People

AOL: Leave e-gov to the pros

Government agencies shouldn't try to reinvent the portal, an America Online official tells Congress

Digital Government

Privacy fears prompt study, delay

Few things can match the Internet for fast growth, but the growing alarm about privacy is certainly one of them.

People

E-government: By the people, for the people

Imagine a democracy where ordinary citizens help decide what laws need to be passed and how they should be written.

Digital Government

'House passes real bill on false alarm

Congressmen ban perminute Internet access fees in response to bill never introduced by a congressman who doesn't exist

People

Congress' experiment with digital democracy

A new Web site lets citizens participate in discussions that will shape legislation on electronic government

Digital Government

Privacy fears prompt study, delay

Few things can match the Internet for fast growth, but the growing alarm about privacy is surely one of them.

People

GSA holding online garage sales

Through electronic auctions, the General Services Administration hopes to unload used autos, office furniture and other surplus items

Digital Government

Love bloomed amid bureacracy

The 'love bug' computer virus swept through the United States fast, and federal authorities moved slowly.

Digital Government

CIO watch

It's time for the federal government to start getting out of the information technology business, according to George Molaski.

Digital Government

An OMB Guide to Paper Cuts

The Government Paperwork Elimination Act requires agencies to be able to conduct business with individuals and organizations and store records electronically by Oct. 21, 2003.

Digital Government

OMB: E-signatures a must

The agency that is leading the way to electronic government says 'digital signatures' that encrypt documents and messages probably offer the best assurance of privacy when citizens deal with government agencies online.

People

Renting may solve federal IT woes

Application service providers companies that rent out computer applications and services, and sometimes the machines themselves are an option government agencies should

People

Agencies losing cyberspace race

From the vantage point of Capitol Hill, members of Congress are watching the race to cyberspace, and they see the government trailing far behind the commercial sector, according to a panel of congressional staffers.

People

HUD setting up data warehouse

To better manage lowincome housing nationwide, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has hired MicroStrategy Inc. to develop a data warehouse

Acquisition

Reverse auctions on GSA schedule

Agencies now can buy goods and services through pricecutting online auctions

People

Bush to fight back with e-gov plan

George W. Bush is preparing for the role of federal technologist in chief. Bush's campaign staff says the Republican presidential candidate is not ready to discuss details. His plans for egovernment and government reform are still being fashioned by aides, including Stephen Goldsmith, a top domestic policy adviser and former mayor of Indianapolis.

Digital Government

Clinton casts safety net

Just hours after an earthquake crushes Turkish cities or a typhoon ravages the Philippines, e-mail messages begin trickling into the Federal Emergency Management Agency asking for help, advice and information.

Digital Government

EPA pushes for deeper paper cuts

Ordered to cut paperwork by 40 percent, the Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to accept all reports, filings and documents in electronic form rather than on paper.

People

Gore: Been there, done that

While Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush prepares a blueprint for a smaller, more effective, technology- assisted government, Democratic hopeful Al Gore claims that such a government is already under construction, thanks to his National Partnership for Reinventing Government initiative.

Digital Government

EPA: Cut paper, not trees

The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to accept all documents electronically, a move the agency says that could help cut paperwork by 40 percent