Appendix C: PRESIDENTIAL PRIORITY INITIATIVES
Provided below are brief descriptions of the Presidential Priority
Initiatives (PPIs). Tables 1A, 1B, and 1C, respectively, present the
initiatives for which the Department is the managing partner, initiatives for
which DOL is a partner, and the remaining initiatives.
Table 1 - PPIs in which DOL Participates as a Managing
Partner
| Initiative
Name |
Managing
Partner |
Partners |
Description |
| GovBenefits.gov |
DOL |
Commerce, DHS, DOE, DOI, DOJ,
DOT, ED, HHS, HUD, SBA, SSA, State, Treasury, USDA,VA, GSA OCSC, USA Services
|
Govbenefits.gov was launched to
the public on April 29, 2002. The site features an easy-to-use online screening
tool to help individuals or caseworkers determine potential eligibility for
more than 1,000 benefits programs. The initiative is reducing the amount of
time individuals must spend trying to identify and access relevant information
about government benefit programs. |
| DisabilityInfo.gov |
DOL |
USDA, DOD, DOE, HHS, HUD, DOI,
DOJ, DOT, EEOC, OPM, SSA GSA |
DisabilityInfo.gov is a
comprehensive online resource designed to provide people with disabilities with
the information they need to know quickly and easily. With just a few clicks,
the site provides access to disability-related information and programs
available across the government on numerous subjects, including civil rights,
community life, education, employment, housing, health, income support,
technology and transportation. |
|
Table 2 - PPIs in which DOL Participates as a Partner
| Initiative Name |
Managing Partner |
Partners |
Description |
| Business Gateway |
SBA |
DOL, EPA, IRS,
DOT,
EEOC,
DOC, FERC,
and SEC
|
This initiative provides a common
Internet site through which businesses can easily access information about laws
and regulations. The Web site will allow businesses to determine whether they
are in compliance and to complete transactions online. This common approach
could save businesses $58 million annually. |
| GSA Services |
GSA |
DOL, SSA, VA,
HHS, ED,
USDA, FEMA,
and SBA
|
USA Services provides citizens with
more coordinated customer service across Federal Agencies through different
communication methods (Internet, phone, e-mail, fax, etc.).
The initiative
will reduce the time and effort citizens must expend to interact with the
Government, reduce duplicative entry and reporting of citizen information, and
increase citizen satisfaction. |
| Online Rulemaking |
EPA |
DOL, DOT,
USDA, GSA,
HHS, and
FCC
|
This initiative creates a common
Internet site for all Federal regulatory material, to help the public find and
comment on proposed rules. It will improve regulatory decision making by
increasing opportunities to provide input on proposed regulations and will
reduce costs by eliminating redundant systems across Agencies. |
| eGrants |
HHS |
DOL, NSF,
DOD/ONR,
ED,
HUD, DOT,
and DOJ
|
eGrants creates a common Internet site
through which customers can access grant information and provides electronic
application and processing of grants.
The initiative will reduce the
burden of applying for and administering grants.
|
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