Dramatic increases in computer interconnectivity, especially in use of the Internet, are revolutionizing the way our government, our nation, and much of the orld communicate and conduct business The benefits have been enormous vast amounts of information are now literally at our fingertips, facilitating research on virtually every topic imaginable financial and other business transactions can be executed almost instantaneously, often on a hour a day basis and electronic mail, Internet Web sites, and computer bulletin boards allow us to communicate quickly and easily with a virtually unlimited number of other individuals and groups..