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Archivist warns of state and local records gaps

Congress is considering whether to extend the life of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, which provides financial support to libraries and archives across the country, including grants for electronic records preservation

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Report criticizes CIA recordkeeping

A NARA report says flawed recordkeeping practices at the CIA increase the risk that critical data may not be preserved

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SBA turns eye on Navy

The Small Business Administration last week urged the Navy to disclose the number of small businesses that could be cut off from future Navy business once the service awards its $16 billion intranet contract.

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Network access made simple, secure

As part of its multifaceted network security strategy, the Army is studying the ethical and legal implications of replacing personal passwords with devices that can read fingerprints, recognize voices and faces, and capture a host of other personal biometric information.

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Delaware to post environmental violations online

The state never announced violations before, but now the postings will be an automatic part of the process

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Reform scores big with feds

Federal employees' overall job satisfaction is on a par with privatesector workers but is particularly strong among feds who work for agencies that have made 'reinventing government' a priority, according to the results of a new federal employee survey released last week.

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Navy assesses small-biz impact of intranet deal

SBA fears multibilliondollar project will sever links between Navy, small business service providers

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President's Y2K council disbands

With its last job done, the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion packed up its boxes and closed its doors last week

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More States Join MissingMoney.com

Maine, New Mexico and Massachusetts recently joined MissingMoney.com, a free national search engine that helps people find lost assets and unclaimed property.

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Doing e-gov homework

You've slaved for months mapping out an ambitious e-commerce project that will both save the department money and deliver programs faster. Now comes the hard part: finding the money.

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NSF puts IT work force under the microscope

The National Science Foundation is funding research to help explain why women and minorities are underrepresented in the information technology work force and find out what might be done to change that inequity.

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IRS tops government Web hits list

Tax agency's site traffic skyrockets in one month

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Study: DMV Online Services are Slim

Three out of four state motor vehicle agencies do not offer people the opportunity to conduct business online, according to a study by Andersen Consulting.

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NASA starts at ground level

NASA may be launching a counterpart to its 'faster, better, cheaper' philosophy: find people, keep people, train people.

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D.C. tries to SOAR

Personnel Training Impedes Progress of Otherwise Model System

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Air Force considers contracting shuffle

The Air Force soon may be the first Defense Department organization to closely ally its business managers with its front-line deal-makers under a plan that would integrate the operations of the service's two leading information technology organizations.

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Companies join, create software to integrate job services

The partnership is driven by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, which requires states to have all employment agencies joined by a 'One-Stop Operating System' by July 1

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Washington Offers Travel Info Pit Stop

Washington travelers might want to make a pit stop to check road and weather conditions at the state's new World Wide Web site, called rWeather.

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Mapping out potential GPS threats

The Transportation Department is waiting for the results of a study on how to protect systems that use the Global Positioning System from hackers intent on knocking out or distorting positioning data.

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A driving force at FTS

You won't see the General Services Administration Federal Technology Service's new commissioner out playing golf with her coworkers on a sunny weekend afternoon. More likely, you'll see her decked out in leather and a helmet, zooming down the road on the back of her husband's HarleyDavidson.