Digital Government
Familiar IT issues confront new Congress
Issues ranging from Internet taxation to IT in education to online privacy will also be back. The 106th Congress that concluded last month considered a wide range of IT issues last year but resolved few of them.
Digital Government
Tauzin to lead key House panel
Champions of technology have taken over chairmanships of two House committees that deal heavily with information technology
Acquisition
The big push for Mr. Bush
The General Services Administration must buy, borrow or lease thousands of items -- and quickly -- for the upcoming presidential inauguration
People
Internet voting gains new appeal
The paper ballot bedlam afflicting Florida is prompting election and elected officials to look anew at electronic voting
People
Industry lauds Ashcroft on IT policy
John Ashcroft, appointed by president-elect Bush as attorney general, is praised for his leadership on technology issues
People
Inaugural committee swears by IT
Harried procurement officials are relying more heavily than ever on information technology to acquire items for the Jan. 20 inaugural
Digital Government
E-gov makes customers happy
The Internet and egovernment are helping boost 'customer' satisfaction with several federal agencies, a survey says
People
Access Board spells out standards
The federal Access Board has published standards designed to force agencies to become leaders in adopting IT that can be used by people with disabilities
People
Web sites will put accessibility on display
When June 21 arrives, government Web sites are the first places the new accessibility standards are likely to be an issue
People
Software central to accessibility standards, cost
Software is expected to consume most of the $1 billion it may take each year for federal agencies to comply with the new accessibility standards
Acquisition
New procurement rule draws fire
A new rule says companies that repeatedly violate federal tax, labor, safety, environment and antitrust laws shouldn't be awarded government contracts
People
Federal CIO in Bush's plans
The presidentelect still intends to appoint a federal chief information officer, but apparently has no plans to name a cabinetlevel technology secretary
Digital Government
Congress to tackle incumbent issues
From admitting more foreign IT workers to Internet taxation to education, many of the topics in the 107th Congress will be familiar
Digital Government
ATM may be model for voting machine
Caltech and MIT, two of the nation's most prestigious scientific institutions, vow to develop a better way to tabulate election results
Digital Government
IT execs bemoan June "Section 508" deadline
Faced with a June deadline for meeting new accessibility standards, information technology executives now say six months isn't nearly enough time to redesign office equipment and rewrite software to accommodate government workers with disabilities.
Digital Government
Senators turn to electronic assistants
The 50 Republican senators will get wireless intranet service that will make information available at the press of a button
Digital Government
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
Digital Government
OMB to unveil accessibility standards
Longawaited Section 508 accessibility standards have been approved by OMB and may be published this week
People
Setting a course for e-government
IT experts give the next president advice on making digital government a reality
Digital Government
Sites give glimpse of political grilling
A pair of Web sites braces political jobseekers for the barrage of questions they might face if nominated for a job in the next administration
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