Strategic Vision:
The President's vision for reforming government emphasizes that "government needs to reform its operations "how it goes about its business and how it treats the people it serves." The vision is guided by three principles:
The President's vision for reforming government emphasizes that "government needs to reform its operations "how it goes about its business and how it treats the people it serves." The vision is guided by three principles:
- Citizen-centered, not bureaucracy-centered;
- Results-oriented; and
- Market-based, actively promoting innovation.
The U.S. government is one of the largest buyers of technology products and services in the world, and a newly enacted e-government initiative promises to both expand and fine tune how Uncle Sam spends money on technology.
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US Government websites reacted sluggishly to the country's loss of power
An army of bloggers outmanoeuvred the US federal government during the country's power cut, providing updated reports on the crisis when official websites were still preparing their response.
This is the second of a three-part series exploring transformational changes in government IT practices. Part one looked at the changing role of the public-sector CIO. This piece examines the 24 E-Government initiatives currently underway and administered by the General Services Administration (GSA). These initiatives bear watching because of the impact they may have on the internal workings of government as well as on the delivery of government services to end-users (i.e. citizens).
Computer-savvy citizens want to work with municipal governments via the Internet and some towns and cities are allowing them to do just that. Ocean City plans to accept online payments in the very near future.
The resort is one of a growing number of municipalities that see online interaction as a public service for its residents and property owners.
Hagerstown, with a population of about 30,000, is on the front line of providing e-government solutions, said Scott Nicewarner, information technology manager for Hagerstown.