KAREN B. LEVITAN, President of the KBL Group, an information management firm, served as Director of Information Management and Services of the Office of Administration, Executive Office of the President.

• Introduction Federal Perspectives Civil Liberties and Information Practices in Federal Agencies by Karen B. Levitan and Patricia D. Barth The Use and Implications of Information Technologies in Congress by Stephen E. Frantzich Federal Data Systems: Policy and Practice by Jeanne E. Griffith The Use of Decision Analysis Tools in Government by Rex V. Brown State and Local Perspectives State Legislature Use of Information Technology in Oversight by Robert D. Miewald, Keith Mueller, and Robert F. Sittig A Comparative View of Information Resources Management Practices in State Government by John C. Kresslein and Donald A. Marchand Information Resources Management in Minnesota by Phyllis L. Kahn A Tolerance for Surveillance: American Public Opinion Concerning Privacy and Civil Liberties by William H. Dutton and Robert G. Meadow Case Studies of Selected Policy Areas Information and the "Aging Network" by William E. Oriol Information Infrastructure Underlying Library Service Policies for Blind and Handicapped Readers by Mary Berghaus Levering Decision Analysis of Postal Automation by Jacob W. Ulvila The Veterans Administration: Organizational and Information Structures by Patricia D. Barth Nutrition Policy Making in Hawaii: Programs, Players and Infostructures by Sandra Shimabukuro, James E. Dannemiller, and Audrey Maretzki Hazardous Waste Management: The Illinois Approach by David L. Thomas, Gary D. Miller, and Judith M. Kamin The Dynamics of Policy, Information and Decisionmaking in the Montgomery County School System by Robert E. Shoenberg Index

KAREN B. LEVITAN, President of the KBL Group, an information management firm, served as Director of Information Management and Services of the Office of Administration, Executive Office of the President.

• Introduction Federal Perspectives Civil Liberties and Information Practices in Federal Agencies by Karen B. Levitan and Patricia D. Barth The Use and Implications of Information Technologies in Congress by Stephen E. Frantzich Federal Data Systems: Policy and Practice by Jeanne E. Griffith The Use of Decision Analysis Tools in Government by Rex V. Brown State and Local Perspectives State Legislature Use of Information Technology in Oversight by Robert D. Miewald, Keith Mueller, and Robert F. Sittig A Comparative View of Information Resources Management Practices in State Government by John C. Kresslein and Donald A. Marchand Information Resources Management in Minnesota by Phyllis L. Kahn A Tolerance for Surveillance: American Public Opinion Concerning Privacy and Civil Liberties by William H. Dutton and Robert G. Meadow Case Studies of Selected Policy Areas Information and the "Aging Network" by William E. Oriol Information Infrastructure Underlying Library Service Policies for Blind and Handicapped Readers by Mary Berghaus Levering Decision Analysis of Postal Automation by Jacob W. Ulvila The Veterans Administration: Organizational and Information Structures by Patricia D. Barth Nutrition Policy Making in Hawaii: Programs, Players and Infostructures by Sandra Shimabukuro, James E. Dannemiller, and Audrey Maretzki Hazardous Waste Management: The Illinois Approach by David L. Thomas, Gary D. Miller, and Judith M. Kamin The Dynamics of Policy, Information and Decisionmaking in the Montgomery County School System by Robert E. Shoenberg Index