U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program July 8, 2003 USDA Presidential Initiatives Working Group Meeting Chris Niedermayer, Associate CIO & eGovernment Executive

U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 2  Welcome  Initiative Updates  “Where We’d Be Proud to Be” Template  Q&A/Next Steps Agenda

U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 3 Recent activity –  What have you accomplished in the last quarter? (April-June)  What would OMB say complimentary about our recent participation in this initiative? How have we contributed to a recent success/progress of the initiative?  What do you have to do to advance this initiative? How can we help? Cross-cutting issues/ Concerns/ Help Needed Initiative Updates

U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 4  Welcome  Initiative Updates  “Where We’d Be Proud to Be” Template  Q&A/Next Steps Agenda

U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 5 “Where We’d Be Proud To Be” New report will help determine what is needed to meet our goals by July 2004:  Provide an inventory of the current “As-Is” by Presidential Initiative (PI)  Show all USDA efforts that can be tied directly to PIs.  Explain current progress  Describe potential system migration along with associated costs and schedules  Quantify benefits Distributed revised version via on June 27 Drafts due on July 11 Questions/Comments regarding the template?

U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 6  Welcome  Initiative Updates  “Where We’d Be Proud to Be” Template  Q&A/Next Steps Agenda

U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 7 Questions and Answers

U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 8 Next Steps Upcoming one-on-one meetings with Chris. These meetings will include a review of your PI Project Plan and an opportunity to discuss what you need to reach the goals included in your plans. Agencies and staff offices need to include expected PI contributions in their budgets. OCIO will provide more guidance shortly. What help do you need to fill out the “Where We’d Be Proud to Be” template? “Where We’d Be Proud to Be” Template due July 11, If you have questions while filling out the template, please contact the eGovernment Team at Next Meeting: August 12, Time and location are TBD.