Education to list accredited schools online
Education Department secretary Rod Paige said the department is preparing to post an online list of accredited higher-education institutions.<br>
HUD launches assisted-living info center
The Housing and Urban Development Department today gave an assist to the nation's 3,700 public housing authorities with the Senior Housing Information Center Web site and toll-free call center. <br>
DOD devotes a Web site to biometrics
The Defense Department today unveiled a Web site for biometrics information.<br>
Gates outlines initiatives for improving network security
Microsoft Corp. this week will release specifications for a pair of security standards aimed at making online computing safer.<br>
VA to launch hepatitis C info site
The Veterans Affairs Department will launch a Web site tomorrow to share information about hepatitis C.<br>
Online extra: Readers respond to NMCI
In your opinion, what can be done to improve the rollout of NMCI?
Reader Survey: Navy users sound off on NMCI problems
Is the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, the Navy Department's $6.9 billion networking project, on the right track at last? Users at the ground level understand the purpose of NMCI but don't think the program is living up to its promise'at least from their point of view'and they feel left out of the configuration planning process.
Web portal, other initiatives lie ahead
The Navy-Marine Corps Intranet program office is considering several initiatives this year, including a portal that would give users access to the network over the Internet and research into Navywide application hosting at secure data centers.
New site sheds light on biotechnology
A new State Department-funded Web site brings together agricultural biotechnology regulations from three federal agencies.<br>
Park Service turns to animation in the flash
Macromedia Flash, largely known as a Web page animation tool, is delivering lightweight Web applications for a regional unit of the National Park Service.Chris Marvel, lead planner and webmaster with the service's Intermountain Region, has found Flash animation effective for sharing information with 3,800 employees spread across 89 locations.
Vivisimo clusters government Web sites
In an effort to demonstrate how its product can augment Web site searches, Vivisimo Inc. has overlaid its clustering software onto 30 government Web site search engines.
Panel seeks Web comments on future space travel
A new presidential commission on space travel is using its Web site to collect citizens' views about future trips to the moon and Mars.<br>
IRS posts info on abusive tax shelters
The IRS, as part if its effort to combat abusive tax shelters, today launched a new section today on its Web site to warn and educate employee retirement plan professionals about shady schemes and transactions.
Slew of new Windows vulnerabilities prompts new patches
Microsoft releases patches for a handful of serious new security flaws, as security experts warn of imminent multi-avenue attacks.
County day care data mistakenly posted on Web
A database project last week turned into a privacy nightmare for Livingston County, N.Y., when a programmer mistakenly posted personal data to the Web.
Semantic Web tools get W3C approval
The consortium governing technical specifications for the Web has given formal approval to two semantic Web technologies.<br>
HUD to sell 4,000 homes online
The Housing and Urban Development Department intends to use the Internet to increase homeownership.<br>
FCC says no to FBI on delaying VOIP rules discussion
Despite an FBI petition to delay discussions of regulations for Voice over IP services, the Federal Communications Commission plans to open the topic to discussion Thursday.<br>
Federal statistics site gains tools to ease access to local data
The Housing and Urban Development Department and the Census Bureau have combined forces to make trolling for government statistical information about cities, counties, states and the nation easier.
FirstGov touted as model for collaboration
The FirstGov portal is a model of successful public-private partnership, a New York research center said in a study.<br>
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