Should the Senate pass the Houses version, lawmakers would bypass conference and send the bill to the president to be signed into law.
In addition to the new e-government office, the bill, which was sponsored by House Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy chairman Tom Davis (R-Va.) and ranking member Jim Turner (D-Texas), would provide $45 million for the administrations e-government fund for fiscal 2003, $55 million for 2004 and $250 million over the next two years.
In addition to e-government provisions, the legislation includes Davis technical innovations bill, Federal Information Security Management Act, Digital Tech Corps Act and portions of his Service Acquisition Reform Act [www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/20133-1.html" target="_blank">].
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) sponsored the Senates original bill, S 803.
Quelle: Government Computer News