Labor: Patricia Lattimore
PATRICIA LATTIMORE
Labor Department
200 Constitution Avenue N.W. #S2203, Washington, D.C. 20210
Phone: 202-219-9086
Fax: 202-219-1270
E-mail: plattimo@dol.gov
Career Highlights:
1996-Present: Acting assistant secretary for administration and management at Labor
1995-96: Deputy assistant secretary for administration and management at Labor
1990-95: Various posts at the Office of Personnel Management, including associate director for administration
IT Budget (fiscal years):
1996: $174 million
1997: $176 million
1998: $175 million (est.)
Priority Projects:
- Internet/Intranet - providing online access to employment data and internal administrative information.
- Consumer Price Index - revising system for providing inflation data.
- ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) Filing Acceptance System - automates process for collecting tax information.
Biggest Challenges:
"Finding sufficient resources to maintain productivity, plus defining and implementing new legislative mandates. Also, as Labor moves toward making information more integrated among program activities, the challenge is to convince agencies of the value of shared resources."
Hottest Technologies:
"Multimedia enables us to take new approaches to enforcement, training, information dissemination, public awareness and other program activities."
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