APPENDIX B:
SUMMARY OF ACTION ITEMS
| ACTION ITEM | DATE | AGENCY |
| A01: Improve The Public's Access to Government Services | ||
| A01.1 Identify a candidate set of government services suitable for electronic self-service | May 1997 | GITSB |
| A01.1A Complete an action plan for developing, testing, and deploying these services | September 1997 | GITSB |
| A01.1B Conduct pilot projects | January 1998 | ---- |
| A01.1C Provide electronic services | January 2000 | ---- |
| A01.2 Incorporate technology that will assure the public of security and privacy in their transactions | ---- | GITSB |
| A01.3 Greatly expand the locations where the public can access information technology | ---- | GITSB |
| A01.3A Identify locations for public access information systems providing common services | May 1997 | GITSB |
| A01.3B Begin services at new locations | January 1999 | --- |
| A01.4 Establish truck-based and other service delivery capabilities to serve remote and underserved areas | ---- | GITSB |
| A01.4A Establish an interagency working group | April 1997 | GITSB |
| A01.4B Develop and test a prototype system | December 1997 | Working Group |
| A01.4C Make implementation decision | May 1998 | Working Group |
| A01.5 Develop interagency information exchanges to reduce paperwork burden on the public | ---- | GITSB, CIO Council |
| A01.5A Identify interagency information exchange pilot projects | May 1997 | GITSB, CIO Council |
| A01.5B Complete pilot projects | December 1997 | ---- |
| A01.5C Complete pilot project evaluations | March 1998 | ---- |
| A01.6 Coordinate and demonstrate direct access to medical records for agency personnel who make medical determination for disability programs | ---- | GITSB |
| A01.6A Establish an interagency Working Group to develop a national policy and guideline | ---- | GITSB, DHHS |
| A01.7 Develop partnerships with the private sector to offer related services | ---- | GITSB |
| A01.7A Identify partnerships | August 1997 | GITSB |
| A01.7B Implement partnerships | January 1998 | ---- |
| A01.8 Create a plan to modernize BIA schools | ---- | ---- |
| A01.8A Develop the action plan | April 1997 | DOI |
| A01.8B Complete system installation | December 1999 | DOI |
| A02: Implement Nationwide, Integrated Electronic Benefits Transfer | ||
| A02.1 Encourage EBT development and implementation consistent with the national EBT model for all states | ---- | GITSB |
| A02.1A Monitor EBT progress | ---- | OMB, Agencies |
| A02.1B Develop action plans for the implementation of EBT systems | March 1997 | USDA, Treasury |
| A02.1C Assess and determine obstacles to full EBT implementation | March 1997 | GSA |
| A02.2 Conduct requirements analyses and develop EBT specifications for tier two programs for EBT systems integration | December 1997 | GSA |
| A02.3 Demonstrate improved service delivery through enhanced card services | September 1997 | GITSB | A03 Provide All Federal Payments Using Electronic Funds Transfer by 1999 |
| A03.1 Establish focus groups and conduct seminars and workshops with federal agencies | July 1997 | Treasury |
| A03.2 Create alternative mechanisms | September 1997 | Treasury |
| A04 Bring Environmental Information To The Public | ||
| A04.1 Establish a federal interagency Working Group to coordinate the continued development of the National Biological Information Infrastructure | April 1997 | GITSB, CENR, USGS |
| A04.2 Implement national-level standards needed to support greater sharing and use of biological information | June 1997 | ITIS |
| A04.3 Expand the existing federal standard for describing geospatial data to include elements for describing biological information | January 1998 | FGDC |
| A04.4 Initiate a broad effort to develop an "electronic national natural history museum" | ---- | NBII work group |
| A04.5 Promote the development and partnerships for the National Environment Data Index (NEDI) | ---- | DMWG |
| A04.6 Develop and maintain a National Atlas of the United States | January 1999 | GITSB, USGS |
| A05: Build An Electronic Environment, Safety, And Health Assistance Resource For Business | ||
| A05.1 Build an electronic environment, safety, and health assistance resource for the Internet | ---- | ---- |
| A05.1A Establish an interagency Task Force to design an electronic environment, safety, and health assistance resource | March 1997 | GITSB |
| A05.1B Implement the electronic environment, safety, and health assistance resource | December 1997 | GITSB |
| A06: Establish The Intergovernmental Wireless Public Safety Network | ||
| A06.1 Improve the coordination of public safety wireless communications | ---- | GITSB |
| A06.1A Issue an Executive Order | July 1997 | President |
| A06.2 Provide adequate radio frequency spectrum for public safety agencies | ---- | GITSB |
| A06.2A Outline options to balance spectrum needs of public safety agencies with other users | September 1997 | GITSB, NTIA |
| A06.2B Develop a plan to implement the PSWAC recommendations | December 1997 | FLEWUG |
| A06.3 Support the development of technical standards for public safety wireless communications systems | ---- | GITSB |
| A06.3A Define and develop the consolidated federal position on standards for public safety wireless radio systems | June 1997 | PSWN PMO |
| A06.4 Include security in all public safety land mobile radio systems | ---- | GITSB |
| A06.4A Coordinate design assistance from government systems security experts | April 1997 | GITSB |
| A06.5 Establish an alternative funding mechanism for federal, state, and local public safety officials to improve their wireless communications systems | ---- | GITSB |
| A06.5A Establish an interagency Working Group to develop alternative funding mechanisms recommendations | May 1997 | FLEWUG, DOJ, Treasury, DOC |
| A06.5B Present recommendations to OMB | September 1997 | FLEWUG |
| A07: Address The Information Technology Needs Of Our Nation's Criminal Justice Community | ||
| A07.1 Define the criminal justice community information requirements | ---- | DOJ |
| A07.1A Establish a joint federal, state, and local government advisory group to define the Global Criminal Justice Information Network core requirements | May 1997 | DOJ |
| A07.1B Identify obstacles to implementation | September 1997 | DOJ |
| A07.2 Test core requirements | December 1997 | DOJ |
| A07.3 Establish a joint-government-private sector Global Criminal Justice Information Network Advisory Group | June 1997 | DOJ |
| A07.4 Prepare Global Criminal Justice Information Network plans | June 1998 | DOJ |
| A08: Provide Simplified Employer Tax Filing And Reporting | ||
| A08.1 Simplify filing of employers' quarterly paper returns | ---- | GITSB, STAWRS ESC |
| A081A Expand the STAWRS partnerships to five additional states | October 1998 | STAWRS ESC |
| A08.2 Simplify the requirements using the Harmonized Wage Code Blueprint as a foundation | October 1998 | STAWRS ESC |
| A08.3 Simplify Form W-2 reporting | August 1997 | IRS, SSA |
| A08.4 Increase cost effective electronic transmission of Forms W-2 | ---- | STAWRS ESC |
| A08.4A Add ten employers to the Electronic Data Interchange pilot project | February 1998 | STAWRS ESC |
| A08.5 Provide for single point electronic filing of forms | Tax Year 2000 | STAWRS ESC, GITSB |
| A09: Support International Trade With Better Data, Available Faster | ||
| A09.1 Use the North American Trade Automation Pilot to validate the International Trade Data System concept | September 1997 | International Trade Data System Board of Directors |
| A09.2 Eliminate unnecessary reporting | ---- | ---- |
| A09.2A Determine federal governmentwide international trade data requirements | June 1997 | International Trade Data System Board of Directors |
| A09.3 Develop and execute an implementation plan | June 1998 | International Trade Data System Board of Directors |
| A10: Create Electronic Export Assistance Centers | ||
| A10.1 Build a Virtual Export Assistance Center | ---- | ---- |
| A10.1A Establish an interagency team to design and implement the technical architecture for the International Trade Toolkit | March 1997 | GITSB |
| A10.2 Develop a tool to increase access to trade finance information and services, as part of the International Trade Toolkit | ---- | Development Team |
| A10.3 Establish a test plan and a nationwide rollout schedule for the International Trade Toolkit | ---- | ---- |
| A10.3A Establish a test plan and rollout schedule | April 1997 | Development Team |
| A10.3B Develop and demonstrate a prototype system | July 1997 | Development Team | A11: Use Electronic Commerce To Streamline Government Business Processes |
| A11.1 Develop standard trading partner data | November 1997 | Electronic Processes Initiatives Committee |
| A11.2 Update the Electronic Commerce action plan | November 1997 | Electronic Processes Initiatives Committee |
| A11.3 Continue the momentum in procurement and payments | ---- | Electronic Processes Initiatives Committee |
| A11.4 Build a consolidated electronic federal grants application system | ---- | ---- |
| A11.4A Establish an interagency Working Group to expand the U.S. Electronic Grant Project | April 1997 | GITSB |
| A11.4B Make the application module available for testing | October 1998 | ---- | A12: Expand The Intergovernmental Information Enterprise |
| A12.1 Coordinate intergovernmental efforts to prepare information technology systems to operate in the Year 2000 | ---- | ---- |
| A12.1A Prepare an intergovernmental action plan | ---- | CIO Council, IEP, NASIRE |
| A12.1B Share information on the Year 2000 home page with state and local agencies | ---- | IEP |
| A12.1C Make schedules of Year 2000 compliant products available for state and local government use | ---- | IEP, GSA |
| A12.2 Establish a strategic plan with specific actions to develop additional intergovernmental information technology opportunities further | July 1997 | IEP |
| A12.3 Obtain action plan buy-in from the three levels of government | August 1997 | IEP |
| A12.4 Prioritize projects and identify barriers that must be overcome to ensure success | October 1997 | IEP |
| A13: Improve the Sharing of Information Technology Experience Worldwide | ||
| A13.1 Provide a focal point for intergovernmental information sharing | ---- | ---- |
| A13.1A Publish an "Intergovernmental Solutions Newsletter" | June 1997 | GSA |
| A13.1B Publish an "Intergovernmental IT Directory" | October 1997 | GSA |
| A13.1C Plan and conduct U.S./Canada Day events | September 1997 | GSA |
| A13.1D Respond to requests for specialized visits or information from foreign governments | ---- | GSA |
| A13.2 Support activities of the G7 | ---- | ---- |
| A13.2A Serve as a catalyst for G7 initiatives that support the G7 Government On Line program | ---- | GSA |
| A13.2B Identify and share best practices in the federal, state, and local governments, private industry, and the international community with the G7 nations | December 1997 | GSA | A14: Guarantee Privacy and Security |
| A14.1 Create a privacy "champion" within the GITSB | Immediately | GITSB |
| A14.2 Complete the privacy work of the IITF | May 1997 | IITF Information Policy Committee |
| A14.3Accelerate work on digital signatures and encryption | December 1997 | Federal PKI Steering Committee, IWG |
| A15: Integrate The Government Services Information Infrastructure | ||
| A15.1 Establish a Government Services Information Infrastructure Coordination Office | ---- | ---- |
| A15.1A Establish the Coordination Office | July 1997 | GITSB, CIO Council |
| A15.1B Define the infrastructure functional requirements | November 1997 | Task Force |
| A15.2 Create agreements among agencies to establish an interoperable information infrastructure | December 1997 | Task Force |
| A15.3 Implement a comprehensive, distributed directory structure | ---- | ---- |
| A15.3A Define requirements for a governmentwide directory | December 1997 | Task Force |
| A15.3B Implement the governmentwide directory | July 1998 | Task Force |
| A15.4 Define "peering points" for the different federal, state, and local infrastructures to interconnect and interoperate | December 1997 | Task Force |
| A15.5 Improve coordination of information technology research and development activities with the work of the GITSB | March 1997 | GITSB, NSTC |
| A16: Improve Information Technology Acquisition | ||
| A16.1 Develop best practices for modular acquisition of standards-based open system technologies | July 1997 | GITSB |
| A16.2 Establish a "benchmark once" approach for commercial-off-the-shelf products | October 1997 | CIO Council |
| A16.3 Identify and publicize best practices for evaluating vendor past performance | April 1997 | OFPP | A17: Increase The Productivity of Federal Employees |
| A17.1 Develop an operational model of a mobile workplace | September 1997 | GSA, OPM |
| A17.2 Develop an implementation plan and prototype for an electronic Official Personnel File system | ---- | ---- |
| A17.2A Develop requirements for an electronic Official Personnel File system | June 1998 | OPM |
| A17.2B Conduct a prototype test | December 1998 | OPM |
| A17.2C Implement a fully operational electronic Official Personnel File system | June 1999 | OPM |
| A17.3 Identify and promote intranet technologies to perform administrative functions | ---- | GITSB |
| A18: Enhance Information Technology Learning | ||
| A18.1 Ensure a basic level of computer competence for all government employees | ---- | ---- |
| A18.1A Identify topics and learning objectives for computer-based tutorials | July 1997 | GITSB |
| A18.1B Arrange for development of tutorials based on Internet/intranet technology | December 1997 | GITSB |
| A18.2 Ensure that agencies have personnel with the ability to design and deploy advanced Internet/intranet applications | June 1997 | GITSB |
Access America | Introduction by Vice President Al Gore | Action Plan