Yellowstone cams aim for low-impact access
Nature doesn't unfold in 60 minutes like a TV program. But even so, 'there's something going on all the time' to fascinate wildlife biologists at the 2.2-million-acre Yellowstone National Park, said John Varley, director of the park's Center for Resources.
Need for hierarchies makes taxonomy an essential ingredient in content management
A taxonomy is critical to running a large Web site with a content management system because the software requires that site documents and other information be classified in hierarchies.
Capturing Content
What's the advantage of having a content management system for online information?Ask the IRS. Its Web content management system has brought kudos, not complaints, from the General Accounting Office.
Siren central
When forest fires scorch the West later this year, firefighting managers will use Web services to plan their moves.
Web app tracks N. Dakota lawmaking
During late-night debates or heated committee hearings, state legislators in North Dakota can use a new system to keep track of the latest bill amendments.
Treat that Web content like laundry
Agency webmasters should host static and dynamic Web pages on separate servers to minimize response time, one content management software provider suggests.<br>
Online tax sites survive 11th hour deluge well
Online tax sites performed well in the face of a flood of users during the final four days before the April 15 tax-filing deadline, a study released today showed.<br>
FDA tracks the bad stuff
The Food and Drug Administration's ban on ephedra products took effect last week, but only after the deaths of 155 people in the United States had been tied to the substance's use'deaths that the FDA had discovered by using an application to track adverse drug effects online.
VA puts nationwide grave locator online
Feature will let Internet users search for the gravesite locations of veterans buried at the VA's 120 cemeteries since the Civil War.<br>
Last-minute filers turn to e-file
E-filing by home computer users and tax professionals continued to surge as the midnight deadline nears.<br>
NOAA portal yields first-CLASS data
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has cranked up a dual-sited portal for retrieving environmental data from satellite and ground observations.<br>
Power User: Don't search for text with all the wrong tools
Whether you regularly dig through more than 15,000 documents you've authored or delve into years of records created by others, using Microsoft Office search tools is nothing short of torture.
FAA launches in-flight icing app
Online tool designed to predict in-flight icing conditions, alert small-plane pilots in advance.<br>
Spam continues to flow'unabated
Despite the Can-Spam Act, unwanted e-mail accounted for about three out of every four messages examined by a major e-mail manager last month.
VA kicks off governmentwide buying site
The Veterans Affairs Department officially began accepting procurement requests today from across government via an online federal acquisition center.
Coalition makes recommendations to improve software security
Recommendations focus on improving the education and training of software developers, implementing best practices in the development process, and providing legal and business incentives.<br>
OPM issues new RFI for Recruitment One-Stop project
The Office of Personnel Management is asking vendors for ideas to improve its USAJobs Web portal, a sign that the agency could be ready to address the uncertain status of its plans for the site.<br>
USDA launches AgLearn online training system
The department has launched the Agriculture Learning System to provide one-stop learning services for USDA employees nationwide.
RFP seeks vendor to consolidate recreation sites
The consolidation of the government's recreation reservation Web sites is about to begin.<br>
NIH and FDA launch gene research system
The Genetic Modification Clinical Research Information System, an online database on human gene transfer research, is running.<br>
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