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Building the perfect portal
Although enterprise information portals (EIPs) promise to simplify employees' access to information, they are not simple to build.
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Environmental permits going online in N.J.
The state's Department of Environmental Protection hopes that the online option will get companies permits faster and with less hassle
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Chicago aims to revamp education
The city has announced a major plan to get every city school capable of preparing a technology-literate work force
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National Weather Service names CIO
Shukri Wakid is the first chief information officer at the National Weather Service, the agency announced Thursday
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New York goes online with fishing access sites
People can find out where to fish and how to get there from the state's new Web sites
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Web may help rule-making process
FCW's DotGov Thursday column suggests that an agency could use its Web site to help it through the regulatory process
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Compensation for IT workers gets closer look
The CIO Council soon will study how information technology compensation in the federal government compares to compensation in the private sector
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OMB: No call for IT czar
The Office of Management and Budget's Sally Katzen does not think appointing a governmentwide chief information officer is a good idea
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Litronic to secure DOD e-mail
The Defense Department has awarded a $500,000 contract to Litronic Inc. to provide highsecurity software for DOD's secure email system
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Feds pose e-biz competition
Some industry representatives are complaining that the federal government's ecommerce activities go beyond what's appropriate for organizations supported by taxpayer dollars
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Michigan creates e-gov office
The new office will work alongside a new advisory council to establish the best ways for the state to adopt electronic initiatives
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NSF launching grants for cybercorps
The National Science Foundation is expected to release applications next month for grants that would fund the Federal Cyber Services program designed to train the next generation of digital defenders
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Reno: Communication barrier to accessibility
Attorney General Janet Reno on Tuesday presented the Justice Department's first scheduled report on Section 508, an amendment to the 1998 Workforce Investment Act
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New York awards $351 million Medicare contract
The system, to be managed by Computer Sciences Corp., will allow the state to handle claims online
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Arizona to give tax credit for IT training
The state becomes the first in the country to use a tax incentive to bolster its technology work force
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Waiting, watching to make a move
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (RVa.) is in the catbird's seat these days when it comes to the Internet revolution.
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Supreme Court rounds up Web site
The Supreme Court launches its Web site today, centralizing information it had in other, less widely available electronic forms
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GAO: States missing food-stamp fraud
Though most states have the technological ability to stop food-stamp fraud, they aren't tapping it, the report found
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