Digital Government
$1.5 million to help distribute medical information
National Cancer Institute will pay for projects that will help people get to health information online
Digital Government
About the financial management review
The Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 requires agencies to operate financial systems that produce timely and reliable reports that meet federal financial management systems requirements, federal accounting standards and the requirements of the U.S. government's Standard General Ledger at the transaction level.
People
Gore replays e-gov pitch
Vice President Al Gore on Monday reiterated his commitment to the policies and plans that will foster a secure, interactive electronic government for citizens by 2003
Digital Government
Microsoft Outlook patch delayed again
Microsoft Corp. said the security patch announced three weeks ago for its Outlook 98 and 2000 email clients likely will be released within the next two weeks
Digital Government
Congress watching over financial systems
Congressional attention is necessary to keep agencies accountable for improving their financial management systems, a top OMB official said
Digital Government
Tidemark, Unisys widen e-gov reach
Tidemark Computer Systems and Unisys have formed a strategic partnership to increase both companies' public-sector market share by leveraging Tidemark's city and county customer base with Unisys' extensive state and federal coverage
Digital Government
MIT, HP forming digital data alliance
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Hewlett-Packard Co. are set to form a $25 million alliance to develop new ways to create and manage digital information
Digital Government
Conn. Public TV gets $2M to go digital
Gov. John Rowland approved $2 million to upgrade Connecticut Public Television to digital television, offering better sound and picture, interactivity and other advanced options
Digital Government
Linux works toward desktop
The opensource operating system is a real alternative in the server market, but there are still interface and application issues that keep it off the desktop
Digital Government
SRA to bring Kana e-biz solutions to feds
Kana Communications and SRA International have formed partnership to offer federal customers an integrated, Webbased solution for managing and securing email interaction with customers
People
Clinton: Keep work force study going
The Clinton administration has asked Congress to permanently fund a governmentwide study of federal information technology workers' pay and positions to serve as a reference for future initiatives.
People
NYC agency finds digital maps worth the wait
It took a division of the Department of Environmental Protection a decade to transform paper water-main maps into an electronic system
People
Snail mail to cyberspace
Electronic Postmark, which can be attached to Internet communications to protect documents by detecting if a file has been tampered with in transit.
Digital Government
Web publishing simplified
Government Webmasters often are faced with the task of moving agency documents in a variety of formats to World Wide Web sites.
Digital Government
Calif. surplus items up for bid on eBay
Mixed in with discarded engagement rings and baseball cards, eBay shoppers can now find surplus items from the state of California.
People
Gathering IT intelligence
It's no secret: The CIA hopes its independent corporation, InQTel, will serve as a model for other agencies trying to keep up in Internet time.
Digital Government
Web activism on the rise
Americans are willing to use the Internet and electronic mail to contact government officials, but many are not getting a response, a new survey finds.
Digital Government