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Maryland measures its e-gov readiness
Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend yesterday announced results of a survey that shows that 64 percent of the state’s households and 89 percent of its businesses have computers, and 42 percent of the businesses conduct transactions online. The eReadiness Maryland study found that most use dial-up Internet connections, whose speed drops from 52.6 Kbps down to 23.2 Kbps in some areas because of aging copper telephone wiring.
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Microsoft .Net, J2EE could build e-gov structure
The Office of Management and Budget is recommending Microsoft’s .Net and Java2 Enterprise Edition as possible architectures for its 24 e-government projects.
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Forman: Feds hungry for change
But workers tell him they are thwarted by supervisors who impede e-government progress
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TSA trounced over spending
Members of a congressional subcommittee roundly criticized the agency for its growing spending and hiring needs
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Judge blocks Indian records shipment
Interior Department stopped from transferring 32,000 boxes of documents containing Indian trust data
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OMB hands out e-gov funding
OMB has selected five initiatives for funding that concentrate on expanding the foundation of e-government
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Funding sought for GovNet study
White House officials are working with Congress to get $5 million to study the options for a secure intranet
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Nations wary of e-democracy
Governments seem ambivalent about letting the public participate too directly in electronic governance
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Border tech bill on fast track
The Senate has begun legislation that would tighten security at the nation's borders using high-tech tools
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NIST opens new round of ATP competitions
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has set deadlines for the latest R&D funding competition of its Advanced Technology Program and is encouraging applicants to submit their proposals online.
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Mayo picked for Navy network command
Navy Vice Adm. Richard Mayo has been nominated to head the new Naval Network Warfare Command
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Harris to defend Army computers
A Harris Corp. vulnerability assessment tool will scan more than 1.5 million Army workstations
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OMB allocates $4.1 million of e-gov fund
The Office of Management and Budget soon will dole out $4.1 million to a trio of <br>e-government programs, the FirstGov project and to an effort to educate agencies about managing change.
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Roster change
Brig. Gen. David Clary assumed leadership of the Air Force's homeland security directorate at the Pentagon March 28
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Intranet open for victim notification
Web-based system can notify victims of federal crimes about changes in the status of their cases
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