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- National Journal
- April 17, 2003
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The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced on Thursday that it has officially opened a new e-government office as required under a bill signed into law last November.
The law took effect on Thursday. Mark Forman, OMB's e-government expert, also has changed titles-from associate director to administrator of e-government and information technology.
Forman told reporters that implementation of the law means that the secretaries of federal departments now must comply with OMB e-government guidance and regulations.
The measure also authorized funds for interagency e-government projects. Congress only allocated $5 million for that work in fiscal 2003, not the $45 million OMB had requested. Less funding simply means that "we can't move as fast as we like to," Forman said.
Additionally, Forman said OMB is tweaking its e-government strategy to include more statistics in the federal budget on e-government initiatives.
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