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Office
of Management and Budget
Washington, DC
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 26, 2002 |
2002-08
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Vice
President to Announce Re-launch of FirstGov
and Release the E-Government Strategy
| What:
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GSA
and OMB will host an event to introduce the redesigned FirstGov Website,
which serves as the gateway for connecting the American people with
the federal government in an easy and accessible manner. Additionally,
the E-Gov Task Force will release its report detailing the E-government
initiatives to improve government productivity and services. Additionally,
OMB will release the E-Government Strategy, the Administration’s
action plan for management reforms within E-Government. |
| Who:
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Vice
President Dick Cheney
Office of Management and Budget Director Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
General Services Administration Administrator Stephen Perry
Office of Management and Budget Assoc. Director for IT and E-Gov Mark
Forman |
| When:
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Wednesday,
February 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m. EST |
| Where:
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Eisenhower
Executive Office Building (EEOB), Washington, DC, Room 450 |
| To
Attend the Event (Please follow instructions below):
- Print
Media with White House Hard Passes: Please enter through the
Northwest gate. You must be outside the White House press briefing
room no later than 12:45 p.m., at which time you will be escorted
to the event in the EEOB. You do not need to be cleared in.
- Photography
and Video Media with White House Hard Passes: Please enter
through the Northwest gate. You must be outside the White House
press briefing room no later than 12:15 p.m., at which time you
will be escorted to the event in the EEOB. You do not need to
be cleared in.
- Print
Media without White House Hard Passes: You must e-mail or
fax your name, affiliation, Social Security number, and date of
birth for clearance. Please send all information to AParsons@OMB.EOP.GOV,
or fax your information to (202) 395-4995. Clearance information
will not be accepted after 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 27,
2002. You must arrive and be cleared through the 17th
and G Street entrance of the EEOB by 12:45 p.m., at which time
you will be escorted to the event.
- Photography
and Video Media without White House Hard Passes: You must
fax your name, affiliation, Social Security number, and date of
birth for clearance. Please fax all information to OMB’s
Communications Office at (202) 395-7298. Clearance information
will not be accepted after 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, February
27, 2002. Please enter through the Northwest gate. You must be
waiting outside the White House press briefing room to be escorted
to the event at 12:15 p.m.
Where
Is the Northwest Gate?
The
Northwest Gate is located on Pennsylvania Avenue, NW in the northwest
corner of the White House complex. As you face the White House from
Pennsylvania Avenue, this is the gate directly in front of the West
Wing. (Not the gate further to the right directly in front of West
Executive Drive.)
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Contact:
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OMB
Communications (202) 395-7254
GSA Communications (202) 501-1231
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