Digital Government
Playing politics
Lawmakers are rushing to pass appropriations bills so they can get back to their districts
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Schools sample GIS maps the pros use
Montana officials are working with NASA and geographic information system software companies to allow every K-12 public school student and teacher in the state to view maps
Digital Government
Commerce rapped on infosec lapses
Lawmakers took the Commerce Department to task at an Aug. 3 hearing after auditors testified they found numerous information security lapses on agency systems.
Digital Government
EPA cleans up data pools
To develop sound environmental policies and make sure theyre being followed, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires a lot of information.
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Electronic flight plans scrutinized
A key House lawmaker wants Federal Aviation Administration officials to explain why the agency isn't making faster progress on electronic filing
Digital Government
Security in numbers
States find that a blanket security approach works better than each agency fending for itself
Digital Government
Chaplains test machine translation
Chaplains might not be the first people you'd think of as being on the cutting edge of information technology. But U.S. Army chaplains are among those pushing hardest for a mobile translation device that will enable speakers of different languages to hold a conversation.
Digital Government
House spending bill clamps down on Carnivore
The FBI and its controversial Carnivore email monitoring system could get renewed scrutiny
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Online and involved
The EPA uses a World Wide Web forum to help it steer public involvement policy
People
The voice of combat
Voice-recognition software is a useful tool for millions of people workingin the relatively quiet surroundings of a home or office.
Acquisition
Retooling IT
The National Security Agency has billed Groundbreaker as a step toward bringing the agency's Cold Warera information technology into the 21st century
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FAA offers registry searches
A Federal Aviation Administration unit has added a 'tail number' search capability to its Webbased aircraft registry, enabling tax officials, safety inspectors, aviation enthusiasts and others to look up information based on a plane's 'license plate.'
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Culture clash
Whether they like it or not, federal managers are scrambling to meet telework quotas
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Feds, states mull business registry
The federal GSA plans a single online source for fed, state and local government registration and reporting requirements.
Digital Government
Analyze this
Web analytics shows agency Webmasters how to improve egovernment services
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