People

Industry wary of e-gov competition

The federal government must be careful to avoid offering services that compete with commercial enterprises, a technology industry group contends

People

Going through the motions

It's government job inventory time again, and the Office of Management and Budget is releasing lists of jobs at federal agencies that could be outsourced to the private sector

People

What's fair

The 1999 FAIR Act job inventory contained hundreds of rulings that rankled industry organizations and government employees alike.

People

Internet voting put to the test

On Election Day, voters in Arizona, California and at military bases may decide the future of Internet voting

People

No need to fear FAIR Act?

Agencies have declared 195,000 federal jobs to be 'not inherently governmental,' but there is little likelihood that many will be outsourced soon

Digital Government

E-mail dogs Postal plans

In its newly published fiveyear plan, the Postal Service warns that its economic future is threatened by the increasing use of email

People

Agency scaling back mountain of paper

After a year of testing, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will accept electronic documents as substitutes for paper in some cases

Digital Government

Study warns of Internet illiteracy

In just five years, the Internet will be so important for dealing with government and business that those who lack access will find themselves 'functionally illiterate'

People

Industry frets over FirstGov

A little more than a week after the new governmentwide Internet portal opened a vast trove of information, a battle is brewing over who can use it and how

People

Portal open, public enters

OMB reports that the newly opened governmentwide Internet portal attracted 250,000 visitors during its first four days

Digital Government

GSA uploads offices for new president

The election is still five weeks away, but government realtors have already secured office space for the new president and 539 of the president's men

Digital Government

Match game: Teachers, schools meet online

Teachers searching for jobs and school districts searching for teachers can now turn to the Internet to find each other

People

Poll reveals Americans' e-government agenda

In overwhelming numbers, Americans are pleased to be able to obtain much government information and some government services via the Internet, a nationwide survey shows

Digital Government

New way to get archives

The policy history of the U.S. government is preserved in 21 million boxes in 16 storage facilities scattered across the country.

People

N/MCI contract remains adrift

The Navy officials said failure to finalize the $16 billion intranet contract today was of little consequence

People

Election season heats up e-mail debates

If the flap about missing White House e-mail messages was ever about technology, that's no longer the case.

People

E-gov pleases, worries Americans

A survey shows the public is receptive to electronic government but worried about the security and privacy of their personal information

Digital Government

White House e-mail scrap simmers

About 130,000 missing email messages have been recovered and reviewed, and 'only 55 have any relevance,' congressman says

People

FirstGov gets juiced up

A day ahead of the threemonth schedule President Clinton set for launching a governmentwide Internet portal, FirstGov flickered to life Sept. 22 on computer screens nationwide.

People

E-business shortchanges USPS

The problem is, the check isn't in the mail.