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O Canada's e-prowess
While U.S. federal online efforts remain in the formative stage, about half the transactions between Canadians and their government now can be performed online.
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Lawmakers press for fed CIO czar
It's time to put an IT expert in charge of the government's information technology, according to members of a House government reform subcommittee technology leadership by a lawyer has yielded woeful results.
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Intercepts
Dan Verton, Interceptor extraordinaire and diehard former Marine, has decided to storm the beaches of another reporting beat. Dan inherited the Interceptor column from its creator and quickly made it his own. Following in Dan's wake, I encourage you to keep the intercepts coming fast and furious at antenna@fcw.com.
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Navy smart ship enters new phase
The Navy has released a request for proposals for its technologically advanced DD21 Land Attack Destroyer
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Bringing back the minutemen
The Air Force is experimenting with several information technologies designed, among other things, to reduce from hours to 'singledigit minutes' the time needed to locate, target and attack enemy positions.
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ProcureNet wins Hammer Award
ProcureNet was honored for developing an integrated supply program designed to streamline procurement and enhance service at a Defense supply center
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Army online education marches forward
The Army has released the RFP for Army University Access Online and announces sites to implement the online education initiative in 2001
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States not tapping Internet's potential
Some larger states are having success with e-government initiatives, but many more have a long way to go, a Brown University study has found
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Study raps agencies' Web proficiency
Egovernment officials need to work to improve citizen access to online information and services, a Brown University study has found
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Fraud casts pall over Internet voting
The convenience of Internet voting seems to hold great promise, but the potential for fraud is likely to delay voting via home computers for years to come
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Sketching out leadership for Webmasters
In FCW's DotGov Thursday column, Rich Kellett explains four principles in the art of leadership for federal Webmasters
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Counties plan tech cures for crime
Counties in New York and Montana will use Justice Department grants to improve databases and add mobile systems
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E-commerce out; e-government in
GSA's Office of Governmentwide Policy has renamed its Office of Electronic Commerce to reflect the demand for online government services
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Minnesota spreads traffic management wealth
State is installing surveillance and safety systems in smaller cities, including Duluth and St. Cloud
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N/MCI contract award on hold
The death of Rep. Herbert Bateman (R-Va.), chairman of the House Military Readiness Subcommittee, is almost certain to delay the award of the Navy's planned $16 billion intranet contract.
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FirstGov portal fine-tuned
The governmentwide Web portal is being tested and finetuned this week in preparation for public use later this month, GSA said
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Site matches distance-learning options
New Pennsylvania site shows people what types of classes are available for them to take ? both near and far
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