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E-Sign rules open for comment
OMB is looking for comments on draft guidance that will help agencies understand and use the new electronic signature legislation
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Partnership joins government, customers
GovConnect, Interactive Intelligence offer an integrated customer service platform to handle all types of communication ? from phone calls to Web chats
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Lieberman a boost to IT ticket
Electronic government advocates hail Sen. Joseph Lieberman as a Savvy choice as Al Gore's running mate
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Census spreads word on data
Census Bureau officials are aiming to provide the public with the widest variety ever of census information through high and lowtech means
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Letters to the Editor
I'm a regular reader of Federal Computer Week and find its coverage of government and technology above other similar publications.
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Conn. strengthens access standards
Connecticut has adopted stricter accessibility standards to serve disabled citizens wanting to access the state's page
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In command
The five command centers established under the FEMA Federal Response Plan for the Republican National Convention:
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Look outward to fix the IT worker crisis
Government agency managers concerned about the dearth of high-tech workers have long days and sleepless nights ahead of them: The problem, in all likelihood, will get worse long before it gets better.
People
Portal will link cities, businesses
As the business-to-government market continues to grow, one company is hoping to separate itself from the competition by giving the private sector access to hundreds of cities while offering auctions and procurement capabilities to local governments.
People
To sue or not to sue
At first glance, providing the public with the right to sue government agencies that fail to comply with Section 508 standards might seem to invite a landslide of litigation.
People
Online bidding running in Missouri
Vendors wanting to bid on Missouri state contracts can now do so online.
People
Intercepts
Just when I was starting to miss the good old days of listening to former Deputy Secretary of Defense John Hamre tell anybody who would listen that the Joint Task Force for Computer Network Defense is 'at war' every day of the week, along comes Rear Adm. H. Winsor Whiton
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Letters to the Editor
Your story 'What's up with Seat?' [FCW, July 24] gives the wrong impression that the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of the Inspector General is having problems with its implementation of seat management.
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Who's supporting Itanium
The new Itanium-based computers will only run operating systems that were specifically written for the 64-bit architecture. However, the systems will be backward-compatible to run current 32-bit software applications.
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Openwings team open to collaborators
The Openwings team is actively seeking collaborators, an open approach unusual for military systems development.
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Ark. IT workers get more than 'office with a window'
Competition for a capable and competent work force is tough in Little Rock, Ark., especially for the government.
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Want to go to jail?
Y ou can go to jail without leaving the comforts of home by logging on to the Georgia Department of Corrections' World Wide Web site and taking a virtual tour of a cell block, a dormitory and a prison kitchen.
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