[LINK] The Promise of E-Government

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

The Promise of E-Government
HBSWK Pub. Date: Oct 7, 2002 
http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/pubitem.jhtml?id=3133&sid=0&pid=0&t=special_reports_interns

In her work with the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Susan Rasmus
(HBS MBA '03) works closely with high-level government officials on plans
to make e-government a reality. E-government is about more than putting
forms online, says Rasmus—it's about the revolutionary idea of everyday
people accessing and interacting with the U. S. government like never
before. 

by Carla Tishler, Managing Editor, HBS Working Knowledge 
 
Tishler: Tell us about your internship and what sparked your interest. Why
this project?

Rasmus: I am working for the U.S. government at the Office of Management
and Budget. OMB is part of the Executive Office of the President. OMB
oversees the budget for all federal agencies, provides management guidance,
and studies the costs/benefits of regulations. I am working in the Office
of Information Policy and Technology. We are working on many exciting,
multi-agency e-government initiatives…Unlike so many staid [job] interviews
I've had, this one asked me to really think through enormous policy issues.
Additionally, OMB is decidedly unlike the negative stereotype of the
federal government. It is fast-paced and exciting—the people are talented
and hard working.

I really wanted to see if government was for me—if it could offer the same
stimulation that the private sector could. I have been very impressed so
far. Certainly, though, it's hard to be a saint—there are tradeoffs and
they are important to consider—it takes a lot longer to repay your loans on
this salary. But there are enormous upsides too: you can have tremendous
impact.

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-- 
I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when you looked
at it in the right way, did not become still more complicated. 
-- Poul Anderson

Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Canberra Australia
brd@austarmetro.com.au
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