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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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What protection?
The odds of winning an appeal against your agency are not in your favor, according to the most recent figures from the Merit Systems Protection Board. Only about 18 percent of the cases considered by the MSPB were decided in favor of the employee.
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Virtual diagnosis
Navy and Marine Corps medical personnel are using an interactive training tool that simulates the conditions of victims caught in a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
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N/MCI award nears the homestretch
The Navy is likely to announce a contract winner for N/MCI around Sept. 20
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The end of government as we know it
If all it does is make possible instantaneous searches of the 40 million pages the federal government has posted on the Internet, FirstGov would be a useful tool and a rather remarkable achievement.
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County gets the e-deed done
Virginia's Wise County believes it's the first in the state to transfer and record an electronic deed
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FAA infosec workers get lift
The Federal Aviation Administration is offering its information security workers a wellrounded education.
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