The budget and strategy discussed below are all part of the new Office of Electronic Government, which, ironically, doesn't have a website of its own yet.

The OEG was officially created April 16, 2003, and is headed by Mark Forman. Furman is basically the United States' first CIO. Good for him. Forman has an Masters in Applied Microeconomics, was in the Army Corps of Engineers, created and led IBM's Public Sector e-business Consulting Services, and has been involved in various branchs of government for nearly 20 years (including having a hand in the Paper Reduction Act).

Upon the announcement of Forman's new position, he participated in an online chat, answering questions received from the public. Questions hit a variety of topics, from policy, to technology, to privacy and budget concerns.