People

Election 2000 lives on, online

Commissioned by the Library of Congress, archive features more than 1,000 election-related Web sites

People

Veterans records backlog mounts

The National Personnel Records Center plans to begin using computers to receive, track requests

Acquisition

USPS preps $1 billion deal

Vendor sought for second-generation contract to supply computers, storage, software, support

People

Canada securing e-government

Texas company to help develop privacy and security features for wide-ranging online transactions

People

Bush pushes Energy Star

President says federal computers should automatically shut down when they are not being used

Digital Government

Forman: Too much spent on IT

At $44 billion a year, the federal government may be spending too much on information technology, the Bush administration's new IT chief contends.

People

Search on for search engine

FirstGov has begun searching for a new search engine.

People

New IT strategy takes shape under Bush

Reinventing is out, measuring outcomes is in, and squeezing money from existing information technology projects may be the only way to fund future ones

Digital Government

Forman: 'Fad buying' must stop

New federal IT chief says agencies are wasting money on multiple portals, search engines, etc.

People

New IT strategy taking shape

Bush administration emphasis is on outcomes and saving money, deputy CIOs say

Digital Government

Caution raised on red-light cameras

Rep. Armey says the cameras, meant to monitor traffic at dangerous intersections, are a threat to privacy

People

Council: Accessibility a civil right

Access to information and information technology has become so important it should be considered a civil right

People

Accessibility eludes agencies

508 takes effect, but many sites fail to comply

People

Day One Scorecard

When Section 508 went into effect June 21, Hiawatha Island Software Co. officials sampled pages on select federal Web sites to check how many complied with accessibility requirements

People

Tools make PDF files accessible

Officially, the era of accessibility began this week

People

GOP spells out keys to e-Contract

House Republicans unveil their e-Contract with High-Tech America

People

The state of surveillance

Loss of privacy may be e-government's price

People

Agencies prep for accessibility deadline

With the 508 compliance deadline at hand, agencies are being offered new guidance

People

E-gov's 'electronic shadow'

The growing ability federal agencies have to collect, store, retrieve, compare and analyze electronic records offers both benefit and risk, the General Accounting Office reports.

Digital Government

Less privacy for digital data

Computer and Internet developments have outpaced federal privacy protections