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EPA's Environmental Information Symposium

Helping to Shape the Future of Regulations.gov

OEI receives multiple awards in May, 2009

• The Records and Content Management Branch received two of the five Archivist awards presented by the National Archives and Records Administration during the annual Records Administration Conference (RACO). It is the first time any agency has received two awards in the same year.
• The e-Rulemaking Program received the Transparency Award presented by the Bethesda Chapter, AFCEA for their proof of concept work Regulations.gov Exchange. The Exchange was an on-line forum for the public to explore innovative designs and features proposed for Regulations.gov, the one-stop, on-line source for citizens to search, view, and comment on regulations issued by the U.S. government. The Exchange web site was open to the public May 21 - July 21, 2009. Public feedback has helped shape the next generation of Regulations.gov and will be useful in future updates to the web site.

Read EPA's Information Access Strategy. The Information Access Strategy (PDF) (23pp, 813K, About PDF) is the culmination of a year-long effort to learn about the information needs and access preferences of EPA's many audiences for environmental information.   During the National Dialogue on Access to Environmental Information EPA staff from across the Agency, key stakeholders, and the public participated in on-line "Jam" sessions and face-to-face meetings to express their own needs for improved information access.  The resulting Access Strategy offers broad direction for improving access to information for EPA employees, our Federal, tribal, state and local partners, and public information audiences.

Getting information about EPA data and terminology just got easier. Try our new Web sites the System of Registries (SoR) and Data Standards. Submit online comments to help us make future releases even better.

Assessment of EPA Mid-Tier Data Center at Potomac Yard The Green Grid (October 2, 2009)

Linda Travers, Acting CIO and OEI Assistant Administrator, briefly discussed the latest with data.gov and EPA's efforts to support the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. TechBisnow (July 14, 2009)

EPA's Acting CIO, Linda Travers, joins other thought leaders in discussing how the Paperwork Reduction Act requires more updated language to account for the use of social media tools. Nextgov (April 21, 2009)

Acting Assistant Administrator Linda Travers discusses virtualization, desktop standardization, and other strategies OEI is taking to avoid costs. FedTech Magazine (February 17, 2009)

Myra Galbreath, Director for the Office of Technology Operations and Planning, discusses the benefits of server virtualization. Government Computer News (February 9, 2009)

Rick Martin, Acting Director for the Office of Information Analysis and Access, discusses the use of Web 2.0 social media tools in the federal government and the advantages they provide EPA managers. Federal Computer Week (February 6, 2009)

Lisa Schlosser, Director for the Office of Information Collection, discusses public participation and transparency at the EPA. Nextgov (January 29, 2009)

Myra Galbreath, Director for the Office of Technology Operations and Planning, former Assistant Administrator Molly O'Neill, and other leaders discuss "greening government" in a Federal Executive Forum session. Federal News Radio (February 21, 2008)

Acting Assistant Administrator Linda Travers and Myra Galbreath, Director for the Office of Technology Operations and Planning, discuss technology careers for women in government. Fedtech Magazine (February 8, 2008)