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Information clicks with Web users

A new survey shows that government Web sites are hot destinations on the Internet, with tourism info leading the way

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Postal Service uses private sector for new model

The destitute Postal Service has asked Congress to preserve its government status but make it more commercial to improve its competitive stance, postmaster general Jack Potter said today at the National Press Club in Washington.

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General Accounting Office warns of XML pitfalls

Incomplete standards for using Extensible Markup Language and the lack of uniform, government-specific data structures are some potential pitfalls awaiting agencies that want to use XML, according to a General Accounting Office report released today.

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Letter to the editor

Wireless LAN won't work

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Use of government sites booms

Sixty-eight million Americans have used government Web sites, according to a survey released yesterday by the Pew Internet and American Life Project in Washington. That's up from 40 million users two years ago.

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Letter to the editor

Job swap idea has merit

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FirstGov’s switch to new search engine delayed

Equipment problems have delayed <a href="http://FirstGov.gov">FirstGov.gov</a>’s switch to a new search engine, which was scheduled for March 31, and forced the General Services Administration to issue a purchase order to continue with its current engine, a GSA spokesperson said.

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OMB will soon release requests for e-gov initiatives

Requests for proposals for the Office of Management and Budget’s 24 e-government initiatives likely will be issued in the coming months, according to a senior administration official.

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Justice awards INS task order to KPMG

The Justice Department has chosen KPMG Peat Marwick of New York to provide project management office support services for the entry exit data system, the government’s proposed system to track information about persons coming in and out of the country.

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Privacy group sues Homeland office

EPIC seeks records related to activities that could lead to the creation of national ID systems

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Letter to the editor

Different view on IT worker shortage

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Munns spells out NMCI priorities

Testing, timetable and legacy systems dominate NMCI program manager's focus on Navy network

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In Virginia, April is the coolest month for electronic filing

Virginia Gov. Mark Warner yesterday proclaimed April “Electronic Filing Month” and urged Virginians who have not yet filed their taxes to use the Virginia Taxation Department’s free Internet filing service, iFile.

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FirstGov search misses deadline

AT&T and search engine partner miss deadline, forcing GSA to pay for previously free Inktomi service

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Roster change

Eric Tolbert, former director of the North Carolina Emergency Management Division, has been appointed deputy director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Office of National Preparedness, FEMA announced last month

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Financial systems still troubled

DOD leads agencies with pervasive financial management problems, GAO finds in fiscal 2001 report

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Air Force pinged on Web data

DOD inspector general's report found inappropriate information on many of service's sites

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The Circuit

GovNet Waiting Game

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Electronic death records 'vital' at SSA

The federal government wants a searchable electronic database of every death in the United States

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Virtual IT job fair scheduled

The federal CIO Council has chosen April 22-26 for its nationwide ?virtual? information technology job fair