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|   | ***UPDATED           January 12, 2001*** |
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|        | **COVER STORY**

**From         Virtual Reality        to Medical Reality**        NASA Software Displays Scans in 3-D.

**********SAFETY         AND SECURITY GUARANTEED**

**Operation         Talon**This program that's         grabbing fugitives and bringing them to justice is operating out of...USDA?

**Partnerships         Bring Reinvention to the War on Drugs**        When Cocaine dealers start smuggling garden furniture made entirely out         of solidified cocaine, it's time to up the ante. 

**Space         Technology Gives Earth-Bound Motorists an Early Warning**        NASA technology helps you get where you're going.

**Fighting         Terrorism -- All in a Day's Work**Customs employees catch a terrorist         at the US-Canadian Border.

******THE WORLD AROUND US**

**Hurricane's         Coming!**        Hide from the wind, flee from the flood...

**Access         Native America**Native Amercan schools         in places like the Grand Canyon, connect for the 21st Century.

**A         Picture is Worth a Thousand Words**        New sophisticated systems are allowing us to see the world in new ways         -- following the tracks of dinosaurs, mapping crime, and preventing disasters.

**Fields         of Dreams**EPA         helps communities turn their Brownfields into playing fields.

**E-Quine         Auctions**        The government's equine auctions bring horses out of the wild west into         your yard (only if you want them).

******SAVED LIVES****Earthquake:         Real Life or Disaster         Movie?**FEMA Partnerships Can         Make the Difference... 

**New         Technology Saves Lives as Winter Tornadoes Strike**        National Weather Service warnings save lives in Georgia and Kentucky.

**BOLDER         - A New System to Help Save Lives**New software         gives firefighters information they need to survive in a deadly environment.

******HEALTH NEWS**

**Telemedicine**Government agencies         lead the campaign to         bring health care to patients.

**Katie         and NASA Beating Cancer**        Space technology brings new medical treatments to Earth in the fight against         cancer, heart disease, and other complaints.**VA is Reinventing its Health Care Services**The Department of Veterans         Affairs gets high marks from veterans for its customer service. |   |  |   | **From         The Editor**An introduction to REGO - who we are         and what this is all about. **E-Gov**Selected         sites in the Government - find jobs, services, advice, tax forms - you         get the idea.

**SPECIAL         FEATURE INTERVIEWS**

**John         Koskinen** The Chair of the President's Council on Y2K Conversion explains         how he created a partnership of over 170 countries and squashed the Millennium         Bug.

**Charles Rossotti**        IRS Commissioner Rossotti discusses the agency's new customer friendliness.

**On         the Counting Edge: Census 2000**        Census Bureau Director, Dr. Kenneth Prewitt, tells why you should fill         out (and return) your Census forms, and discusses what's new this time         around.
**FAMILY MATTERS**
**Promoting         Responsible Parenthood**High-tech tools and         public-private partnerships are locating "deadbeat" parents.         

**A         Lesson in Customer Service**        Mystery shoppers teach the Department of Education a lesson in customer         service.**Amina's Story**        Head Start gives a child a haven from a neighborhood with high crime,         drug infestations, and high unemployment.

**BUSINESS         BRIEFS**

**"Billions         Sold"**        The Federal Government Partners with Commercial Vendors to Market Public         Service Information.

**Making         Change at the U.S. Mint**        Former Mint Director Philip Diehl got the Mint to make good money. Here's         how. **The US Business Advisor**Serving         businesses on their terms -- any time, any place. Visit a one-stop-shop         with answers to all your questions about starting a business.

**DOD         Smokes Out the Best Investments** Not many people realize how many technical innovations in their         lives come from military technology. Now these innovations are set to         come faster than ever.

**The         GSA-CENSUS Joint Venture 2000**The Decennial Census has the makings of a logistical nightmare         - equipment, supplies, telecommunications, logistics support, and office         space for 800,000 people. GSA and Census joined with 1,000 partners to         help.

******Dear Uncle Sam**        The nation's favorite icon answers your questions.

******Well,         it Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time******How         the IRS used to wish Americans "Happy New Year" and more.

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