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FTC eyes national do-not-call database
The Federal Trade Commission today issued a request for information for the creation of an electronic do-not-call registry for consumers.
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Want to boost online user satisfaction? Try these tools
Agencies that want to improve customer satisfaction with their Web sites can take advantage of a Bureau of Labor Statistics laboratory and, soon, a pop-up software survey tool.
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IRS: More taxpayers use home computers to file returns
So far this year, about 4.8 million users have filed income tax returns with the IRS from home computers, a 40 percent increase over last year, according to the IRS.
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AT&T snares new search engine contract for FirstGov
Don’t like the results you get on the <a href="http://FirstGov.gov">FirstGov.gov</a> search engine? Well, wait until April 1.
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HP CTO: Government and industry should work together on security
What keeps an academic such as the chief technology officer of Hewlett-Packard Co. up at night? For one thing, the thought of the government building, in the name of security, its own network infrastructure.
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Postal Service discontinues online messaging service
The Postal Service’s <br>e-commerce initiatives have come under fire from Congress and the General Accounting Office. USPS announced today that it is discontinuing one such program, PosteCS, a secure online messaging service.
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Federal e-gov efforts buttress homeland security, Lorentz says
Can e-government help homeland security? At least four of the Office of Management and Budget’s 24 Quicksilver projects will reinforce the Office of Homeland Security’s fight against terrorism, Norman E. Lorentz, OMB’s chief technology officer said yesterday.
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SSA set to test online authentication app for businesses
The Social Security Administration next month will test an online program to authenticate Social Security numbers for organizations’ new hires.
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New site promotes commuting choices
A new interagency Web site at <a href="http://www.commuterchoice.gov">www.commuterchoice.gov</a> encourages employers to offer workers alternatives to the traditional automobile commute.<@SM>
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State, local CIOs favor different routes to e-commerce
State and local governments have steadily increased their adoption of e-commerce.
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Forman: Converting to online government is a Bush administration priority
Putting 5,600 transactions online tops the list of challenges the Bush administration faces, its systems czar said today.
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E-commerce: elusive ideal
Agencies are advancing toward the promised land of electronic commerce—but not without hitting cultural, technological, economic and even national security potholes.
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Users want e-gov
E-government services on federal, state and local Web sites are becoming a necessity, according to a new study.
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Online voting gets a vote of no confidence
Voting glitches marred the 2000 presidential election, but an online alternative is not viable, according to the principal researcher for AT&T Labs, a multinational research organization.
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Upgrades put DOD EMall in the game
In 1999, Congress ordered the Defense Department to develop a single Web portal for e-commerce. If Don O’Brien has his way, that mandate will be met by September.
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Going, going, gone online: SBA revs up its loan sales
The Small Business Administration auctioned more than $400 million in loans in January, and not one bidder raised a hand or waved a paddle. Instead, investors submitted bids online through a secure Web site, creating the largest online government auction ever, SBA officials said.
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SSA seeks online medical confidentiality
The Social Security Administration is evaluating the results of a demonstration project to protect electronic medical records.
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Load Balancing
The 7-year-old www.CDC.gov, Web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been on what CIO Jim Seligman calls “a continuous growth curve.”
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E-gov managers fight cultural resistance
The managers of the Office of Management and Budget’s 24 highlighted <br>e-government projects are enjoying their newfound access to the chiefs of federal programs and processes. But getting real cooperation is like “herding cats,” said John Sindelar, the General Services Administration’s E-Gov task force project manager.
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E-gov strategy report outlines specific milestones
The Office of Management and Budget yesterday released the much-anticipated e-government strategy report, and for the first time, its 24 approved e-gov projects’ designated goals.
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