Number: 98-845
Title: Federal Government Information Technology Policy: Selected Issues
Authors: Glenn J. McLoughlin, Science, Technology, and Medicine Division 
Abstract: This report provides a review of current federal government information technology (IT) policy issues. Included are federal government IT spending, the year 2000 problem, encryption policies, information infrastructure and national security, the Government Performance Results Act (GPRA), the Clinger-Cohen Act, medical records and privacy, electronic commerce, and the federal role in the current and future development of the Internet. It provides summaries of these issues. At the end of each section, a list of relevant and more detailed CRS reports on the subject is provided.
Pages: 24
Date: January 5, 1999