Today’s Topic: e-Government Status and Challenges
Tech Talk Guest: Mayi Canales
Former Position
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury
Acting CIO for Department of Treasury
e-Government Portfolio Manager for CIO Council
Current Position
Founding Partner (with Migo Miconi) of M2 Strategies, LLC
Works with federal and state agencies developing e-government strategies
Helps private-sector contractors looking to work on federal projects
Contact Mayi Canales
Tech Talk Guest: Paul Renard
FirstGov.gov — The Official US Government Portal
Online services for citizens, business, and governments
Search for info in all agencies at the same time
Look for Federal employment opportunities
The first tangible byproduct of the e-government initiative
eGov.gov — The e-Government Program Portal
Sponsored by GSA
Provides links to the many e-gov initiatives
Includes sections on standards and security
Senate e-Government Idea Exchange Website
Sponsored by Joe Lieberman and Fred Thompson
Read a series of e-government ideas
Offer your opinion about possible Congressional initiatives
NetCaucus e-Government Briefing Book — An Industry Perspective
2001 Report prepared by the Internet Caucus
Includes selected presentations by Business and Industry
Good overview of e-government landscape for first timers
Topics Include:
The Purpose and Mandate for e-Government Transformation
Crisis Of Trust In Government
Elements of Transformation
Challenges and Opportunities
OMB?s Quicksilver Taskforce — An e-Gov First Step
Implementing President?s Management Agenda for e-Government
Taskforce Headed by Mark Foreman of OMB
e-Government Roadmap prepared February, 2002
Creating Performance Based e-Government — A 2002 Report Card
This CIO Council report seeks to make the business case for e-gov, including performance measures
It analyzes how e-gov initiatives are achieving cost efficiencies and improved program performance
Finally, e-government is view in terms of business efficiencies
Publication Date: October 30, 2002
House Passes e-Government Bill
Bill creates an Office of E-Government in the OMB
Bill will move e-government funds across agencies
Sponsored by House Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy
Would provide $45M in 2003, $55M in 2004, and $250M over follow two years
Hill Does Not Want e-Government Projects Delayed
Agencies must submit by December 6th the impact of budget impasses on critical projects
Report will go directly to House and Senate Appropriations Committee
Clearly e-Government is important to Legislators
Veterans Benefits Administrators Go Wireless
100 Field Appraisers have been issued Blackberry Devices
Send e-forms back to the office
Used for random audits of appraisals for VA home loans
Uses Triple DES Encryption that is certified under FIPS 140-1 .
Program spearheaded by Rob Roberts, IT project manager
Joel’s View of "Painless Software Management"
This site let’s the non-programmer in on some dirty little secrets
Irreverent and fun to read and very informative
Check out his latest rant about Law of Leaky Abstractions
Beware of Spyware from iWon
Sends back surfing habits to central site
Does not uninstall even when it says it does
Very hard to get rid of
PC Pricing are Plummeting
Paint Shop Pro — Our Favorite Photo Editor
This is a first rate program for editing and enhancing your digital photos
Comparable to very expensive packages like Adobe Photoshop
Easy to learn and to use
Costs $99 (download version) and $109 (boxed version)
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Stratford News
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