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GSA Unveils FirstGov en Español Web PortalOctober 16, 2003 Contact: Deborah K. Ruiz, (202) 501-1231 GSA Unveils FirstGov en Español Web Portal WASHINGTON, D.C. – FirstGov.gov, the U.S. government's official Web portal, has developed FirstGov en Español, www.espanol.gov, a new Spanish-language Web site to meet the needs and preferences of the 28.1 million Spanish-speaking The FirstGov.gov and FirstGov en Español portals are managed by the U.S. General Services Administration’s Office of Citizen Services and Communications. “President Bush, through his E-gov initiative, challenged the government to employ the latest in technology to create a more efficient, citizen-centered, federal government," said GSA Administrator Stephen A. Perry, announcing the formal launch of the site. "FirstGov en Español is yet another example of making it easier for the public to interact with federal government agencies." A fundamental tenet of President Bush’s E-Gov Initiative is making the government more accessible to citizens and FirstGov en Español fills that role for an important segment of the population. FirstGov en Español makes it easy to As a gateway to all federal and state Web pages written in Spanish, FirstGov en Español connects the U.S. Spanish-speaking population with information on a vast range of topics such as health, education, housing, and benefits to questions about citizenship and voting. Visitors to FirstGov en Español can also perform various online At FirstGov.gov or www.espanol.gov, visitors gain easy and convenient access to information about their government. In addition, the portals link to online services available from federal, state, and local government Web sites ranging from Social Security benefits and passport applications to buying stamps and applying for student loans. GSA is a centralized federal procurement and property management agency created by Congress to improve government efficiency and help federal agencies better serve the public. It acquires, on behalf of federal agencies, office space, equipment, telecommunications, information technology, supplies and services. GSA, comprised of 13,000 associates, provides services and solutions for the office operations of over 1 million federal workers located in more than 8,000 government-owned and leased buildings in 2,000 U.S. communities.
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