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Forbes slams federal IT programs
Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes on Thursday gave federal information technology professionals a glimpse of what they could expect if he were elected next year.
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SSA offers harassment awareness training online
The Social Security Administration has awarded a threeyear contract to Enterprise Training Solutions (ETS) to supply intranetbased sexual harassment awareness training to all of the agency's 65,000 employees.
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Wake County, N.C. Moves Land Records Online
The Wake County, N.C. Register of Deeds recently unveiled the e.Power Lands Records Application solution, which allows for online public access to property records, deeds and maps within an hour after the records are submitted.
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Clinton to agencies: Enhance public service via IT
The Clinton administration today issued two executive memorandums directing that federal agencies use information technology to improve society through better access to services and information.
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Marines stand up alternate Y2K comm network
The Marine Corps last week conducted the first communications test of its new Headquarters Marine Corps Y2K Command and Control Network that will act as a backup communications pipe among major commands in case of widespread Year 2000related computer failures.
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Michigan warns online pharmacies
Michigan Attorney General Jennifer Granholm on Wednesday filed notices of intended action against 10 outofstate online pharmacies for illegally sending prescription drugs to customers in Michigan without an appropriate doctor recommendation.
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Administration warns state systems not Y2K-ready
Although virtually all federal computer systems are ready for the millennium, the Clinton administration warned last week that many state computer systems are not, and that those systems could affect the delivery of federal benefits such as food stamps, Medicaid payments, unemployment insurance payments, child care and child nutrition programs.
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Internet Sales Tax Occupies Commission
The debate regarding an online sales tax will continue long after the U.S. congressional commission studying the issue here adjourns Wednesday, its members said.
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San Diego Annual Budget on CD-ROM
San Diego recently put its fourvolume, 1,500page fiscal 2000 annual budget on CDROM in an effort to save money on printing and papers costs, as well as increase accessibility.
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Indictment spurs DOE to step up polygraphs
The Energy Department has issued new counterintelligence regulations that call for polygraph examinations for at least 800 employees, including highlevel political appointees, who have access to highly classified information and computer systems.
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Votation.com to host the Arizona online vote
The Arizona Democratic Party has selected Votation.com to host the online vote for the March 11 presidential primary, the first time Internet votes will officially count in a public office election.
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Coming to a PC Near You: Florida Task Force Meeting
Florida will hold its first Cyber Town Meeting on Friday, using the World Wide Web to broadcast presentations by Gov. Jeb Bush and other state officials about the impact of information technology on the state.
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Ohio Incorporation Information Goes Online
On the eve of a potentially contentious meeting on Internet taxation, organizations are tripping over themselves to release conclusive studies on whether Americans would be willing to pay sales taxes on goods bought online.
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Municipal officials pushed on Internet taxation
A congressional commission formed to make recommendations on the future of Internet taxation began hearing a raft of proposals Tuesday at a twoday conference that may shed some light on the future of electronic commerce tax policy.
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Teachers to get Internet training
President Clinton joined Education Secretary Richard Riley last week in announcing an initiative that will provide Internet training for all teachers in seven Mississippi Delta states.
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Two firms win contracts for satellite development
A triagency program office led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week awarded two contracts worth a total of $41 million to help design the nextgeneration environmental satellite system.
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Y2K chief warns of dormant date-change problems
Despite confidence that 99.9 percent of the federal government's computer systems are ready for the yearend date rollover, computer experts will staff a crisis center around the clock until midJanuary, the government's top Year 2000 official said.
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Alaska Selects Consultants for Telecom Program
Alaska, which spends more than $26 million a year on telecommunications services, plans to award a contract to Gartner Group Inc. to help the state develop a statewide telecom program.
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DynCorp expands reach in federal market
DynCorp, one of the largest employeeowned technology companies in the country, yesterday announced the completion of its purchase of GTE Information Systems LLC.
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