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FirstGov gets juiced up
A day ahead of the threemonth schedule President Clinton set for launching a governmentwide Internet portal, FirstGov flickered to life Sept. 22 on computer screens nationwide.
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Under new management
Managing today's distributed agency computer systems is no easy task. And it is little help when a tight information technology labor market makes hiring and retaining experienced employees challenging.
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FirstGov turns on the juice
A day ahead of the threemonth schedule President Clinton set for launching a governmentwide Internet portal, FirstGov flickered to life today
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Gore, Bush answer IT questions
The major presidential candidates would deal with information technology policies in the federal government in vastly different ways
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Brubaker blasts 'cultural logjam'
The Pentagon's deputy CIO scolds the government culture that 'kills innovation and change,' including programs like the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet
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Survey: Ads better than fees
A report commissioned by an e-government provider finds that people would rather see ads on their government Web sites than be charged transaction fees
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GSA taps new CIO
Michael Carleton has been selected as the new chief information officer at the General Services Administration
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EPA making move toward e-gov
The EPA is planning to issue a proposed regulation that would establish a process for companies to file data electronically and use digital signatures
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Small town thinking big with IT
Knightdale, N.C., with a population of about 5,000, has established an intranet for employees and is working on online bill payments
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Sun, NIC form e-government alliance
NIC will soon become the first egovernment company to join Sun Microsystems Inc.'s elite ServiceProvider.com Initiative
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Emergency treatment
Navy and Marine Corps medical personnel for the first time are using computerbased training to prepare themselves to treat victims of nuclear, chemical and biological attacks that could occur on the battlefield or in the streets of U.S. cities.
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Sovereignty in cyberspace
In the words of Jose Maria Figueres, former president of Costa Rica, 'There are only two nationalities: those that are connected to the Internet and those that are not.'
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DMS officially replaces Autodin
The Defense Message System came online Sept. 15, fully replacing the Automatic Digital Network System
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Congress, Katzen in CIO showdown
Members of a House subcommittee made it clear Tuesday they want an IT czar; they're fed up with the IT queen.
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CIO panel to cut scope of IT security review
A measurement tool intended to help agencies analyze the management of their information security programs is being scaled back
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FirstGov Facts
The compilers of the FirstGov database discovered that the federal government has posted about 40 million pages on the Internet.
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