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Senate passes H-1B visa bill
The high-tech industry hails the Senate's vote to increase the number of H-1B visas issued over the next three years by nearly 300,000
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Digital library to open databases
Connecticut libraries, schools, hospitals and agencies will be able to connect to a single statewide resource that will include full-text databases
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FBI forks over first Carnivore documents
A privacy group anxious to sink its teeth into the FBI's Carnivore program was disappointed after the agency withheld large portions of material
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Congress approves H1-B visa bill
The hightech industry hails the vote to increase the number of H1B visas issued over the next three years by nearly 300,000
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Internet diplomacy on the rise
The challenge for the State Department is to use the Internet to further its diplomatic mission, according to Ira Magaziner, a former White House adviser
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Portal open, public enters
OMB reports that the newly opened governmentwide Internet portal attracted 250,000 visitors during its first four days
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Industry frets over FirstGov
A little more than a week after the new governmentwide Internet portal opened a vast trove of information, a battle is brewing over who can use it and how
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Online IRS directory on deck
The IRS soon will launch an online organizational directory that will enable anyone with a specific inquiry to find the IRS worker who can best answer the question
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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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