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A glimpse of the future
Don't be fooled by the volatile state of the dot-com economy, which is still booming or on its way to bust, depending on whom you ask.
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'Electronic 911' can hear gunshots
An experimental technology that can 'hear' gunshots may be able to tell urban police departments when and where gunshots are fired.
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Site peddles gov surplus
When Georgia found itself with seven truckloads of surplus copy paper, it turned to an Internet auction company that deals with excess.
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Texas county e-filing takes off
When Paul Bettencourt became the Harris County tax assessor-collector in November 1998, the Texas county's residents ? more than 3 million people ? still hadn't received their property tax bills for the year.
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USDA boosts modernization
After many failed attempts, the Agriculture Department appears to have gotten a key computer modernization program on track.
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IRS' blueprint has vision for portals
The IRS' latest blueprint for modernization will include plans for three portals to access its computer systems.
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DOD site open for A-76
The Defense Department unveiled a Web site Dec. 1 designed to help with the often contentious A76 competition process.
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DOD not ready to share 3G spectrum
DOD has not said 'no' to sharing radio spectrum with future commercial users of 3G wireless, but it isn't ready to say 'yes,' either
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Web an election winner
When the outcome of the presidential race was thrown into doubt on Election Day, voters, the media and even Florida Gov. Jeb Bush turned to his state's election Web site to view the returns.
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Giant steps toward e-government
As state and municipal governments restructure technologically to save money, improve efficiency and deliver better services, two technology giants recently formed dedicated units to tap this lucrative market.
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Site revamped with business in mind
As part of a major redesign of its online presence, the New England office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently launched its first Web site for the region's small businesses.
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Breaking the mold
The National Security Agency readies a mega IT outsourcing pact in hopes of retooling its backoffice information systems
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Public getting impatient about e-gov, experts say
Rising public expectations regarding egovernment mean that the new president will need a plan to answer those expectations, a group of senior government officials has advised.
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XML portal in the works
A working group of the federal CIO Council plans a Web site to promote XML technology
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