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News Shorts
The MultiState EMall, the prototype multiplestate electronic procurement platform, has been open for business at emall.isa.us since October, but officials have recorded only about 20 transactions from government buyers. 'Our plan is to ramp up purchasing volume, and ramp it up and ramp it up aga
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Eyeing Net Security
State and local government agencies may face a different kind of time bomb once the century date turns over. While they have been dealing with the Year 2000 crisis, many localities have not been able to keep pace with their network security needs, state and local officials said. The bad news is tha
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Small enhancements give IE5 a big boost
With the release of Internet Explorer 5.0, Microsoft Corp. has not added any major features to its World Wide Web browser, but the company has made dozens of lesser enhancements that add up to a smoother ride on the Web for end users and fewer headaches for systems administrators. Among the most we
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Toddling Toward the Wired Schoolhouse
When Alice disappears down the rabbit hole, she finds a mushroom that can instantly make her grow bigger. In elementary education, there's a similar wish that dropping a networked PC into a classroom will produce equally rapid growth. But as any schoolchild can tell you, Alice in Wonderland is fict
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Public-safety systems pose Y2K question mark
State and local governments on average know very little about the Year 2000 status of 911 call centers and law enforcement systems, but outreach efforts by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Justice Department are extensive, according to a recent audit.
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For Government, The E-Commerce Race is On
Electronic commerce megasuccess stories like Amazon.com's are upping the ante for governments struggling to develop their own online business strategies some of which are stymied by problems as simple as determining payment methods ecustomers can use, said P.K. Agarwal, the chairman of the National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Counci
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GSA appoints Mitchell to e-commerce post
The General Services Administration announced yesterday that it named Mary Mitchell as deputy associate administrator of the Office of Electronic Commerce in GSA's Office of Governmentwide Policy.
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Y2K Uncertainty
State and local governments on average know very little about the Year 2000 status of 911 call centers and law enforcement systems, but outreach efforts by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Justice Department are extensive, according to a recent audit.
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Mississippi Axes AMS Tax Contract, Sues Company
Mississippi's State Tax Commission has abruptly canceled its contract with Fairfax, Va.based American Management Systems Inc. for an automated tax revenue system and filed a law suit against the information technology consulting giant. The action comes just days before the agency was set to go live with a major component of the new system on May 3.
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After Technical Difficulties, Multistate E-Mall Back in Business
EMall, a multistate electronic commerce initiative, is back on track after several months of delays, which were primarily caused by technical difficulties in installing a critical security solution.
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Popularity Problems
Connecticut plans to add a new feature to its World Wide Web server that will help its information technology office manage the growing volume of email coming through its ConneCT state home page.
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New York education board seals training deal
New York City's Board of Education recently sealed a deal with Enterprise Training Solutions (www.enterprisetraining.com) for training products to teach city education administrators and faculty how to use the full spectrum of Microsoft Corp. Office desktop software products.
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Three feds round up management awards
At the General Services Administration's Roundup '99 being held here, the cadre of trained project managers in government selected three of their number for special performance awards.
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State Governments Need Room to Brainstorm
A handful of states hope to create a venue in which their information technology organizations can exchange ideas and lessons learned, according to Richard Webb, chief information officer at North Carolina.
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Feds, states work on 'intelligent' portal sites
The Clinton administration is looking to build an intergovernmental World Wide Web portal through which the public can access information about a wide variety of government services available from federal and state government agencies.
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State IT Officials Get Creative on IT Work-Force Crunch
With no hope of matching privatesector salaries, states are struggling for innovative ways to attract and retain hightech employees. That was a sentiment echoed among many state officials attending this week's Intergovernmental Technology Conference.
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Senate considers Spotila for OIRA
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee today questioned the Clinton administration's nominee to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on how much he would push agencies to comply with management and information technology reform laws.
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IT Portfolio Management Takes Hold in N.C.
North Carolina officials are poised to pitch legislation that will change the way the state manages large information technology projects, according to the state's chief information officer, Richard Webb.
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GSA awards Millennia pacts
The General Services Administration today awarded information technology services contracts to 12 companies under its estimated $25 billion Millennia program.
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