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BLM puts database online
The new Web site gives the public access to land and minerals records that previously required an inperson visit to a BLM access center
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Army turns to Hollywood for realism
The Army's partnership with Hollywood entered a new phase as the service opened a center that will conduct research to create more realistic simulators
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Agencies guided in commercial practices
The CIO Council and the Industry Advisory Council release a guide for agencies trying to put in place a privatesectorstyle IT investment process
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CIO Council maps strategy
The federal CIO Council released its strategic plan for fiscal 2001 with a heavy focus on egovernment and intergovernmental initiatives
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Risky Business
CIO Council efforts to help agency managers secure their systems against threats that compromise data and services include these programs
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DOD rolls out smart cards
The Defense Department this month will begin to replace millions of its identification cards with smart cards.
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E-government's hidden gem
I recently came across an article in The Industry Standard that suggests a whole area of potential for electronic government that hasn't received the attention it deserves.
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Study: E-gov can't stop now
Fueled by public and business demands for e-government services, local, state and federal governments will be forced to offer more services via the Internet, according to a new national study
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A 'real-life' perspective on e-government
There's nothing like a couple weeks away to get some much-needed perspective on e-government.
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Family-unfriendly
I'm really ticked off by the findings of a new Office of Personnel Management study that says federal managers are not carrying out the familyfriendly policies of the Clinton administration.
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Election season heats up e-mail debates
If the flap about missing White House e-mail messages was ever about technology, that's no longer the case.
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County marries Webcasts to weddings
Couples exchanging wedding vows for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, now can do them nearer and farther
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Racing the Olympic clock
With the 2000 Summer Olympic Games having just crossed the finish line, officials have passed the baton to the organizing team for the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
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Site speeds answers to farmers
The Farm Service Agency plans to announce today that it has added an intelligent search feature to its nationwide intranet portal, enabling employees to more quickly answer questions submitted by farmers.
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N/MCI contract remains adrift
The Navy officials said failure to finalize the $16 billion intranet contract today was of little consequence
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Europe raising bar on security, privacy
The European Union's eEurope initiative seeks to ensure public trust in the information economy and electronic government
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NIC, AOL building e-gov guide
NIC and America Online are building a national e-government guide for state government services and applications
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NSF hires info security specialist
The National Science Foundation is the latest agency to hire an information security specialist to assist the chief information officer
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