E-Government Act of 2002 Highlights

Initiative	How It Works
Office of Electronic Government	Creates new office within Office of Management and Budget, headed by presidential-appointed administrator
E-Government Fund	Calls for $345 million over four years to fund interagency e-gov projects, subject to congressional appropriators
Privacy	Requires privacy impact assessments for new IT systems
Security	Makes the Federal Information Security Management Act law
E-Rule making	Gives citizens the opportunity to comment on proposed federal rules online
Internet Guidelines	Calls for basic standards for agency websites
Technology Procurement	Allows state and local governments to purchase IT using federal supply schedules
Share-in-Savings	Awards contracts in which the government shares with vendors any savings generated by improving efficiencies
Workforce Development	Includes training opportunities for federal IT workers and a public-private exchange program that loans IT workers to the private sector and vice versa
GIS Standards	Develops common protocols for geographic information systems
Judicial Information	Requires federal courts to put information online, including docket information and written opinions

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