US
State & Local Gateway Marks Its First Birthday
January
11, 1999--One year ago this month, 20 federal agencies and seven
associations representing state and local government employees launched
the US State & Local Gateway. This one-stop website has federal
information that state and local government employees need to do
their jobs. Users from Alabama to Wyoming think it's great. "WOW,"
said Marc Overbeck, Workforce Development, Salem, Oregon. "What
a great entry point for finding resources and tools, especially
best practices."
Taking
Winter by Storm
If the weather outside is awful, residents of Seattle,
King County, and Washington State can go online to get the chilling
details in one place. City, County and State Transportation Departments
have teamed up to create "GovLink," a collaborative website that
provides dozens of winter weather links to agency response operations
and personal preparedness.
"Access
with Trust" Is Online
January 5, 1999--A
new report, Access With Trust, describes a technology essential
to achieving the Access America vision of providing electronic access
to government services by 2000. "Public/private key" technology
provides important tools for agencies working to replace paper forms,
toll-free telephone lines, and mail-in envelopes with totally electronic
services. This report was published by the Government Information
Technology Services Board, the Office of Management and Budget,
and the Federal Public Key Infrastructure Steering Committee. The
document is available at http://gits-sec.treas.gov.
Shopper
Alert--Uncle Sam's Sales and Auctions
Going to January sales? Looking for bargains? Savvy
consumers go online to check out what government--federal, state,
local, or international-- has for sale or auction. You'll find all
manner of public assets and surplus from real property and loans
to planes, boats, cars, and jewelry on this free "one-stop-shop"
portal website.
Asthma
Management Website May Save Lives Worldwide
Worldwide,
approximately 25,000 childhood deaths due to asthma each year are
preventable, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
of the National Institutes of Health. On December 11, 1998--World
Asthma Day--the Institute launched the Asthma Management Model System.
This interactive web-based system is for physicians. They can quickly
formulate research questions and access key databases, retrieve
the latest treatment guidelines and published literature, obtain
continuing education credits, and participate in online forums and
discussions.
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This Issue
State
and Local Gateway
Taking
Winter by Storm
Access
With Trust
Uncle
Sam's Sales
Asthma
Management
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