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General Research Links

• Library links
• Research page

Government Information Clearinghouses and Portals

• FedWorld
• FirstGov

Public Information Technology and E-Government Clearinghouses and Portals

• Center for Digital Government
• EgovLinks. Both US and global.
• E-Government Page, Federal Computer Week
• Federal CIO Links Page
• Federal Computer Week CIO Page
• FCW White Paper Library
• General Services Administration E-Gov Solutions Page
• Government without Boundaries. Both US and global. Note EUA = USA.
• GSA IT Policy Page
• National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)
• OMB Watch. Critical reporting of OMB policies on IT and other matters.
• OMB E-Government Home Page
• Public Technology Inc. IT Page
• UNESCO Observatory of the World Information Society
• UNPAN E-Government Page

IT Periodicals

• Access Reports - newsletter on FOIA and related access issues
• CIO. Chief Information Officer, CIO online version. Click on "Government and IT Policy."
• CSO. Chief Security Officer, CSO online version.
• e-Gov Bulletin (European focus)
• e-Gov Digest
• eGovernment Quarterly (German based)
• Federal Computer Week, click on the "current issue" icon
  • Governing Magazine (click on the technology tab on the left)
  • FCW E-Government Page
  • FCW Technology Page
• Electronic Journal of E-Government
• E-Service Journal
• Government Computer News
• Government Executive (technology page)
• Government Information Quarterly
• Government Technology
• Information, Communication & Society. Focus on computer-mediated communication, international.
• Information Polity. Global focus on introduction of IT, both public and private sector.
• International Journal of Electronic Government Research
• International Journal of Law and Information Technology
• Journal of E-Government
• Journal of Government Information. International coverage.
• Journal of Technology in Human Services. Social work focus.
• NAGARA Clearinghouse: News and Reports on Government Records
• Open Government: A Journal on Freedom of Information
• Social Science Computer Review. Focus on computer applications and social impacts of computing, some public sector coverage.
• The Information Society. Focus on social impacts of computing, some public sector coverage.
• Washington Technology

Other Key Government Agencies and Organizations

• Association for Federal Information Resources Management
• Commerce Department, Go 4 IT site
• Federal Acquisition Regulation
• Federal Communications Commission
  • FCC Strategic Plan
• Federal Chief Information Officers Council
• Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office
• Federal Information Processing Standards
• General Accounting Office. Click on "Search" to retrieve reports on federal information technology.
• General Services Administration
  • Office of Information Technology
  • Office of Governmentwide Policy
• Global Cities Dialog. Focus on creating an information society.
• GSA Disabilities Page. Section 508 requirements on IT for access by the disabled.
• Homeland Security, Dept. of, Information Technology Page, or enter an IT-related search term on the DHS home page.
• Information Technology Resources Board
• National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)
• National Infrastructure Protection Center, DHS
• Office of Management and Budget. Includes Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs links.
  • Information Policy, IT & E-Gov.
• OPM's Online Learning Center. GoLearn.gov
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, information & communications technologies page, focus on developing countries.
• US-CERT, US Computer Readiness Team (see also CERT, below)

North Carolina Websites

• NC Office of Information Technology Services
• NC Information Resource Management Commission
• NC Information Resource Management (Staff)
• NC E-Procurement
• Other NC IT Links

Academic Websites

• Access.gov. University of Minnesota. E-government focus.
• Center for Technology in Government, SUNY-Albany
  • Insider's Guide to Using Information in Government. Case studies and more.
• Digital Governance, London School of Economics, development focus

Other Key Professional and Private Sector Organizations

• CERT Coordination Center, on computer security
• Civic Resource Group. Does "Cities on the Internet" and other survey reports.
• Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
• Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, research projects on privacy, e-government, cybersecurity, and more
• Council for Excellence in Government (frequent e-gov coverage)
• E-Democracy Resources
• Electronic Privacy Information Center
• Information Technology Association of America
• International Council for Information Technology in Government Administration
• International Federation of Accountants
• Gigalaw. Legal resources for information professionals, with such areas as Databases; Intellectual Property; Free Speech; and many more.
• Information Technology Association of America. Note its home page has a "Government Affairs" link button.
• Internet Law and Policy Forum
• National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators
• National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council. Focused on government e-commerce.
• Society of Professional Journalists, FOIA page
• Society for Information Management
• Software and Information Industry Association. The major IT industry lobbying group.

Civil Liberties and Privacy Issues

• American Statistical Association's Privacy, Confidentiality, and Data Security Website
• Center for Democracy and Technology. Civil liberties focus.
  • Data Privacy Headline News.
• Digital Divide Network. Focus on equity.
• Electronic Frontier Foundation. Civil liberties focus.

Design of Government Websites

• Eschenfelder, Kristin R. et al. Assessing U.S. Federal Government Websites. Government Information Quarterly, Vol. 14(2)173-89 (1997)
• Federal Communicators' Network
• NASA World Wide Web Best Practices Guide
• National League of Cities E-Government Support .

Vendors

• Accenture Government Group, Consulting, outsourcing, surveys.
• Autodesk Government. CAD applications in facilities management, GIS with MapGuide, civil design.
• Barry Strock Consulting Associates, Inc.. Strock is author of the Municipal Computer Systems Handbook.
• GovOffice.com. Vendor with ICMA links.
• GovtSolutions. OurTown2000 software.
• Oracle Public Sector Page