People

An unenviable position

INS Commissioner James Ziglar is in a tough spot: IT, key to his vision of fixing INS, is one of the agency's constant struggles

People

OMB hands out e-gov funding

OMB has selected five e-government initiatives for funding

People

Success comes with a cost

At least one INS e-service promises prompt performance: The Premium Processing Service for nonimmigrant worker visas

People

Forman: Feds hungry for change

But workers tell him they are thwarted by supervisors who impede e-government progress

People

OMB hands out e-gov funding

OMB has selected five initiatives for funding that concentrate on expanding the foundation of e-government

Digital Government

Ballmer sees XML revolution

Microsoft CEO says XML smoothes the move into e-government without massive system overhauls

People

Nations wary of e-democracy

Governments seem ambivalent about letting the public participate too directly in electronic governance

People

Ashcroft orders more info sharing

Attorney general instructs law enforcement and intelligence agencies to do a better job of sharing information

Digital Government

A call for reform

Congressmen argue that the plan to reform the INS does not go far enough

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Dems: Tech missing from INS reform

Reform legislation fails to address the agency's IT weaknesses, Democrats say

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FirstGov misses deadline

AT&T Business Services and its Norwegian search engine partner failed to meet the deadline for installing the new search engine

People

Tourism trumps taxes

Government Web sites are hot destinations on the Internet, according to a new survey

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Measuring e-gov

New government-funded metric will help agencies evaluate a project?s usefulness

People

Group sues for access to security documents

EPIC files suit stemming from concern that the Office of Homeland Security may be secretly developing elements of a national ID system

People

Information clicks with Web users

A new survey shows that government Web sites are hot destinations on the Internet, with tourism info leading the way

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Privacy group sues Homeland office

EPIC seeks records related to activities that could lead to the creation of national ID systems

People

FirstGov search misses deadline

AT&T and search engine partner miss deadline, forcing GSA to pay for previously free Inktomi service

People

Adobe to retool PDF forms

Changes envisioned for Reader software would support online transactions

Digital Government

INS taps CSC for verification system

The INS will pay Computer Sciences Corp. up to $31 million for a computer system designed to verify the eligibility of foreigners applying for government benefits and jobs

Digital Government

INS awards verification contract

CSC will develop system to verify whether registered aliens are eligible for benefits or employment