Electronic Government Selected Agency Plans For Implementing The Government Paperwork Elimination Act

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Electronic Government written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in the use of information technology and the Internet are transforming the way in which federal agencies communicate, use information, deliver services, and do business. If used effectively, these advances can help reshape government, making it more innovative, efficient, and responsive to the public. This report reviews efforts by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop guidance for implementing the Government Paperwork Elimination Act. Although the guidance being developed will help agencies implement the act, GAO concludes that agencies face several major challenges. For example, agencies will need to: (1) use disciplined investment management practices to ensure that the full costs of providing electronic filing, recordkeeping, and transactions prompted by the act are identified and examined within the context of expected benefits; (2) adequately plan for and implement computer network and telecommunications infrastructures and technical architectures to provide the capacity and connectivity needed to support the electronic traffic generated by new or enhanced electronic offerings; (3) provide a secure computing environment to support the broad array of e-government services envisioned by the act; (4) develop adequate capabilities for creating, storing, retrieving, and, when appropriate, disposing of electronic records; and (5) overcome two basic challenges facing information technology related businesses today--a shortage of skilled workers and the necessary training and development of these workers.