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Welcome to the monthly newsletter for the National Science Foundation's Digital Government program. dgOnline is published for the NSF by the Digital Government Research Center at the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute. http://www.dgrc.org. If you find dgOnline useful, please forward it to your colleagues. To edit your account settings, retrieve your new password or unsubscribe, please visit this page: http://mailman.isi.edu/mailman/listinfo/dgonline . Latest Program News: GAO, Microsoft Speakers Confirmed for dg.o2004 The 5th Annual National Conference on Digital Government Research convenes May 24-26 in Seattle. GAO Chief Technologist Keith Rhodes's keynote address kicks off the gathering, which features system demonstrations, presentations on more than 40 Digital Government projects and an address by Craig Mundie, Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Advanced Strategies and Policy for Microsoft. The dg.o2004 review committee has begun examining more than 130 submissions to this year's conference. Notifications of acceptance will begin on March 12, and camera-ready versions must be submitted by April 2. http://www.dgrc.org/dgo2004 Tracking Cargo From Port to Loading Dock Digital Government researchers in Los Angles are developing new methods of measuring freight flow by using Web services to mesh disparate data sources dynamically. http://www.digitalgovernment.org/news/stories/2004/0204/0204_argos_heyman.jsp Digital Government Project Makes Traffic the Network Researchers at Georgia Tech are experimenting with car-to-car wireless networks to model clearer routes through congested traffic. http://www.digitalgovernment.org/news/stories/2004/0204/0204_gatech_heyman.jsp Digital Government Research Program Deadline is March 1 Visit this page for guidelines, contacts and other information on applying for grants. http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04521/nsf04521.htm OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST: MapStats Adds State, Local Data Tools to Powerful FedStats Platform http://www.digitalgovernment.org/news/stories/2004/0204/0204_fedstats_hud.jsp CISE Chooses ex-Lilly CIO to Lead Cyberinfrastructure Division http://www.digitalgovernment.org/news/stories/2004/0204/0204_kim_release.jsp New Guide Outlines Key Success Factors for Government Collaborations http://www.digitalgovernment.org/news/stories/2004/0204/0204_ctg_lavigne.jsp Coverage of same by Government Computer News: http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/24855-1.html Arming Computers with "Tripwires" and "Smokescreens" for Self-Defense http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/04/tip040115.htm#third From Government Computer News: Another Day, Another Doom: New Variants Are Spreading Security analysts continue to identify new malicious code that is either a variation of the MyDoom worm or exploits computers that have been compromised by it. http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/24927-1.html To Nab Terrorists, DHS Will Plumb Trade Data To detect money laundering by terrorists, drug smugglers and other criminals, the Homeland Security Department will buy new tools to analyze trade data. http://www.gcn.com/a?0128041 Agency Taxonomies are a Tall Order, Experts Say An agency building an enterprisewide taxonomy should expect to see more than a million categories within their design, according to the chief technology officer at a search engine company. http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/24669-1.html Improved USAJobs Site Attracting Hordes of Job Hunters Federal job seekers are using the new USAJobs Web site at a rate of more than 10 times the previous site, the Office of Personnel Management said. http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/24678-1.html ANNOUNCEMENTS OF INTEREST: Call for Papers: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Jan. 3-6, 2005 in Hawaii http://www.digitalgovernment.org/news/stories/2004/0204/0204_hicss_call.jsp Call for Papers: A Conference on The Global and the Local in Mobile Communication: Places, Images, People, Connections June 10-11, 2004 in Budapest http://www.digitalgovernment.org/news/stories/2004/0204/0204_globalmobile_call.jsp Call for Papers: Sixth International Conference on E-Commerce (ICEC04) (note the "E-government Services and Policy track") October 25-27 in Delft, the Netherlands http://www.icec04.net Conference: E-governance - Developing On-line Citizen Participation Tools March 3-5th at the University of Ohio http://knowlton.osu.edu/ped/egovernment.htm OPENINGS OF INTEREST: NSF - Deputy Director, Division of Shared Cyberinfrastructure (SCI) (Closes: 02/13/2004) http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/s20040034/s20040034c.pdf University of Albany, faculty positions The university has officially posted the job announcements for the two faculty positions in the School of Information Science and Policy. http://hr.albany.edu/vacancy/faculty/P04-01.html DEADLINES OF INTEREST: March 1, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL TARGET DATES Digital Government http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04521/nsf04521.htm February 24, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE Information Technology Research for National Priorities http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04012/nsf04012.htm February 27, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE Highly Dependable Computing and Communication Systems Research http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03557/nsf03557.htm March 2, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE Foundations of Computing Processes and Artifacts http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04519/nsf04519.htm March 3, 2004: SINGLE INVESTIGATOR PROPOSALS AND TEAM PROPOSALS Cyber Trust http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04524/nsf04524.htm March 3, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE Human and Social Dynamics http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04537/nsf04537.htm March 4, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE Science and Engineering Information Integration and Informatics (SEIII) http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04528/nsf04528.htm March 4, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE DUE Formal and Mathematical Foundations http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04520/nsf04520.htm March 10, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04529/nsf04529.htm March 15, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE Emerging Models and Technologies for Computation (EMT) http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04530/nsf04530.htm March 31, 2004: CENTER-SCALE PROPOSALS Cyber Trust http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf04524 April 1, 2004: PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE Sixth International Conference on E-Commerce (ICEC04) http://www.icec04.net April 14, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE Research in Networking Technology and Systems http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04540/nsf04540.htm LATEST NSF PROGRAM INFORMATION: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for 2004 Information Technology Research (ITR) Solicitation http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf04014 National Science Foundation FY 2004 Guide to Programs http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/publicat/nsf04009/toc.htm Use these tools on DigitalGovernment.org:
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