S. Hrg. 107-148 S. 803-E-GOVERNMENT ACT OF 2001 HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. 803 TO ENHANCE THE MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND PROCESSES BY ESTABLISHING A FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER WITHIN THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, AND BY ESTABLISHING A BROAD FRAMEWORK OF MEASURES THAT REQUIRE USING INTERNET-BASED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE CITIZEN ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION AND SERVICES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES JULY 11, 2001 Printed for the use of the Committee on Governmental Affairs 75-470 PDF U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 2002 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut, Chairman CARL LEVIN, Michigan THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware FRED THOMPSON, Tennessee JOYCE A. RECHTSCHAFFEN, Staff Director and Counsel HANNAH S. SISTARE, Minority Staff Director and Counsel ROBERT J. SHEA, Minority Counsel Hon. Conrad Burns, a U.S. Senator from the State of Montana Hon. Sean O'Keefe, Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget Greg Woods, Chief Operating Officer, Student Financial Assistance, U.S. De- Sharon A. Hogan, University Librarian, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of the American Library Association, the American Association of Law Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries Barry Ingram, Vice President, EDS Global Government Industry Group, on behalf of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) Patricia McGinnis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Council for Excel- Hon. Joseph R. Wright, former Director and Deputy Director, Office of Man- agement and Budget, and Vice Chairman, Terremark Worldwide, Inc. ཚ་་ Information Renaissance, Dr. Robert D. Carlitz and Barbara H. Brandon . Information Renaissance, “Online Rulemaking: A Tool for Strengthening Civil Infrastructure," by Barbara H. Brandon and Robert D. Carlitz ..... Institute of Museum and Library Services, Beverly Sheppard, Acting Interoperability Clearinghouse, John Weiler, Executive Director OMB Watch, Dr. Patrice McDermott, Senior Policy Analyst Software & Information Industry Association U.S. General Accounting Office, "Electronic Government: Challenges Must Be Addressed With Effective Leadership and Management," by David L. McClure, Director, Information Technology Management S. 803-E-GOVERNMENT ACT OF 2001 WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2001 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, Washington, DC. The Committee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:32 a.m., in room SD-342, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Joseph I. Lieberman, Chairman of the Committee, presiding. Present: Senators Lieberman, Carper, Carnahan, Thompson, Stevens, Voinovich, Cochran, and Bennett. OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN LIEBERMAN Chairman LIEBERMAN. We will now convene the hearing on electronic government. The bill before us is S. 803, the E-Government Act of 2001. I want to welcome our witnesses and guests and thank you for joining us today to examine the new universe of possibilities that the Internet and other information technologies are providing for government and the people whom we serve. I think we have a strong consensus in this country, in both parties, as President Clinton said about 5 years ago, that the era of big government is over. Our goal is not to make government bigger but to make it smarter, less wasteful, and more efficient. That clearly is the responsibility of this Committee as the Senate's major oversight committee, and it is the purpose of the bill that is the subject of this hearing, because today and in the years ahead, I think there is no better way to make government smarter and more effective than by using the Internet and information technology (IT). The reach of the Internet and the speed with which that reach was achieved may be the big story of the last decade and, notwithstanding the falling fortunes of dot-com stocks, I think it may be the big story of the next decade and beyond. In order to get ahead in today's world, you pretty much have to be plugged in and powered up, connected and ready for business 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The result is that just about every aspect of society in America is undergoing major transformation, and it is our obligation to see that government does not lag behind in that transformation. Information technology offers an unprecedented opportunity to redefine the relationship between the public and its government just as it has redefined the relationship between retailers and consumers, teachers and consumers, and in fact in a very different area, soldiers and their foes. |