1. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program May 26, 2004 eGovernment Working Group U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program

2. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 2 Welcome  Business Gateway Portal – We received a large number reviews, links, and content from your Agencies for the Business Gateway Portal by the requested date. The links and additional information was submitted to the Small Business Administration.  Tactical Plans – Agencies continue to complete the tactical plans, give feedback on the process, and share their experiences. Thank you for your continued hard work and contributions. Specifically, we greatly appreciate your assistance on several recent efforts:

3. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 3  Welcome  Forest Service Tactical Plan Presentation  Employee Registration Update  Q&A and Next Steps Agenda

4. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 4 eGovernment Tactical Plan Creation  Generally speaking, what type of business or information technology (IT) plans does your Agency maintain on a regular basis?  How is your eGovernment Tactical Plan connected to or integrated with any of these plans?  Describe the process your Agency went through to update the eGovernment Tactical Plan?  What process did your Agency use to prioritize eGovernment initiatives in the eGovernment Tactical Plan?

5. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 5 eGovernment Tactical Plan Creation  How did your Agency approach aligning the eGovernment Tactical Plan with USDA’s Enterprise Architecture?  How do you think the eGovernment Tactical Plan format or the process for updating it can be improved?

6. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 6  Welcome  Forest Service Tactical Plan Presentation  Employee Registration Update  Q&A and Next Steps Agenda

7. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 7 Employee Registration Update  Employees will be able to access a wide range of USDA Web- based applications.  Phase 2 of AgLearn will utilize the USDA eAuthentication service.  eAuthentication users will benefit from single sign on ability across the integrated applications – only one UserID and password to remember.  The enterprise implementation of the USDA eAuthentication services will result in more secure and cost effective access to Internet applications. The USDA eAuthentication service is expanding its capabilities to include all USDA employees in July 2004. This expansion will provide benefits for employees, Agencies, and the Department:

8. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 8 Employee Registration Update  A streamlined employee credentialing process is being implemented.  Centralized eAuthentication Help Desk personnel will assist those unable to register through the automated process (<10%).  No training will be required for employees. Information to assist employees gather the requisite information will be provided along with instructions for obtaining credentials. Obtaining an eAuthentication credential is a simple, understandable process for employees:

9. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 9 Employee Registration Update  The USDA eAuthentication Employee Registration pages were designed to follow the USDA Style Guide as well as Section 508 Compliance.  The credentialing process is approved by NIST and GSA as compliant with Government-wide data security standards. To view the demo screens, go to http://www.dev.emp.sc.egov.usda.gov/http://www.dev.emp.sc.egov.usda.gov/

10. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 10 Employee Registration Update  The USDA employee credential rollout will be completed along the following schedule: Comments? Please address them to ounangst@itc.nrcs.usda.gov with ‘Employee Registration’ in the subject line.ounangst@itc.nrcs.usda.gov

11. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 11  Welcome  Forest Service Tactical Plan Presentation  Employee Registration Update  Q&A and Next Steps Agenda

12. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 12 Questions and Answers

13. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 13 Next Steps & Upcoming Events  There is an Agency CIO meeting on the eAuthentication Employee Registration next Tuesday, June 1 st, from 2:00pm-3:00pm EST. eGovernment Working Group members are welcome to attend this meeting. Enabler Bridge: 1.877.664.9764 Participant Code: 648416  The Annual Government Solutions Forum will be on June 2-4.  In the near future, the CIO will convene a meeting of the Agency Heads to share more details about the Presidential Initiatives (PIs) and address any questions. A summary of action items each Agency is responsible for in support of the PIs was recently e-mailed to each Agency Head. Accompanying the action items was a list of Agency representatives supporting the various initiatives.

14. U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Program 14 Next Steps & Upcoming Events  Agencies will receive feedback on eGovernment Tactical Plan submissions during the month of June.  EGWG Schedule: 2 nd and 4 th Wednesday of every month Next EGWG Session Date: June 9th, 2004 Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00PM EST Location: S107