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Clinton releases budget proposal
In his State of the Union address Jan. 26, President Bill Clinton envisioned a world wired to the Internet. In his fiscal 2001 budget, released today, he targets billions of dollars for information technology to make it happen.
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Y2K mayhem? Just ho-hum
The biggest Year 2000 problem for the federal government may have been getting stuck at work during the celebrations. As computer systems functioned through Zulu time, midnight Eastern Time and the good times, millennium bug watchers may have felt a bit let down.
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Beyond the millennium bug
Lacking trouble from the date change, federal officials emphasized other benefits from the massive effort to make computers safe for the new century.
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Guam's Y2K rollover bodes well for U.S.
Early Year 2000 reports from the U.S. territory of Guam which bills itself as where America's day begins because of its proximity to the international date line indicate that the rest of America has nothing to worry about as the new year sweeps across the 50 states.
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Arlington County, Va., prepped for Y2K
Arlington County, Va., has been preparing for Year 2000 for the past three years, and its systems are complete with contingency plans. But county officials must also have a Year 2000 progress report prepared by 11 a.m. on Jan. 1, when the County Board holds its annual meeting.
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Tulsa, Okla., Takes Laid-Back Approach
The Year 2000 bug is not expected to cause any major problems in Tulsa, Okla. The local government there has taken a relatively laidback approach in its precautions for when the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31.
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Los Angeles Takes Public/Private Approach
More than 500 Year 2000 community information centers recently opened throughout the Los Angeles area to help residents prepare for and pass into the Year 2000.
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Raleigh, N.C., to Watch, Wait
For six hours before and six hours after the zero hour for Year 2000, key officials in Raleigh, N.C., will be hunkered downtown watching and waiting.
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Alaska: Always on Alert for Ground-Shaking Events
When the New Year begins, some Alaska residents may face a lack of electricity, water or working phones, along with disruptions to government services and business. But not necessarily because of the Year 2000 computer problem.
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Powers that be Ready in Albuquerque
On Dec. 30 the city of Albuquerque will open its emergency operations center to ring in the New Year.
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Information Key in Washington State
Like other cities and states across the country, Washington will operate a Year 2000 Coordination Center from Dec. 28 through Jan. 4 at the headquarters of the state's Emergency Operations Center.
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Arkansas: Keeping up its Guard
The Arkansas National Guard plans to be on watch when the Year 2000 rollover occurs, as it is during any emergency, ready to provide the state with humanitarian assistance. But in this case, whatever the outcome, the guard must deal with a secondary issue: public paranoia.
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No Room for Mistakes in Las Vegas
With Barbra Streisand ringing in the New Year in Las Vegas along with thousands of other glitterati, the city of Las Vegas isn't taking any chances with Year 2000 glitches.
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Ohio's New CIO Outlines Top Priorities
Ohio Gov. Bob Taft last week named Gregory Jackson chief information officer and assistant director of the Department of Administrative Services effective Jan. 10. The new CIO has already established his top three priorities: electronic government, IT work force recruitment and improving the state's procurement process.
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In Chicago, Emergency Preparation is Old Hat
With its history of extreme weather, volatile politics and NBA championships, Chicago has more experience than most cities in directing unpredictable situations.
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Internet-based initiative to help cities get better deals developed
A .com startup has developed an Internetbased initiative to help cities get better deals when selling off tax liens by making it easier for investors nationwide to participate in the auction.
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Madison, Wis., School District Saves $25,000 with Free Internet Filtering
Madison, Wis., is the largest school district in the nation to sign up for free Internet filtering through Phoenix, Ariz.based Dotsafe Inc., in a move that will save the district more than $25,000 per year.
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Va. City Hooks into Federal Network
The digital communications system that serves the Defense Supply Center in Richmond, and the U.S. Army's Fort Lee and Tidewater area Naval facilities, will soon begin serving the city of Hopewell, Va., the first local jurisdiction to join the federal network.
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Mississippi picks online training for educators
Mississippi's Education Department has selected Classroom Connect's Connected University as its online professional development program for educators.
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