People
Online census filing declared success
Census director hails the 70,000 people who found the way to file online
People
Marketers monitor dot-gov sites
NASA's World Wide Web site has seen such an increase in visitors that it seems like everyone got a new computer for Christmas, said NASA Webmaster Brian Dunbar. These days, on any given week, the space agency's site receives about 2 million hits.
Digital Government
IRS requests more IT funds
The Internal Revenue Service needs more money for its longterm modernization program to replace a system that still uses tape to store taxpayer data.
People
Waiting, watching to make a move
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (RVa.) is in the catbird's seat these days when it comes to the Internet revolution.
People
Taxpayers flock to e-filing
A record number of taxpayers used the Internet this year to file their tax returns electronically
People
Farmers closer to online filing
A bill to allow farmers and ranchers doing business with the USDA to file federal forms online was approved by the House on Monday and now moves on to the president
Digital Government
IRS makes plea for modernization funds
IRS ask Congress for millions for IT modernization
Digital Government
Customs looking for import of funds
The U.S. Customs Service needs new computers at its borders and at least $1 billion to pay for them.
People
CIOs' work force worries
Four top chief information officials say their biggest headache is the dwindling hightech work force and figuring out what it will take to keep talented personnel in government.
People
Aging work force alarms CIOs
Four federal chief information officials expressed alarm Thursday at the dwindling hightech work force and what it will take to keep talented personnel in government
People
Internet tax filing on rise
The portion of taxpayers filing their 1999 returns over the Internet has reached about 27 percent, compared with 23 percent for 1998
Digital Government
Treasury: Customs system needs time, money
Customs officials ask for millions to keep old import system on 'life support' and millions more to develop an automated system
Digital Government
USDA to beef up online security
There's more to farming these days than soil, seeds and good weather. In fact, without a computer, most farmers would not be able to harvest their crops. With that in mind, the Agriculture Department is taking farming into the Digital Age with more information online and better security to protect it.
Digital Government
Export system in overdrive
For January, the Customs system that processes export documents electronically handled nearly 40 percent of the paperwork for $60.4 billion in goods
People
Farmers on track to e-file for subsidies
A House committee approved legislation calling for a system that would let farmers use the Internet to request federal subsidies
People
DOE seeking IT quartet
The Energy Department is in the market for a package deal of four top information technology specialists, including the newly created job of cybersecurity chief
Digital Government
Census tests security
The Census Bureau has hired a company to try to break into its Internet site and brought in the supersecret National Security Agency to test Census security systems
People