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Census director: Don't count me out
Kenneth Prewitt is one presidential appointee who does not want to leave his job when the new administration arrives
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GSA picks chief technology officer
As CTO, Christopher Fornecker will assist in developing and enforcing information technology policies across the agency
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Allied IT funding vital
NATO must commit resources to developing abilities outlined in the Defense Capabilities Initiative, Defense Secretary William Cohen said
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System seeks child support payments
Idaho has contracted for a program that helps identify financial assets of parents who are delinquent on child support payments
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SSA shows off Internet interaction
SSA will outline on Dec. 7 its brave new world of realtime, personal Internet interaction between staff and customers
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Navy awards reverse-auction contracts
Naval Supply Systems Command officials tapped two vendors for software and services to support reverse auctions
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IRS buys software to track complaints
The IRS is turning to an offtheshelf product to track complaints from customers and employees
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N.Y. site open for high-tech business
A new state-backed Web site will post more than 40,000 high-tech jobs and give businesses a leg up in the fierce competition for IT workers
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Workforce, e-gov top CIOs' worries
Hiring and retaining good workers is still the No. 1 concern of government IT managers; making egovernment work is No. 2
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Firm streamlines online permits
NetClerk Inc. unveiled a new system for municipalities to review, manage and approve permits online securely
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Final A-130 revision reflects e-gov
OMB's final revision of the rule overseeing federal IT management brings it up to date with regs aimed at creating egovernment
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Gateway discounts to Indiana
In a collaboration that could benefit half of Indiana's residents, the state government and Gateway Inc. recently announced that the company will sell affordable computers and Internet access to educators, students and state employees.
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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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