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Designing Web pages for accessibility
'Make it easier for people to do the right thing and you will increase the probability that they will'
Digital Government
Horn: Feds still fail security
Horn's third 'report card' finds little improvement
Digital Government
Customs Service preps ACE
New automated trade monitoring system will debut in February with 40 shipping companies
People
Privacy czar plays homeland role
Homeland Security Department privacy officer will have a tough time offsetting risk to personal privacy, observers say
Digital Government
Security flunks Horn's final exam
Overall, agencies earned an 'F' on Rep. Horn's latest report card on government security
Digital Government
Bill's secrecy provisions stick
Efforts by Senate Democrats to strip objectionable secrecy provisions from the homeland security bill apparently failed
People
House passes compromise e-gov bill
Legislation would create a federal Office of Electronic Government and a fund to promote e-government projects
People
E-Gov Act on its way to president
Senate swiftly follows House in passing the Electronic Government Act of 2002
People
FBI data management a tough case
Converting data to electronic form is only a start toward solving the FBI's records problems
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Immigration status a click away
Case Status Online offers a more convenient way for applicants to check the status of their cases
People
House OKs homeland bill
The homeland security bill relies heavily on technology to safeguard the nation
People
More sites targeted for shutdown
After eliminating PubScience, commercial publishers aim at other government-funded services
People
Northrop's homeland value on rise
INS contract adds to agencies Northrop serves that will be part of the Homeland Security Department
Digital Government
GAO: Agencies share data despite laws
Technology is making it easier for government agencies to share information, so they are ? including details about your bank accounts, medical complaints and family lives
People
'Sensitive' classification still a sensitive issue
Presidents from three government science academies have urged the Bush administration not to declare information 'sensitive but unclassified' to withhold it from the public
Digital Government
Database lets police share crime info
Mix of federal, state, local crime data provides 'quantum leap in crime fighting'
Digital Government