U.S. Government Launches New Internet Portal
The U.S. government launched a new version of the Internet portal
known as FirstGov.gov February 27, according to the General Services
Administration, the agency operating the site.
First launched in September 2000, the site offers visitors links to
government agencies at the national, state and local levels. The new
version has been redesigned to connect visitors more quickly and more
accurately with the information they're seeking.
The new site can be reached at http://www.FirstGov.gov
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Policy Texts
31 January 2002
Internet Project Gives Developing World New Access to Medical Data
23 January 2002
Americans Should Get Smarter about Technology, Study Finds
September 20
Text: U.S. Internet Companies Launch Relief Effort
July 10
Text: Internet Survey Shows U.S. Public Favors Online Regulation
March 7
Article: Internet Voting Won't Solve U.S. Election Problems
February 22
Text: U.N. Report on Bridging Digital Divide
February 8
Excerpts: Congressional Hearing on New Internet Domains
January 22, 2001
Text: Research on Children, Learning and Computers
January 16, 2001
Fact Sheet: Clinton Administration Reports on Digital Progress
December 19, 2000
Excerpts: Study Commission Endorses Web-based Education
October 20
Text: Congressional Commission Report on Children's Online Protection
Text: State's Larson on Information Technology and Development
October 5
Article: U.S. Government Ensuring Access for Disabled to IT
September 21
Text: White House Fact Sheet on Communications Initiatives
September 11
Excerpts: Study on Expanding Communications Technology in Schools
September 6
Text: FTC on Consumer Protection in Global E-Commerce
August 7
Article: G-8 Nations Highlight Need for Universal Internet Access
Text: FCC Report on Deployment of Telecom Services in U.S.
August 3
Text: FCC Report on Deployment of Telecom Services in U.S.
July 25
U.S. Commerce Official Discusses E-Commerce and the European Union
July 24
Text: Clinton Joins G-8 in Creation of Digital Opportunity Task Force
June 26
Text: White House Announcement on Online Government Services
June 15
Excerpts: FTC, Industry Experts on Online Privacy
June 9
Article: Twenty Percent of Children on Internet Report Sexual Advance
Text: Sen. Lieberman on Online Protections
June 1
Fact Sheet: Gore Announces Jordan's Participation in Internet Initiative
May 30
Transcript: Clinton's Remarks at Portuguese Science Center
May 18
Byliner: GIIC's Charles on a Global Framework for E-commerce
May 16
Text: Sen. Lieberman Statement on Stopping Unwanted E-mail
May 4
Text: Rural Areas Lag Behind Cities in Gaining Broadband Access
April 18
Text: Clinton Seeks Support for Bridging the Digital Divide
April 03
Text: Clinton Emphasizes Internet Policies
March 29
Text: Survey on Children's Internet Use
February 24
Text: NRC Report on Providing Health Care over the Internet
February 02
Fact Sheet: White House Initiatives to Close Digital Divide
December 22, 1999
Article: Building Bridges across the Digital Divide
December 09
Memorandum For The Heads Of Executive Departments And Agencies
Text: Commerce's Daley on Bridging the Digital Divide
Transcript: Clinton Statement on Bridging the Digital Divide
November 19
Text: Kennard on Program that Funds Internet Access
November 09
Text: Analysis on Intellectual Property Rights, Electronic Media
October 29
Text: Sen. Daschle Says Rural Areas Need Internet Access
October 07
Text: How Internet Access Benefits Children
October 01
FCC on Telecommunications Accessibility for the Disabled
September 22
Text: Amb. Hall Salzburg Speech on Ending Online Child Pornography
Reports
Final Report of the COPA Commission
Commission on Online Child Protection, October 20, 2000
E-Rate and the Digital Divide: A Preliminary Analysis From the Integrated Studies of Educational Technology:
U.S. Department of Education, September 11, 2000
Consumer Protection in the Global Electronic Marketplace: Looking Ahead U.S. Federal Trade Commission, September 6, 2000
The Role of the Arts in Bridging the Digital Divide
Nothing is What It Seems in Indian Country: The New Lifeline Proposal for Tribal Lands
Reinventing Democratic Culture in an Age of Electronic Networks
Links
FirstGov
The FCC's subpage on the E-rate
Communications Policy and Practice from the Benton Foundation
Center for Media Education
Berkman Center for Internet and Society
Book: 24 Hours in Cyberspace
E-Government
"An experiment in Interactive Legislation" from U.S. Senators Joseph Lieberman and Fred Thompson
NetAction
Center for Democracy and Technology
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Harvard Center for Communications Issues
Updated January 17, 2000.
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