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A bridge too far?

The use of public-key infrastructure to enable secure electronic transactions has been expanding in government, but so far it's been limited to isolated programs aimed at individual agency applications.

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DOD system to ease moving woes

Planning a move is never fun especially for military service personnel who are uprooted about 20 times during their careers to places they know little or nothing about.

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San Fran to launch Web portal

The city and county of San Francisco will launch a site in July that will offer an array of electronic government services

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Get ready for the transition

It is a pleasure to find myself postY2K with the opportunity to communicate monthly with my former coworkers in the federal government and those in industry who support them. I write this from Tokyo, where, as in Washington and Ottawa, the government has set a goal of putting all its transactions online by 2003. This is the traditional approach to egovernment.

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Building the future work force

When the Pentagon tasks you with drafting a detailed blueprint for how to recruit and retain the future acquisition work force, it helps to be a multifaceted person.

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The problem systems

The problem systems

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Reform Party to vote online

In another step toward national acceptance of online voting, the Reform Party plans to allow members to cast votes for its presidential nominee online before the party's fourth national convention.

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Litton/PRC's Pomata retires

Leonard Pomata, president of Litton/PRC Inc., announced yesterday that he will retire after about 21 years in the commercial sector.

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Indiana site helps business owners

The Web site enables business owners to specify their business needs and search the state for a suitable location

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Expert advice on Net stocks, estate planning

Agency is searching for software that will scan all complaints and enable authorized users to access them

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Congress signs off on digital signatures

The ESIGN Act could set the stage for a vast change in the way people do business with government

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House GOP takes message online

House Republicans have created a World Wide Web site to allow the public to sign up for specific kinds of news they want to receive and name the members of Congress they want to receive it from

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SEC wants to automate complaint process

Agency is searching for software that will scan all complaints and enable authorized users to access them

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The Web, accessibility and 'undue burden'

FCW's DotGov Thursday column looks at how agencies should handle the demands of Section 508 and documenting whether compliance imposes an undue burden

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Retirement recordkeeping system postponed

The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board announced yesterday that software problems have forced it to delay rollout of a new federal retirement recordkeeping system, slated for Oct. 1.

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That's the ticket: e-gov vendor expands reach

PointOfPay.com, which allows heavy-footed drivers to pay tickets online, teams with courts application vendor

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Texas to distribute new welfare delivery terminals

In the future, it will be possible to incorporate benefits such as child support and unemployment insurance into the system

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Cyberangels watch over kids online

A citizens' group is taking a systematic look at sites that collect information about children and blowing the whistle on those who violate COPPA to the FTC

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Fed CIO part of Bush's picture for government

The presidential candidate says the position would not only coordinate the government's technology efforts but also lead the CIO Council

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R.I. launches online health license database

Consumers can search by the facility or person's name, searching information about the license status, including disciplinary actions during the past 10 years