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FIRSTGOV'S NEW FOCUS ON CUSTOMERS: INTROS CITIZEN, BUSINESS, AND GOV'T GATEWAYS IN...

Publication: Federal Computer Market Report
Date: Monday, March 11 2002

FirstGov the U.S. Government's official Internet portal to all government information is launching a totally new look and feel today. The redesigned FirstGov.gov site is focusing on customer channels or gateways for citizens, business, and government, as well as online transactions. FirstGov is the "Front Door" to the Bush Administration's e-government initiative on connecting citizens with government.

The new FirstGov site is designed to connect visitors faster and more accurately with the transactions, services, and information that matter to them. Under the Citizens

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