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Federal e-gov forecast is gloomy
It will be years before egovernment at the federal level is comparable to today's ebusinesses, said the cochairman of the federal CIO Council's EGovernment Committee
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Cartoon lures kids to Conn. site
Governor hopes that the state's new children's site will help children realize that the Internet isn't just for adults
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DOD: SPS makes headway
The Defense Department is making progress in moving its users to its new Standard Procurement System, which is designed to eliminate the paper from the department's contracting process
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PTI publishes paper on stoplight cameras
The report discusses topics that should be considered before using the technology, such as privacy legislation, finances, operations and public education
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Group campaigns for defense tech
Six national defense and security associations have demanded that George W. Bush and Al Gore prioritize attention on building effective defenses against chemical, biological and computer attack
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Gore replays e-gov pitch
Vice President Al Gore on Monday reiterated his commitment to the policies and plans that will foster a secure, interactive electronic government for citizens by 2003
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What's shaking?
The California Institute of Technology, the U.S. Geological Survey and the California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program of the California Division of Mines and Geology have teamed with privatesector partners to develop a program to reduce earthquake damage.
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USPS: Fighting for survival
The U.S. Postal Service has a unique view of the Internet economy.
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Pentagon seeing 2020
The uncertain future crept a little closer to the Defense Department last week, forcing the Joint Chiefs of Staff to recast its one and only strategic plan in a way the department believes will better prepare the military services for the future hightech battlefield.
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Marketing 101
In trying to spread the word about their new electronic services, governments are getting a crash course in a skill long-perfected by the private sector
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Playing hard to get
While the market heats up with vendors offering complete packages designed to usher state and local governments into the Internet Age, some officials are dubious of vendors that didn't even exist a few months ago.
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HR services Web-enabled
A leading electronic government company has joined with a human resources service provider to offer Web-enabled government human resources applications.
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Information access for all
Innovative federal program managers have moved more than 100 million pages of information onto the Internet during the past five years. Despite these valiant efforts, information is still unnecessarily hard to find and use.
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Lining up for e-gov
The state and local technology market spells big money, and everyone is lining up for a piece of the pie
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Industry tackles 508 regs
Proposed standards for making computers and other electronic equipment accessible to people with disabilities have myriad shortcomings, according to an information technology industry group.
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