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XML project centralizes agency stats

Anyone who wants to quickly access and search the Census Bureau's Statistical Abstract or the country profiles produced by the Central Intelligence Agency can now go to a collaborative government Web site that relies on XML

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Civic sites target young people

Boston youngsters who want to mine the city's rich educational, cultural and athletic programs can now tap the Internet for a one-stop resource

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Alaska heating up online services

State officials want to turn their new online licensing program into a gateway for other services that promote businesses

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The XML files

Extensible Markup Language doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but XML is rapidly becoming a familiar acronym for agencies looking to exchange information, conduct online business, publish documents to the World Wide Web and archive records

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National Library of Medicine prescribes XML

XML is the technology behind the largest database of published medical information in the world

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E-gov changes the courting rituals

Demand for online services pushes tech firms to forge new partnerships

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Feds clarify rule on bonuses

Federal officials propose to explicitly let government contractors give bonuses to technical and other employees to attract and retain them.

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Training anytime, anywhere

Pennsylvania teachers can now log on for their mandatory continuing education courses

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New and improved

Other FirstGov initiatives already online or in the works:

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DOT CIO gains responsibility, clout

Congressional appropriators recently gave the Transportation Department's chief information officer more formal authority over information technology expenditures

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Future electronic records archives bet on XML

The survivability of digital information over time is the biggest challenge the National Archives and Records Administration faces

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DOJ distills e-gov tips

The Justice Department drafted a report that guides federal agencies through the legal issues they face in delivering services electronically

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Intercepts

Intercepts

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Cosgrave to depart IRS

Paul Cosgrave, chief information officer at the Internal Revenue Service since 1998, is returning to private industry

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FDIC simplifies publishing with XML

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has made XML the centerpiece of a Web publishing project planned for next year

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IT 101 in Oregon

Training sessions prepare state executives to deal with technology

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XML explained

In a nutshell, Extensible Markup Language is a markup specification language that allows programmers to design ways of describing information

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Virtual vendor opens DOD shop

Major contractors create online marketplace

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A supporting role

The Transportation Department's new CIO Council will play a critical role in helping the chief information officer review and approve major information technology projects

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Taking nothing for e-granted

Design of new portal eyes single point of entry for federal grant process