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GAO Provides Uneven Scorecard on E-Gov Initiatives

Electronic Government: Initiatives Sponsored by the Office of Management and Budget Have Made Mixed Progress, by Linda D. Koontz, director, information technology, before the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, and the Census, House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-04-561T, March 24. Highlights.

  • Of OMB’s 25 e-government initiatives, kudos go to Grants.gov, “This site allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies.” On the other hand, Project SAFECOM, which was to “connect wireless first responder systems across federal, state and local agencies,” has been stalled for two years.
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