Computerized and networked government information column

Abstract

The efforts of the U.S. federal government to develop E-Government services have been the subject of many recent news stories. In February 2002, Arthur Andersen's Office of Government Services released a uability analysis of federal government Web sites. In addition, in February, Vice-President Cheney announced the release of a report detailing the federal government's E-Government initiatives and the relaunch of FirstGov. The Central Intelligence Agency came under public criticism when it was discovered that their Web site used persistent “cookies” to track Web visits in violation of federal privacy policy.