People

Archives to scale volumes of snapshots

NARA must determine how to store and search through 21 terabytes of agency Web site data

People

Web hasn't roped in one congressman

Rep. Joel Hefley is the only member of Congress without a Web site

Digital Government

Slow e-mail dogs Senate

When Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan testified before the Senate Banking Committee Feb. 13, an ensuing gush of messages backed up the Senate's e-mail system for half an hour

Digital Government

Lawmakers online

C-SPAN -- Links to lots of congressional sites

Digital Government

Wiring Congress

With more than 600 Web sites operated by Congress, you'd think it would be easy to keep track of what your congressman is up to

Digital Government

Yea or nay?

Where can I find my congressman's voting record?

Modernization

Money shows DMS support

The Defense Department's chief information officer has issued a message of support for the armed services' beleaguered message system

Digital Government

Bills, drafts and Web access

As bills work their way from proposals to laws, they are posted for public perusal on the Library of Congress' Web site

Acquisition

Savings drive reverse auctions

Onceskeptical procurement officers are sold on reverse auctions, FTS' Manny DeVera says

People

Presidential jet set may go on Web

Bill would require the president to post Air Force One passenger names on the Internet

People

McCain pushes to put CRS online

Senator tries again to get Congressional Research Service reports posted on the Internet

People

Sluggish e-mail plagues Senate

Deluge of e-mail can be delayed for hours, days in "archaic" Lotus cc:Mail system

People

CIO panel changes chairs

New E-Government Committee leaders to focus on improving citizens' access to government

Digital Government

Ehlers heads House tech panel

Michigan congressman named chairman of the Environment, Technology and Standards

People

USPS chief plans his exit

Postmaster General William Henderson says that before he leaves the U.S. Postal Service's top job in May, he intends to put in place ways to 'leverage' the agency's electronic infrastructure for commercial purposes as part of its overall technology strategy.

People

Senators raise stakes on election reform

To prevent another election fiasco like the one last fall in Florida, federal lawmakers want to spend more than half a billion dollars on new voting machines

People

USPS inks computer deal

The U.S. Postal Service has signed contracts with two computer manufacturers to provide postal workers with computers and Internet service, but not at the big discounts originally sought.

People

Postal deals deliver computers, ISPs

Compaq, IBM will provide postal workers with computers and Internet service

People

Bill opens access to Senate data

A new bill is designed to make public documents more readily available via the Internet

People

Election Reform Act raises stakes

Lawmakers want to spend more than half a billion dollars on new voting machines and create a federal commission