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Bush to fight back with e-gov plan

George W. Bush is preparing for the role of federal technologist in chief. Bush's campaign staff says the Republican presidential candidate is not ready to discuss details. His plans for egovernment and government reform are still being fashioned by aides, including Stephen Goldsmith, a top domestic policy adviser and former mayor of Indianapolis.

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NIMA charts new course

The Defense Department's National Imagery and Mapping Agency plans to pump at least $850 million into private industry under a massive outsourcing initiative, according to the agency's top officer.

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Public services get a hand

Agencies are increasingly turning to the private sector for solutions and partnerships that will help the government become more customeroriented, officials said at the Information Processing Interagency Conference in Orlando, Fla., last week.

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Site serves minorities' health

The National Institutes of Health has launched a World Wide Web site dedicated to providing information on the health of minorities

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DOT contract pushes paperless

The Transportation Department is taking another step toward a paperless working environment with the planned award of two contracts for document imaging systems by the Federal Aviation Administration

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EPA: Clean toxic data from Web site

To keep sensitive information out of the hands of terrorists, the EPA wants to bar the posting of information regarding toxic waste sites and dangerous chemicals

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Users, Webmasters beware

FCW's DotGov Thursday column outlines some of the legal ground federal Web sites must cover

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Denver unveils immunization system

Program keeps records of immunizations given at clinics, schools and community health centers

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DOD Web-watchers find war plans online

A new reserve unit that monitors the Defense Department's presence on the World Wide Web has found an astonishing amount of classified or sensitive material on public sites

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Washington state distributes news by e-mail

Residents can get updates on everything from public policy to new job listings to ecology regulations

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NARA guidance under scrutiny

Guidance that the National Archives gave the White House on preserving presidential records is the latest item under scrutiny in the investigation of the White House email system

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DOD pushing forward on Internet disconnect

The Pentagon plans to continue developing the capability to pull the plug on all of its Internet connections for security reasons when necessary

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Online census filing declared success

Census director hails the 70,000 people who found the way to file online

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Housing Sites

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has also made e-commerce work for the agency.

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Bulgaria for the People

Proponents of digital government envision the Web providing a way for the public to directly interact with government employees. Visions of taxpayers submitting last-minute tax questions to an IRS agent are not too farfetched, online experts say.

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Access takes center stage

Section 508, an amendment to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, requires federal agencies' electronic and information technology be accessible to people with disabilities.

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10 that click

These sites offer unique services that show what digital government can provide.

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New wave of Web sites

The World Wide Web has had a dramatic impact on government's ability to communicate with the general public. Just watch what happens as federal agencies really begin to work at it.

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Education's early groundwork

Three years before the Access Board drew up its accessibility standards, the Education Department had created similar ones through the Assistive Technology Program, which provides services and technology to the department's disabled employees.