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By Burman, Allan V
Publication: Government Executive
Date: Friday, November 1 2002
HEADNOTE

FEDERAL MARKETPLACE

The president's goal right from the start of his term has been to make the federal government more citizen-centered, resultsoriented and marketbased. The Office of Management and Budget

is leading 24 e-government initiatives that certainly fit the bill.

The initiatives seek "to harness the potential of technology to provide highquality services at reduced cost to the American people," Mark Everson, OMB's deputy director for management, told the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy at a Sept. 18 hearing. Some initiatives include:

* GovBenefits. The Labor Department has created a one-stop shopping site for citizens seeking information on federal benefit programs (www.govbenefits.gov).

* Recreation One-Stop. Several agencies have jointly sponsored an online portal for information on parks and recreation facilities (www.recreation.gov).

In addition, make sure to read these articles:

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  • Flyaway finances
    • The three federal agencies with the worst records in financial management took their lumps recently during hearings before a House Government Reform subcommittee. Officials from ......
  • Pay pressures
    • Members of the Senior Executives Association remain skeptical about a Bush administration proposal to replace the six-step executive salary scale with a performance pay salary ......
  • Arbitrary outsourcing
    • The Bush administration is speeding up the government's competitive sourcing program. First, the Office of Management and Budget jolted agencies awake with a March 9 ......
  • Zavos expects to impregnate woman with cloned embryo this year.
    • Adding fuel to an already burning fire, Panayiotis Zavos, MD told a House of Representatives subcommittee on May 15 that he expects to impregnant a ......
  • Budgeting for results
    • Then it comes to the Results Act, Congress needs to put its money where its mouth is. Rep. Steve Horn, R-Calif:, suggested during a hearing ......
  • Industry Lays Out Ways to Fight Meth
    • WASHINGTON - New government limits on the sales of hundreds of cough and cold remedies could cause big problems for the food industry, Marsh Supermarkets ......
  • E-government getting mixed results
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  • Pointing Fingers On Hiring
    • In early June, the Office of Personnel Management and federal human resources officers got into a spat over exactly who's responsible for the state of ......
  • Outsourcing expertise wanted: Commerce calls for sources.
    • Many agencies face a steep learning curve as they seek to comply with the Bush administration's directive to outsource more government operations. While the Defense ......
  • Diversity Sought in Senior Ranks
    • The Senior Executive Service is not as diverse as it should be, and despite recent increases in the number of minorities and women in the ......
  • Putting Programs To the Test
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  • An Unlikely Critic
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