Lawmaker says e-gov projects could get supplemental funding
House Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis, R-Va., said Monday that lawmakers could move to increase funding for electronic government projects when Congress addresses an emergency spending measure later this year.
In comments to reporters, Davis, a Virginia Republican, suggested that more e-government funds could become available during debate over a fiscal 2003 supplemental spending bill, but that it would require some leadership from the Bush administration.
"The administration makes its priorities...if they really want it, they get it," he said.
Separately, Davis indicated that he is readying legislation to reauthorize a federal law that would require more federal agencies to put reduce their paperwork load through new technologies.
"We'll have a new bill," Davis said. "We'll pass that on schedule." The law is due to expire in October.
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