Digital Government
En route to safer skies
A proposed rule at the Federal Aviation Administration could give the agency a better picture of safety trends by providing access to airlines' digital flight data.
Digital Government
Making runways safer
The Federal Aviation Administration has scaled back a software program it is developing to warn air traffic controllers about potential collisions on airport runways so that the agency can deploy the system to airports faster.
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What workers don't know
SBA joins agencies looking to fill in the gaps by assessing what skills their IT staffs lack
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Making health care 'smarter'
The Western Governors' Association's Health Passport is designed
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Chicago targets minority-owned businesses with Web site
Merging the aims of public policy with the mechanisms of information technology, Chicago's Department of Purchases, Contracts and Supplies has embraced the Internet for the city's Minority- and Woman-owned Business Procurement Program.
Digital Government
The circuit
Seems the newly designed $5 and $10 bills with oversize heads of Abraham Lincoln and Alexander Hamilton are having trouble being accepted in more ways than one. Without special software, many vending machines won't process the bills, which were introduced May 24 to thwart hightech counterfeiters. Of the estimated 6 million food and beverage vending machines that accept $5 and $10 bills, only 1 million have been modified.
Digital Government
Taking on telecom security
A presidential advisory committee on telecommunications security has established a task force to ensure that the next administration is up to speed on issues that concern the security of critical U.S. networks.
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Access.gov
Spurred by the realization that time is growing short and that the task ahead is enormous, the federal government is training a small army of Web page designers to lead the coming battle against inaccessibility.
Digital Government
Devising new lures
As the shortage of information technology workers continues to grow, governments are straying further and further from traditional employment policies.
Digital Government
Smart roads and smarter vehicles
It's not uncommon today to see a driver speeding down a highway, one hand on the steering wheel and the other holding a cellular phone to his ear.
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States find cards a smart solution for health care
The Western Governors' Association has gotten 'smart.'
Digital Government
A fast Internet connection for all
GSA hopes its proposed contract will bring fast Internet connections to farflung offices
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Keeping DOD on the right track
The Pentagon's Automatic Identification Technology (AIT) is an overarching initiative designed to ensure that all the services field interoperable tracking devices
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Pa. rolls out compensation system
Pennsylvania is rolling out an unemployment compensation system that will standardize how applications for benefits are determined by state law
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Smaller counties less Net-driven
In a survey conducted by the National Association of Counties this spring, 22 percent of counties without World Wide Web sites said they have no plans to develop one.
Digital Government
Science board boosts cyber services
The National Science Board formally approved the Federal Cyber Services program, to provide scholarships to information security students in return for federal service
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<a name="Screen">Comparing screen readers</a>
The FCW Test Center looks as pricing, compatibility, training and system requirements for two screen readers: JAWS 3.5 for Windows and Window-Eyes 3.1
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Washington first state to join AMS marketplace
In an effort to simplify the buying process, Washington state has joined an electronic procurement company and will soon buy its products online.
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