...spent in fiscal 1994, the first year the World Wide Web gained widespread popularity. The study also found that Internet spending and usage vary widely across the government. Of the major departments, Veterans Affairs spent the least - $1...

...over the Internet involve tax-exempt transactions such as travel or financial services. Total consumer retail Internet spending, Ernst & Young estimated, reached only $20 billion last year, or less than 1 percent of total U.S. consumer...