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Initiative Coordination Service

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Who We Are

The President’s Management Agenda (PMA) is an aggressive strategy for improving the management of the federal government. It consists of five key components, one of which is “Expanding E-Government”. The focus of E-Government is primarily on eliminating billions of dollars of wasteful, federal spending, reducing government’s paperwork burden on citizens and business, and improving government response time to citizens. As with other components of the PMA, the E-Government initiative adheres to three key principles; namely, results-oriented, citizen centric, and market based.

What We Do

The Initiative Coordination Service (ICS) is responsible for providing Department-wide oversight and guidance for VA’s implementation of the PMA initiative for expanding electronic government. These responsibilities include:

  • Establishing policies which set the framework for VA’s implementation of electronic government.
  • Providing recommendations to the CIO regarding the implementation and deployment of all Department-wide electronic government strategies and methods.
  • Developing Department-wide electronic government matrixes and performance measures, and monitoring and reporting on these measures.
  • Participating in planning, programming, and development of any recommended technology that support PMA initiatives.
  • Coordinating the PMA Scorecard with VA Stakeholders, Managing Partner Agencies (e.g., GSA, OPM, DOL), and OMB Officials.
  • Coordinating and preparing reports for the Department’s Information Collection Budget.
  • Serving as the Department's central coordination point with OMB and the Office of federal Register for clearance of public use forms and reports. Reviewing and clearing all public use forms and reports which fall under the scope of Title 5, CFR, Part 1320 (Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980). Preparing, monitoring, and managing the VA's Information Collection Budget, and coordinating responses to requests for information from OMB concerning clearance of public use forms and reports.

General Contacts

If you have any questions, please contact E-Gov Office at (202) 565-8090.

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