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well, it seems here is what we need to do: identify and establish US contact (most likely from OMB) with the help of eliot and our dc-gov rolladex, exchange information/documentation, establish liason, arrange meeting on management level and 'scientific' (i.e. working ;-) )level. did i forget anything. cheers thom > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Weibel,Stu [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 28. November 2002 17:07 > An: [log in to unmask] > Betreff: Re: WG: E-Government Act of 2002 (HR 2458) > > > I think this note represents a significant opportunity for > DCMI. I would > appreciate any advice from the field that might help us > advance the cause of > adoption of DC within this context. > > regards, > > stu > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thom Pick [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 9:07 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [DC-GOVERNMENT] WG: E-Government Act of 2002 (HR 2458) > > > hi folks, > > i'm forwarding this message, since it fits the dc-government focus. > > thom > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Eliot Christian [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 28. November 2002 14:40 > An: [log in to unmask] > Betreff: E-Government Act of 2002 (HR 2458) > > > The E-Government Act of 2002, enrolled as HR 2458, contains > a variety of specific provisions relevant to information > discovery and interoperability. The thrust of the law is > clearly meant to accelerate the ongoing work that many of > you pioneered, and meshes nicely with recent developments > in standards arenas. Although the U.S. Federal GILS law in > Title 44 Section 3511 is not directly affected, I see many > opportunities to promote common interoperability solutions > along the lines of what we've been pursuing. > > Here are some specific highlights, as I read the law: > > Section 207 calls for the establishment of an "Interagency > Committee on Government Information". Within two years, the > Committee is to recommend standards for the categorization > of Government information in a way that is searchable > electronically and interoperable across agencies. At the > same time, the Committee is recommend policies and procedures > regarding public access to Government information on the > Internet and other electronic records. Within a year after > Committee recommendations are made, the Office of Management > and Budget (OMB) and the Archivist of the United States are > to issue Federal policy requiring compliance and laying out > specific schedules for initial implementation. > > Section 207 also requires OMB, within two years, to provide > guidance for agency websites in several specific respects. > Agencies are required to determine which Government information > will be accessible to the public on the Internet and by other > means and when such accessibility will occur. The determinations > and schedules are to be posted for public comment on the Internet > as well as being submitted to OMB. In the same two years, OMB > and the agencies are to collaborate on a public domain directory > of public Federal Government websites, including a public domain > taxonomy of subject categories. This directory building effort > is to include input from librarians, information technology > managers, program managers, records managers, and other > interested parties. Also, Sub-section 207(g) requires OMB and > the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to establish > a government-wide repository that compiles information about > Federally funded research and development. > > Section 212 directs OMB, within three years and in consultation > with agencies, the regulated community, public interest > organizations, and the public, to study and report to Congress > on progress toward integrating Federal information systems > across agencies. The study is to address the integration of data > elements used in the electronic collection of information and > the feasibility of software tools for assembling, documenting, > and validating the information. It is also to address the > feasibility of a distributed information system that provides > public access to information integrated across participating > agencies. This data integration study effort is to be informed > by a series of no more than 5 pilot projects. > > Section 214 requires a research and implementation strategy > on using information technology to enhance crisis preparedness, > response, and consequence management of natural and manmade > disasters. > > Section 216 codifies under law the long-standing and on-going > work of the Federal Geographic Data Committee in facilitating > the development of common protocols for the development, > acquisition, maintenance, distribution, and application of > geographic information. > > > > Eliot Christian [log in to unmask] 1-703-648-7245 FAX 1-703-648-7112 > US Geological Survey, 802 National Center, Reston VA 20192 >