1. Federal Electronic Commerce Program Office Tony Trenkle General Services Administration October 28, 1998

2. Memorandum of Agreement DoD and GSA Renewed: February 1997 DoD and GSA CIO Signed: April 1995

3. MISSION l Provide central leadership and management for the use of electronic commerce in the Federal government.

4. STRATEGIES l Provide a cooperative interagency framework to: » Ensure implementation of governmentwide EC Plans » Develop a policy framework to support key applications » Identify, promote and leverage innovative practices » Support and implement commercial standards

5. STRATEGIES l Seek out strategic partners (commercial, government, non-profit) » Adopt commercial practices and technologies » Jointly sponsor new EC initiatives » Develop joint measures and benchmarks

6. Federal Government EC Strategic Plan l Sent to Congress 3/1/98 l Vision --All agencies will support programs by making available customer-friendly electronic purchasing tools integrated with end-to-end commercial electronic processing of payment, accounting, and performance information by 2001. l Strategy: » Foster EC Partnerships » Integrate High-Volume Services End-to-End – Enhance Use of Purchase Card – Streamline Catalog Ordering » Re-Engineer Buying and Paying Functions – Key Buying and Paying Functions are Targeted Federal Electronic Commerce Program http://www.policyworks.gov/epic/

7. Access America Electronic Access to Government Services l Report issued 2/97 l Build on Internet access to Federal Systems l Electronic access to the public for: access to secure information, filings, applications l Strong authentication/privacy needs along with an expanded user community l Examples: SSA benefits; IRS filings; education loans; grant applications

8. Federal EC Initiatives Web-Based EC –”Single Face” Business Opportunities –Electronic Catalogs –Electronic Grants Card Technology EC Security

9. Commerce Business Daily OnLine l CBDNet is the official FREE online listing of Government contracting opportunities which are published in the Commerce Business Daily. l http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov l Approx 400 Notices Daily Federal Electronic Commerce Program

10. CBNET-Future  “One stop” electronic searching and identification of business opportunities and information  Automatic e-mail notification of Federal business opportunities, enabling passive notification to interested vendors.  Proposals received electronically.

11. GSA Advantage! tm l Internet based l Access current data on all GSA products and services l Order placement l Geared to the new end-user l Simplified process, access l Allows use of purchase card l Reengineered contracts: spot pricing

12. Federal Supply Service Programs Items Method Source  Wholesale 7,000 Logistics 4 Warehouses  Retail 16,000 Phone/Fax 12 Supply Centers  Special 5,000 Logistics Vendor via FSS Order  Federal 4,000,000 Purchase 6,000 Contracts Supply Orders Schedule

13. Advantages to Agencies  Commercial ordering practices  Expanded use of Purchase Card  Latest Data - Items and Prices  Research without ordering  EDI ordering  No libraries of catalogs to maintain  Order history and retrieval  Secure ordering

14. GSA ADVANTAGE WEB CATALOG MEASURES

15. Catalog Interoperability Pilot l Partner with CommerceNet l Test Catalog Interoperability using Several Architectures and XML. l Test various Security Alternatives l Participants » 3 Federal ECatalogs » 11 Agencies-50 Users » 10 companies

16. Pilot Phases l CommerceNet Study-Feb 1998 l Pilot Proposal- May-July 1998 l Pilot - August-November 1998 l PWC Evaluation-December 1998 l Phase 2- Early 1999

17. Electronic Grants l $300 billion grants l Goal: Build a “single face” electronic federal grants system. » Establish an interagency working group » Develop governmentwide grants business model » Provide a common interface for customers Federal Electronic Commerce Program

18. CREDIT CARD USAGE GROWS

19. Multi-Application Smart Card Future Phone EBT/E-Cash Public TransitTravel Payment/ Purchase Computer/Internet Security Portable Data File ID Access Control Medical Records

20. The ACES Concept l GSA award to PKI Service vendors offering commercial grade solutions l On-line certificate application process l Identity verified by ACES service vendors against multiple independent databases l Public pays little or nothing for digital ID l Targeted for Federal Agency user internet applications l Equitable cost sharing among users l Fits long-term Federal needs for Access America

21. ACES On-line Certificate Application Process Public applies for certificate Secure Web Federal State Commercial ACES vendor validates ID to multiple independent databases Applicant PIN activation process ACES vendor registers applicant for certificate and mails one-time PIN ACES vendor sends registered certificate

22. PKI Evolution for Federal Use DOD GSA FTS GSA SmartPay Common Access ACES Access America “Membership PKI” Interoperable PKI Models Individual CA Single-purpose No comprehensive certificate policy Treasury Multiple CAs Multi-purpose use Comprehensive certificate policy Membership based on common agreements Multiple CAs Multi-purpose use Common policy Interoperability based on common operating rules Stand-Alone Digital Signature Pilots

23. Conclusions l Continued high-level Gvt. interest in EC. l End of Y2K will free up more IT resources to support EC. l More EC focus on database integration, interaction, outsourcing, and BPR. l New technologies and integration of technologies = more mobility & flexibility. l More collaboration between sectors.

24. Additional Information Federal EC Program Office http://ec.fed.gov/ 202-501-7092 Federal Electronic Commerce Program