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