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Tom O’Connor writes about the release of a new e-filing application that is a joint venture between Microsoft and BearingPoint Inc. (formerly KPMG). The service is currently being tested under contract with the state of Texas, and is based on the open-source LegalXML standard.
This interesting article from ComputerWorld, Blogs play a role in homeland security, talks about an enterprise blog software application that has been deployed by the Western States Information Network (WSIN), within the Oregon Criminal Justice Division, for law enforcement related efforts on terrorism and drugs. In addition, the article also mentions how bTrade Inc. is …
From the HHS Office on Civil Rights, this comprehensive resource, Medical Privacy – National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information, includes documentation for consumers, general background information, HIPAA regulations & standards, compliance & enforcement, educational materials, and HIPAA-related links.
The GSA Office of Intergovernmental Solutions just released a study, High Payoff in Electric Government Report, from its Intergovernmental Advisory Board. Major areas identified as exemplifying the success of such initiatives include: “serving constituents, reducing operating costs, consolidating operations and promoting local/regional features.”
The scale, scope and challenges inherent in the successful implementation of large-scale e-gov initiatives is well defined by this article, NASA rethinks Web site approach, which states that “the agency has more than 3,000 Web sites hosting 4 million pages of information,” which it is now working to make accessible via the main website.
The Institute for Government Innovation at Harvard Universitys John F. Kennedy School of Government announced the five winners of their prestigious Innovations in American Government Awards. Referred to as the ‘Oscar’ for government sites, FirstGov is among this year’s distinguished list.
From the Washington Times, Hill assumes oversight role on airline screening: “Congress has given itself special oversight authority to track a new airline screening process criticized by some lawmakers as an infringement on privacy and civil liberties.” This article refers to the enrolled version of S. 165 (pdf), an act to improve air cargo security, …
Roll Call has an article, GAO Seeks New Name, Image (subscription required), in the print and online versions, in which David M. Walker, the Comptroller General of the United States states he “wants to change the name of Congress’ investigative arm to Government Accountability Office, saying the current name doesn’t fit its job description. The …
The Center for Digitial Government has published a new 26 page report in pdf, Digitial Cities 2002, Best of Breed Programs, that spotlights 11 specific projects undertaken by cities throughout the country to deliver a diverse range of specific enhanced digital solutions and services to government employees and citizens.
Comments of Charles E. Parker, Chair of The American Library Association’s E-rate Task Force, before the Federal Communications Commission Public Forum on Improving Administration of the E-rate Program, May 8th, 2003. See the FCC press release here, and Fraud, waste in school Internet program, from CNN, as well as Schools, Libraries Call for More E-Rate …
The FirstGov portal has undergone its third redesign since the site’s introduction September 2000, although the new lingo according to this press release (thanks Tara) is that the site has been ‘refreshed.’ From the release: “The new refreshed site allows users to go straight into a Citizen Gateway, which provides easy access to government services …
“The U.S. Public Policy Committee of the Association for Computing Machinery sent a letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget offering comment on their work to develop privacy guidelines for e-communications between government agencies and the public.” From the letter: “In particular, we are offering comments on the development of public …
