the lead official for the administration's management initiatives
People
Illinois, Kansas share designation of top digital state
Illinois and Kansas tied for first place in the Digital State 2001 survey conducted by the Progress and Freedom Foundation and the Center for Digital Government.
People
Roster change
Nancy Dorn was confirmed by the Senate Feb. 14 as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, the lead official for the Bush administration's governmentwide management initiatives
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