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E-mail may be key to electronic democracy
Lowly email may be the key to creating an interactive public commons necessary to make electronic democracy work, according to online election evangelist Steven Clift.
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State taps IBM for IT products, services
The State Department this week awarded an $85 million contract to a team lead by IBM Corp. for information technology products and services to support the agency's data processing and communication centers.
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Louisiana launches digital justice system
Louisiana this week said it had launched a statewide digital justice system that integrates livescan fingerprints, an automated fingerprint identification system, digitized mugshots and computerized criminal histories (CCH). The system can return a criminal's true identity just 20 to 30 minutes after booking.
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GAO finds security lax for federal employees' personal info
Appropriators in the House of Representatives have slashed deeply into the president's budget request for NASA, putting into question funding for agency information technology projects for the next year.
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Smart card market ready to explode
Depending on whom you ask, smart card technology is either on the verge of tremendous growth in the federal government or has yet to make a significant impression within most agencies. On the plus side, smart cards already have become a fixture at some military bases, for example, where they contro
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Michigan judge blocks online law
A federal judge in Michigan last week blocked enforcement of a new state law that would have criminalized online communications judged harmful to minors for carrying sexually explicit matter.
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Institute to put mediator resources online
The federal government is sponsoring the development of a World Wide Web site that will help find common ground for people who disagree over what should or should not be done with natural resources. The U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, an executive branch agency created by
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RCG, Excalibur team on EFOIA solutions
RCG Information Technology Inc. and Excalibur Inc. have signed a partnership agreement aimed at bringing Excalibur's searchandretrieval technology to agencies seeking to meet the requirements of the Electronic Freedom of Information Act. Under the partnership, RCG Information Technology, a consul
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NIH prepares for ERP solution
When the National Institutes of Health awards a contract this month for an assessment of its administrative systems needs, it will become the latest agency to step into the market for enterprise resource planning software. Agencies throughout the government are looking to ERP as they replace aging
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Merisel steps up service to fed resellers
Merisel Inc., which manages product supplies for a number of federal resellers, last week announced it had upgraded internal management systems to enable those companies to provide federal customers with more accurate pricing information. Earlier this year Merisel migrated to SAP America Inc.'s R/3
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Software offers image enhancement for research tasks
As scientists conduct more of their research electronically, Media Cybernetics LP, which makes software used to analyze images, has begun carving out a niche among researchers at numerous federal agencies. The company's hallmark ImagePro Plus enables researchers to enhance images in much the same
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New GSA schedule draws Web designers
The popularity of a new General Services Administration schedule for marketing and media relations a schedule that also contains a category for World Wide Web design has 'exceeded expectations,' with 10 companies already on the schedule and many more expected to be placed on it in coming months
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CDW-G wins AF box buy
The Air Force late last month awarded CDWG Inc., Chantilly, Va., an $83 million blanket purchase agreement covering desktop, portable and server systems. The twoyear deal with CDWG, signed July 23, broadens the desktop, server and portable offerings available on the Air Force Standard Systems Gr
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Rules require equal access for disabled
Federal procurement policy makers are drafting new acquisition rules that will require agencies to buy information technology that can be used by employees with disabilities. The rules, expected to take effect a year from now, would carry out a provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, kno
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NASA reels from budget request cuts
Appropriators in the House of Representatives have slashed deeply into the president's budget request for NASA, putting into question funding for agency information technology projects for the next year. Last week the House appropriations subcommittee overseeing NASA approved a bill that would give
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IRS expands support for disabled
The Internal Revenue Service recently beefed up its support for a program that will enable more of its employees with disabilities to join the information technology work force. The IRS expanded the mission of the Information and Resources Accessibility Program (IRAP) to ensure that employees with
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Clinton creates National Infrastructure Assurance Council
President Clinton signed an executive order last week creating the National Infrastructure Assurance Council, the final organization to be established in an overall structure to protect the critical infrastructure of the United States against cyberterrorism and other attacks.
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Officials: Security plan on track
Despite public outcry and congressional interest, federal officials are sticking to their schedule for developing and releasing a plan to protect the federal information infrastructure from cyberattacks.
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