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eGov Integrated Acquisition Environment (IAE) Initiative
| The Integrated Acquisition Environment (IAE) Project is a result of the Presidents
Management Agenda as it relates to e-Government (e-Gov). The emergence of the
Internet as a platform for communication and the exchange of goods and services is
transforming the way organizations interact and transact with their business
partners. These new technologies are making it possible for organizations to
greatly reduce costs and streamline business processes while improving customer service.
The IAE will be built on the framework of a shared services model where no single
organization has "ownership", rather the services are a constellation of
capabilities built on standards and accessible over the Internet. The IAE will
serve as the access point for various services and will provide a set of tools and
capabilities that can be leveraged by the acquisition community stakeholders to
conduct business across the government. The IAE will provide access to
Internet-based software solutions, acquisition capabilities and value-added services
required to support the entire acquisition lifecycle in a unified and fully
integrated manner. The IAE will leverage the Internet and the technology
infrastructure currently existing in government agencies and will also leverage
existing and emerging government capabilities such as FirstGov and the
e-Authentication initiative.
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eGov eGrants Initiative
| The charter of Grants.gov, one of 24 President's Management Agenda E-Government
initiatives, is to provide a simple, unified electronic storefront for interactions
between grant applicants and the Federal agencies that manage grant funds.
There are 26 Federal grant-making agencies and over 900 individual grant programs
that award over $350 billion in grants each year. The grant community, including
state, local and tribal governments, academia and research institutions, and
not-for-profits, need only visit one website, Grants.gov, to access the annual
grant funds available across the Federal government.
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