| 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 |
