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  Federal Government Resources

  • First Gov
    The US government's official web portal, listing information for visitors by audience type and corresponding typical areas of interest

  • eGov Links
    A repository of hyperlinks to pages with information relevant to eGovernment opportunities and initiatives

  • Bridging the Digital Divide
    In this special report, BBC News Online probes the growing gap between the information rich and information poor: How big is it? Why is it so hard to close? And how are individuals and communities around the globe trying to bridge the digital divide?

  • First Gov: Knowledge Management
    Information specific to knowledge management, the discipline dedicated to a more deliberate means of creating and sharing knowledge

  • Information Security Document
    A report from the United States General Accounting Office detailing Advances and Remaining Challenges to Adoption of Public Key Infrastructure Technology

  • egov.com
    eGov is the recognized source for information and education for the electronic government community

  • The Council for Excellence in Government
    One of the main targets of the Council for Excellence in Government is the promotion of electronic government as a revolutionary tool for improving performance and better connecting people to government. This site details Council highlights, and eGovernment successes and announcements

  • Inventory of Electronic Government Initiatives
    View eGovernment initiatives by Department/agency, program type, and government relationship

  • CIO Council
    The official web site of the Federal Government Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council

  • The Office of Electronic Government
    The official website of the President's eGovernment initiatives

  • Intergovernmental Technology Leadership Consortium
    The Consoritum serves to build public, private, and non-profit partnerships that champion the use of information technology as a leadership resource for government

  • Related Legislation
    The Government Paperwork Elimination Act, the eGovernment Act, the Federal Records Act, and others

  • Federal Guidelines and Policy Guidance on GPEA implementation, eAuthentication, and records management

  • FSA Homepage Starting point to access the Farm Service Agency online

  • Online Service Center Online Services portal for the Service Center Agnecies. Provides links to eForms (online forms), LDP rates, local Service Center Offices, etc.

  • eForms Provides online access to more than 300 USDA forms to view or print out

  • NRCS Home Page Entry point for the Natural Resources Convervation Service, programs, news and technical reference

  • TechReg Makes it easy for farmes, ranchers and other USDA customers to find certified Technical Service Providers for their county, or for individuals to register and become certified

  • NRCS Home Page Entry point for the Natural Resources Convervation Service, programs, news and technical reference

  • eFOTG Gives USDA customers access to electronic Field Office Technical Guides for each state

  • Plants Database Provides standardized information about the plants, mosses, lichens and other flora of the U.S. and its territories

  • E-answers A searchable Web site that provides reliable, research-based information on a wide range of Extension or Outreach-oriented subject matter from the knowledge base of Land Grant universities

  • eRulemaking Online Rulemaking Management, where USDA customers may offer their comments online concerning proposed rules and regulation authored by USDA agencies

  • eGrants Provides centralized Web-based access to apply for and manage USDA grants to rural businesses, state/local governmental units and universities

  • eEligibility Provides confidential electornic "one-stop shopping" across all USDA agencies so customers may determine the USDA programs or services for which they eligible