Congress has cut $40 million from the federal egov initiative. When you talk about the federal budget juggles trillions of dollars, $40 million doesn't seem like a whole lot, but Bush had only asked for $45 million.

So, even though "half of the American population has used a federal, state or local government Web site," Congress thinks it's fair to allocate less than a quarter per citizen to allow increased access to government documents and services.