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      "date": "1999-01-05",
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      "title": "Federal Government Information Technology Policy: Selected Issues",
      "summary": "Federal government information technology (IT) is an important part of the federal mission to\nserve\nAmericans. Federal government IT policy can improve how services and information are provided\nto citizens, increase the timeliness and quality of federal agencies' responses, and save federal tax\ndollars by improving government efficiency. Protection and security of individuals' privacy, as well\nas making appropriate federal data more transparent and available for its citizens, are the ultimate\ngoals of federal agency IT policies.\n  But there are some questions and concerns regarding federal IT policy as well. Are the\nprograms that support federal policy appropriately funded and administered? Is enough being done\nto safeguard and protect citizens from both immediate and long-term threats? What is the proper\nfederal role for enhancing all forms of IT applications and development? Federal policymakers\ngrapple with these questions and others as they consider establishing, reviewing, and sometimes\nrevising the federal government's IT policy.\n  Among the many federal IT policy issues now before congressional policymakers, the following\nare likely to continue to receive attention. They are: the size and scope of federal government IT\nspending, the year 2000 computer problem, federal encryption policies, information infrastructure\nand national security, implementation of both the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)\nand the Clinger-Cohen Act, the role of the federal government with regard to medical records and\nprivacy, electronic commerce, domain names, and the federal role in the growth and the future of the\nInternet. This report provides a brief summary of each issue, and lists more detailed CRS reports\nafter each section.",
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  "topics": [
    "Economic Policy",
    "Internet and Telecommunications Policy",
    "National Defense",
    "Science and Technology Policy"
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