1. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program February 5, 2003 eGovernment Working Group Meeting Chris Niedermayer, USDA eGovernment Executive

2. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 2  Welcome  Enablers Business Cases – Current Status & Future Direction  eGovernment Integrated Reporting Update  Recreation One Stop Initiative – Recreation.gov Demo  Q&A  Next Steps and Wrap-up Agenda

3. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 3 Define Functional (Business) Requirements Develop Select-Level Business Case Templates 1 2 September 2002 October 2002 November 2002 December 2002 Define Technical Requirements 3 4 Next Steps: Briefings with CIOs, Agency Heads, Sub-cabinet, etc. EITIRB Approval— February 18 Business Cases under Final Review 5 Enablers Business Cases and Implementation Planning Gameboard January 2003 We are here February 5 February 2003

4. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 4 Enablers Business Cases – Current Status Draft business cases complete Draft business cases for all three Enablers have been circulated for review across the Department All of the many comments received on the business cases have been reviewed and incorporated Based on the project plan developed by the eGovernment team to successfully gain approval for the business cases, we have been meeting with key decision makers and IT leaders Completed briefings include Agency CIOs, Departmental Associate CIOs Upcoming briefings include Under Secretaries, Executive Work Group Members, and EITIRB Members

5. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 5 Business Case Next Steps: EITIRB Approval Process JanuaryFebruary Late January Deputy Secretary Briefing Early February eGovernment Team Briefs EWG Members Early February eGovernment Team/EC Briefs EITIRB Members Early March Quarterly EITIRB Meeting Late February Executive Working Group (EWG) Meeting Late January eGovernment Team/EC Briefs Agency Heads & Agency CIOs Mid-January EGWG Members Complete Agency Steering Committee Briefings Approach March

6. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 6 Enablers Business Cases – EC Funding Memo The eGovernment Executive Council has been working on a memo to the EITIRB outlining a funding strategy and a framework for moving forward with the Enablers: All three Enabler business cases recommended to advance to Control phase of capital planning process Due to likely FY 2003 budget constraints, funding for the initiatives will be prioritized so that the most critical ones move forward as soon as possible Details of agency contributions and other funding sources will be determined in the near future, after the overall funding strategy/framework is finalized The memo also addresses USDA’s contributions to the Presidential eGovernment Initiatives, providing a general framework for obtaining the necessary funding

7. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 7 Agenda  Welcome  Enablers Business Cases – Current Status & Future Direction  eGovernment Integrated Reporting Update  Recreation One Stop Initiative – Recreation.gov Demo  Q&A  Next Steps and Wrap-up

8. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 8 Integrated eGovernment Reporting Timeline DecemberFebruary January December 9- January 23: Initial One-on-One Agency Meetings December 9- February 14: Ongoing OCIO support January 31: Final agency spreadsheets and GPEA project plans due February 17-28: Follow-up meetings held with individual agencies February 14: Updated Agency eGovernment Tactical Plans due December 4: eGovernment Team Kickoff Meeting December 4: Agency Kickoff Meeting We are here February 5

9. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 9 How will this report be compiled? The report consists of three major components: I. Spreadsheets II. Project Plan Outlines III. Revised Agency eGovernment Tactical Plan Agency eGovernment Report Due January 31st Due February 14th

10. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 10  Welcome  Enablers Business Cases – Current Status & Future Direction  eGovernment Integrated Reporting Update  Recreation One Stop Initiative – Recreation.gov Demo  Q&A  Next Steps and Wrap-up Agenda

11. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 11 Recreation OneStop Initiative Larry Warren Forest Service

12. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 12 Recreation.Gov beginnings… Mandate: 1998 NPR Vice-Presidential Initiative “Big 4” Recreation opportunity providers Launched April 1998 2001… Recreation OneStop President’s Management Agenda & “Quicksilver” Next generation of Recreation.Gov based on Lessons Learned & industry best practices

13. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 13 FY03 Objectives: Expand to “Public” realm Maintain & enhance federal recreation web portal Recreation.Gov (A130) Develop “RecML” specification for data sharing Develop mapping component (travel planning) Consolidate reservation services Institute pass sales and other transactions

14. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 14 Home Page

15. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 15 State Information Page

16. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 16 Search Page

17. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 17 Detail Page

18. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 18 Q&A, Contact Info Questions? Contact Info: Larry Warren – USDA Liaison to Recreation OneStop Phone: 205-1227 E-Mail: Larry.Warren@usda.gov

19. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 19  Welcome  Enablers Business Cases – Current Status & Future Direction  eGovernment Integrated Reporting Update  Recreation One Stop Initiative – Recreation.gov Demo  Q&A  Next Steps and Wrap-up Agenda

20. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 20 Questions and Answers

21. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 21  Welcome  Enablers Business Cases – Current Status & Future Direction  eGovernment Integrated Reporting Update  Recreation One Stop Initiative – Recreation.gov Demo  Q&A  Next Steps and Wrap-up Agenda

22. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 22 Next Steps The January edition of the eGovernment Newsletter was e-mailed out last week All monthly editions are now available on the public part of the eGov Web site Please provide feedback on the Newsletter, as well as any story ideas/suggestions you may have, to the eGovernment Mailbox (egov@usda.gov). Work on revising Agency Tactical Plans as part of eGovernment Integrated Reporting Process Contact the eGov Team with any questions Next meeting will be on February 19 in S-107