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Forman adds expertise to tech staff
Mark Forman has begun building an e-government team of full- and part-time players.
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Congressmen: EZ Tax Filing could violate A-76
The IRS is getting ahead of itself in its efforts to do more electronically, some members of Congress contend.
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Lorentz: OMB will give tech support to e-gov programs
As the Office of Management and Budget’s first chief technology officer, Norman Lorentz will provide technical support for OMB’s chosen 24 e-government initiatives—up from 23, counting a newly planned governmentwide payroll system—plus the Office of Homeland Security.
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SSA to test state-issued digital certificates
The Social Security Administration has a pilot under way to accept online wage reports from certain states using digital certificates. In April, employers in Washington State will become the first to digitally sign and submit their online wage reports to SSA with their state-issued digital certificates. <@SM>
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ISO: search engine for FirstGov
When the General Services Administration this month released a request for proposals for a new search engine for FirstGov, the purpose was not only to find a vendor to supply new searching technology but to give the governmentwide Web portal a face-lift.
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PTO’s filing system is ready for the next step
For its e-government initiative, the Patent and Trademark Office is developing two workflow management systems to process applications.
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GAO says GSA Advantage, ITSS lack management controls
Two General Services Administration online procurement systems lack basic management controls, according to correspondence from the General Accounting Office to GSA that was released earlier this week.<@SM>
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Faulty data led Pa. to pay cons to watch kids, auditor says
Pennsylvania’s Child Care Information Services maintained a faulty database of child care providers and as a result issued child care checks to persons who were in prison during the time they were supposed to be watching children, according to the state’s auditor.
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GSA auctions $17.6 million worth of surplus goods online
A 3-carat diamond ring, a Coast Guard cutter and a 1979 Bentley Rolls-Royce were some of the more unusual surplus items the General Services Administration’s auction Web site sold since the agency introduced the service a year ago.
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OMB’s Forman adds two techie chiefs to his staff
Mark Forman’s staff grows by two this month. The Office of Management and Budget’s associate director for e-government and IT has gained Norman Lorentz as his chief technology officer. Forman also has tapped Debra Stouffer, deputy CIO for IT reform at the Housing and Urban Development Department, to spend 90 days drafting a governmentwide architecture proposal.
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W.Va. checks drivers’ photos with FaceIt
West Virginia’s Motor Vehicles Department is piloting the use of facial recognition software to verify license applicants and holders.
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Survey finds e-government is a hit
E-government services are catching on with the public, outpacing some common commercial services, according to figures released today from the 2001 National Technology Readiness Survey by the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and Rockbridge Associates Inc. of Great Falls, Va.
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Indiana upgrades its legislative tracking system
Indiana has expanded the services available through its online BillWatch legislative tracking and information system. The state offers the service via its <a href="http://accessIndiana.com">accessIndiana.com</a> Web site, which is operated by National Information Consortium Inc. of Overland Park, Kan., under a contract with the state.<@SM>
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North Carolina shakes down tax debtors via cybershame
When calls and letters fail to get deadbeat taxpayers to ante up, try cybershame. North Carolina this week joined a group of states that posts on the Web the names, addresses and amounts owed of delinquent taxpayers.
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IRS pledges fast answers online
The IRS today launches its newly refreshed Web site—the first revamp since its debut in December 1995—with a promise that users can find the information they need in three clicks.
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With mail safety still iffy, Hill upgrades e-mail
A great influx of e-mail to Congress never materialized after the Sept. 11 and anthrax attacks, but officials in both houses expect the use of e-mail and other digital technologies to grow. To accommodate the increase, the House and Senate are upgrading their e-mail systems.
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Budget-makers put the focus on IT
The war on terrorism, a recession and looming deficits are shaping the 2002 and 2003 budget debates, but money for federal IT initiatives appears sacrosanct. In fact, the aftermath of Sept. 11 underscores a need for more IT spending in the next several years, the Bush administration and agency managers said.
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Rethinking government
In many ways, the new millennium really began on Sept. 11 because that’s when everything changed. The terrorist attacks and the U.S. response to them have profoundly altered the government’s thinking.
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SBA’s new portal portrays OMB’s idea of e-gov
The Small Business Administration has become the first agency to accomplish one of the goals of the Office of Management and Budget’s 23 approved electronic-government initiatives. Through its newest Web site, aimed at helping small companies understand and comply with regulations, SBA will combine the resources of federal, state and local governments to provide a one-stop shop.
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Status quo is a barrier to OMB’s e-gov plans
An observation circulating in Washington is that you can make progress on e-government initiatives—if you have more power than the president.
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