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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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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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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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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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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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