People
Energy agency says Web info poses threat
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is proposing new rules to limit the public's access to information
People
Start date uncertain for student tracking
The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System may be 'technically operational' by Jan. 30
People
It's a people problem
New voting technology used in primary elections had poll workers stumped
People
Student tracking system lagging
The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System may be just "technically operational" by deadline
People
OMB weighs info classification
Efforts to protect some public data from misuse are generating a mix of reactions
Digital Government
Florida woes cast vote for caution
Problems with new touch-screen voting machines present lesson for other states considering electronic voting
People
Federal action on licenses may stall
Bills to 'federalize' driver's licenses have stalled in Congress, but they're cruising in the passing lane in many state legislatures
People
Where we stand
How feds have put IT to work for homeland security, and the work that needs to be done
People
IRS deploys talking tax forms
The screen readers used by people with visual impairments can now read electronic versions of the 1040A and the 1040EZ forms
Digital Government
Federal action on licenses may stall
State say progress on securing driver's licenses make uniform standard unnecessary
Digital Government
TSA system would dig up passenger info
By late fall, airport security officers hope to begin installing systems that can instantly check the backgrounds of airline passengers
People
Survey: Fed Web sites still need work
A survey of federal Web sites concludes that most remain hard to navigate and offer little more than the most basic elements of e-government
People
User feedback counts
The federal government's best Web site was meticulously designed to meet the needs of its user
People
Feds doing elementary e-gov
Survey of federal sites found five doing well, but most still offer little more than the basic elements of e-government
People
AT&T braces FirstGov for e-gov
Contract calls for beefing up the federal portal's security as agencies prepare a new generation of online services
People
NARA seeks ideas for e-records archive
The National Archives is searching for some workable way to save electronic records for decades or even centuries
People
Justice sets deadline for fingerprint matching
Starting Sept. 11, hundreds of foreign visitors will be directed to immigration inspectors, who will fingerprint and photograph them
People
NARA rethinks e-records
Proposal defines records management, retention as the responsibility of agencies
People
FBI continues tech exec shift
The latest shuffle produced a new director for investigative technologies and a chief for the Cyber Crime Section
People
Justice puts limits on TIPS
Operation TIPS will go on, but without help from workers whose jobs give them access to people's homes
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