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E-gov push spotlights CIOs' strategy
The federal CIO Council is drafting a strategic plan for the next fiscal year that calls for its committees to move egovernment projects forward on a brisk timetable.
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Adobe tackles its accessibility dilemma
As they prepare to comply with new requirements to make Web sites readable by visually impaired users, federal Webmasters point to a major concern Portable Document Format files.
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The IRS wants its due
Under an Internal Revenue Service collection program that got under way last month, certain individuals and businesses with unpaid tax bills may be subject to a continual 15 percent levy on money due them from the federal government.
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Justice shops for Carnivore review
The Justice Department has posted a RFP for a university to conduct an independent technical review of Carnivore, the email bugging system
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Streamlining complaints
Pity the federal worker who files a discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. With any luck, it will take four years or more to get a ruling on the case.
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The ultimate archives
The National Archives may have found a way to make erecords available for generations to come
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CIO committees
The CIO Council expects to approve its strategic plan for the next fiscal year at its Sept. 21 meeting. A draft of the new plan is more detailed than the existing one and assigns specific objectives to each committee.
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'Anytime, any place' archivist
When he was nominated to be archivist of the United States in 1995, John Carlin was not a popular choice.
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EEOC checklist
The following are examples of job discrimination topics that a proposed list of 200 questions would encompass as part of a database that would track complaints in the federal government.
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Autonomy Corp. to aid effort
Autonomy Corp., a provider of Internet infrastructure technology, has partnered with GRC International Inc. to help build FirstGov.
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CIO Council goes on offense
With time running out before the new fiscal year begins, the CIO Council plans to issue two memorandums within the next two weeks to agencies and Congress that urge putting in place policies that would better secure government computers.
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Intercepts
Final N/MCI Episode? Believe it or not, the Navy has one final box to check before the winner of the longawaited Navy/Marine Corps Intranet contract can be announced.
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Cohen: Superpower status has a downside
Cyberwarfare and other security threats simply come with the territory when your country is the world's only remaining 'superpower,' Defense Secretary William Cohen told a group of veterans last week.
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Army fine-tunes missile defense C3
The Army Space Command recently completed a joint battle planning exercise designed to finetune national missiledefense command, control and communications
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Jersey taking hard look at computer crime
A report recommends the state enact new laws, train police and educate young people in order to get a handle on cyberstalking and Internet-related crime.
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GSA studies smart card value
The General Services Administration has hired a contractor to study the cost and benefits of using PKIenabled smart cards for federal applications
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Adobe prepares accessible PDF reader
As they prepare to comply with new requirements to make Web sites readable by visually impaired users, federal Webmasters point to a major concern PDF files
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County tests online tax filing
Snohomish County will experiment this fall with filing personal property information online
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