Digital Government

Commerce makes progress on modernization

GAO recognized Commerce for making progress on the National Weather Service modernization program

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Workforce woes make GAO's high-risk list

Government workforce issues for the first time have been placed on the General Accounting Office's high-risk list reserved for programs that are vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement.

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Workforce woes labeled 'high risk'

Government workforce issues have been placed on GAO's high-risk list for programs that are vulnerable to waste, fraud and abuse

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VHA computer specialists hit pay dirt

A settlement agreement has brought back pay to some computer specialists at the Veterans Health Administration

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OPM kicks off training, HR contract

OPM has launched a follow-on contract designed to help agencies develop human resources and training programs

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XML explained

In a nutshell, Extensible Markup Language is a markup specification language that allows programmers to design ways of describing information

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Future electronic records archives bet on XML

The survivability of digital information over time is the biggest challenge the National Archives and Records Administration faces

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Feds clarify rule on bonuses

Federal officials propose to explicitly let government contractors give bonuses to technical and other employees to attract and retain them.

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The XML files

Extensible Markup Language doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but XML is rapidly becoming a familiar acronym for agencies looking to exchange information, conduct online business, publish documents to the World Wide Web and archive records

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Commerce rewiring for e-gov

The Commerce Department is forging ahead with a key program that will help spur its e-government initiatives

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HHS readies health security standards

HHS expects to issue final security standards early next year to protect electronically stored or transmitted health care records

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Uncle Sam wants you

OPM has issued interim regulations that describe hiring and management procedures associated with the new Federal Career Intern Program

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DOD smart card initiative picks up steam

The Defense Department is testing smart cards that it plans to eventually roll out to 4 million people within the department

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FirstGov to make forms, services handier

GSA soon will launch an online service on FirstGov that will link citizens to the top 500 government services and their associated forms

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NIST readies smart card testing

An interim testing program will help agencies determine if the smart cards and readers they buy off a governmentwide contract will work together

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Giving public data its due

Panel proposes informationoversight agency

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Proposals pour in for Navy e-business

The Navy has received more than 300 proposals for pilot ebusiness projects designed to improve the way the service operates.

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Executive order on training awaited

President Clinton is expected to sign an executive order advancing the use of technology in training programs to create a bettertrained federal workforce

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OPM details IT pay raise

Rates give bigger raises to entrylevel workers where need is greatest

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Will NTIS stay afloat?

A presidential commission has proposed changes to Commerce's NTIS business model to help it survive in an electronic world.