Digital Government
Citizens wield power through technology
Community organizations in several cities are looking at innovative ways to improve municipal services through technology-driven citizen involvement.
Digital Government
GSA uploads offices for new president
The election is still five weeks away, but government realtors have already secured office space for the new president and 539 of the president's men
People
Military mines for golden technology
The Defense Department will cash in two 'golden nuggets' that emerged from the intense competition at the Joint Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (JWID) July 10 to 28
People
Navy open for e-business
With little fanfare but high expectations, the Navy will officially open the doors to its new eBusiness Operations Office this month.
Digital Government
Companies sign on for e-tax filing service
Alabama companies that file sales tax returns for as many as 453 jurisdictions in the state can now look to one Web site for relief.
Digital Government
Schools supplied
Over the past decade, the national debate about school choice, educational standards and computers in the classroom has done much to highlight the fact that public schools can no longer get by on tax dollars alone.
Digital Government
The Circuit
FirstGov, the new federal government Internet portal, may raise the standards for agency Web sites, according to David Barram, administrator of the General Services Administration
Digital Government
A case of arrested development
A Justice Department initiative to develop a nationwide system for identifying and booking crime suspects may remain stalled in Florida by a lack of funding next year.
Digital Government
Match game: Teachers, schools meet online
Teachers searching for jobs and school districts searching for teachers can now turn to the Internet to find each other
Digital Government
Audit scorches DOT security
Information security weaknesses at the Federal Aviation Administration pale in comparison to the network vulnerabilities discovered at other Transportation Department administrations
People
Poll reveals Americans' e-government agenda
In overwhelming numbers, Americans are pleased to be able to obtain much government information and some government services via the Internet, a nationwide survey shows
Digital Government
New way to get archives
The policy history of the U.S. government is preserved in 21 million boxes in 16 storage facilities scattered across the country.
People
Outsourcing: Read between the lines
The ongoing Defense Department effort to determine the feasibility of outsourcing its $400 million printing organization appears, on the surface, to be nothing more than a divestiture of 'old information technology' whose time and value have been superceded by the Internet, email and other stateoftheart information dissemination technologies.
Acquisition
Pennsylvania streamlines contracting procedures
New procedures may grease the wheels for Pennsylvania agencies wanting to contract for information technology services
Digital Government
Idaho lawmakers go to boot camp
Idaho's Information Technology Resource Management Council (ITRMC) tribal representatives and other policy-makers.
Digital Government
More low-income people discovering the Net
In the United States, more underserved and economically distressed people are tapping into the Internet, according to a study by Media Metrix Inc., an Internet market research firm.
Acquisition
States sign CSC to prevent fraud
A California-based information technology company was recently awarded a five-year, $26.8 million contract to safeguard the Medicare program in several western states
Digital Government
Digging for data treasure
The Massachusetts school system knew it had valuable information locked up in the volumes of student data it collected, but there was no obvious way to get at it.
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