In addition to calling on agencies to improve their Web sites, the E-Government Act of 2002 also requires the government to create a federal Web directory.
Fourteen scientific and technical information organizations from ten major science agencies have collaborated to create science.gov, a free Web portal providing access to science-related reports, databases and other information. Dubbed "FirstGov for Science," the site's resources include technical reports, journal citations, databases, federal web sites, and fact sheets.
A new federal Web site aims to make scientific information gathered by different agencies more accessible to the public.
Read more: Science.gov makes research more accessible to the public
Officials from the city and county spent Tuesday looking at examples of e-government and brainstorming what services they'd want to see in an ideal electronic municipal world.
Read more: Officials research benefits of e-government at Masie Center
The Office of Management and Budget and the Environmental Protection Agency plan to launch the first iteration of the Online Rulemaking e-government project on Dec. 18. The portal, at www.regulations.gov, will let citizens and businesses find and comment on proposed federal regulations.