Intranet systems are often built in tandem with new data warehouses that extend the life of legacy databases and platforms. Intranets are being structured to give non-technical content managers better and more timely control of the material put on Web sites.
Intranets provide quick solutions to agency business challenges.
They can be up and running in a matter of weeks, and are often built by federal officials unwilling to wait years for new system construction. The one-day event was part of the GCN Technology Excellence in Government program, presented by The Council for Excellence in Government, the Digital Government Institute and GCN on December 2. Fewer People, Less Time, More Users Attendees got an inside look at a number of new agency intranets of various missions, scope and size. The speed and dexterity that an intranet solution provides is also clearly indicated in a Census Bureau Electronic Hiring System, which was planned in 30 days and handed over to 400 personnel managers not long after. The idea that a small or modest intranet system can be migrated to additional users and uses, and yet make few technical demands on end-users, was evident in many of the intranets presented.