COMDTINST 5210.11
4. DISCUSSION. E-Government is streamlining service and delivery of information to citizens
primarily through heightened use of the Internet, resulting in reduced paperwork burdens on
businesses, and greater efficiencies and effectiveness. Section 515 of the Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-154; H.R. 5658) directed the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue government-wide guidelines that "provide policy
and procedural guidance to Federal agencies for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity,
utility, and integrity of information (including statistical information) disseminated by Federal
agencies" subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Although traditionally
members of the public have been able to comment on certain docket related agency information
through the rulemaking/adjudicative processes posted in the Federal Register preliminary to final
determinations, affected persons now have additional administrative remedies with this new Program
to contest information quality on a timely basis.
a. Information is a critical resource, second only to human resources. It is vital not only to our
daily operations, but also is an essential element in fulfilling Coast Guard's missions.
Information quality shall be treated as integral to every step of development of information,