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E-gov is easier, but citizens worry about security
Citizens say e-government makes their lives easier, but at the same time it raises concerns about data security and privacy. That’s the finding of a study from the Council for Excellence in Government. <br>
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Navy IT leader lauds KM
Military has proven it can share critical data during wartime in network-centric environment
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New privacy threat index mimics terrorism alert levels
The Electronic Privacy Information Center today unveiled a Privacy Threat Index to track what it sees as a growing menace to privacy from the government’s expanding surveillance efforts. <br>
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Millions use IRS Free File
Numbers are an encouraging sign for one of the most recent e-government initiatives
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High prices slow content management
Nevertheless, agencies are intrigued by Web management tools
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Cadillac of systems
The Defense Department's Commercial Activities Management Information System takes the best features of three Web-based systems
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Texas tests online court filing system
Two Texas counties are testing a Web-based filing system for state and local courts jointly developed by BearingPoint Inc. and Microsoft Corp.
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Rumsfeld issues transformation guide
Defense Secretary recently issued his Transformation Planning Guidance
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DOD IG: Keep troubled DMS going
Report says DMS should continue despite not meeting cost savings goals or time lines
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Funding supplements homeland needs
Supplemental budget includes more money than President Bush wanted for homeland security
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CDC center aids SARS battle
The CDC recently activated a high-tech command center to track and respond to the outbreak of a potentially deadly respiratory virus
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E-gov happiness breeds more use
The more that citizens use e-government services, the more they plan to use future offerings
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War squeezes IT training programs
Defense Department officials are tailoring their training programs so that users on the battlefield can make the most out of systems set up to help them wage war.
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Report: Halt Navy HR system
DOD IG says the Navy should stop spending money to develop its own human resources system
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Stages of maturity
E-government initiatives progress in five distinct stages, according to Accenture.
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E-tax man: Always on the job
Terry Lutes, head of IRS' e-filing program, takes on one modernization effort at a time
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DOD Web system tracks work on A-76 studies
The Pentagon is expanding the use of a new Web-based system that Defense Department agencies are using to track the progress of ongoing public/private competitions for defense projects.
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