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FirstGov 'not worthy of being called a portal'
OMB Watch says the coming FirstGov federal Web site does not live up to President Clinton's vision of electronic access to government
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Clinton boosts agency accessibility
President Clinton is expected to release an executive order today that will help agencies make technologies and policies accessible to people with disabilities
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Texas gears up for online suit filing
Bexar County is setting up a system to allow people to file civil suits via the Internet
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Treasury programs boost e-gov
Two new programs employ the Internet to let people as well as state and local government make purchases
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FEMA next in line for digital certificates
The Federal Emergency Management Agency became the second federal agency to receive free digital certificates from GSA
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VA signs on to digital signatures
GSA awarded 100,000 free digital certificates to the Department of Veterans Affairs in the first major award since ESign became law
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Drawing up an IT county plan
Miami-Dade county draws together public and private minds to come up with an e-government plan
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An L.L. Bean for senior citizens
The Social Security Administration is planning to become the L.L. Bean of the Internet for senior citizens seeking information and online services ? all of it for free.
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Exec tapped to head eFBI
The FBI has named Bob Dies assistant director to oversee the design and launch of eFBI, a recently renamed and resurrected program that will give bureau agents the ability to share and sift through data via the World Wide Web.
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Back to school
The Army plans to offer its troops a broad range of distancelearning options that would provide them with college credits, degrees and professional certification.
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Report offers ways to bridge the digital divide
A report commissioned by the late Japanese prime minister recommends nine initiatives that to be pursued internationally to allow more access to technology
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Integration tool on Air Force pact
The Air Force and other government intelligence agencies now have an easier way to buy tools that will streamline collection of data from multiple sources and that will integrate similar applications across offices.
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SAIC's military maneuver
Under a $6.3 million Army contract awarded to Science Applications International Corp., information technologies developed for hospitals, universities, businesses and schools would be used to command missiledefense systems
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Hill puts lid on cookie jar
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) last week added an amendment to the Treasury/ Postal appropriations bill calling for a moratorium on agency use of 'cookies,' small bits of software placed on a Web user's hard drive.
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Seat Management: What it is and how it works
Seat management refers to outsourcing desktop computers and their related software, hardware, maintenance and help desk support.
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From .gov to .com
FedBid.com's Gracey finds happiness in industry after decades in government
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VA dispatches digital copiers
To reduce the amount of equipment that telecommuters have to lug home and maintain, the Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing home office-class multifunction printers from Hewlett-Packard Co. to employees who work from home.
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