From: [Clinton HQ] at [Campaign92.Org] (The White House)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.misc
Subject: CLINTON: 1994-02-07 First Release of Budget Using CD-ROM Technology
Date: 10 Feb 1994 11:09:01 -0500
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
________________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release February 7, 1994
Statement by The Press Secretary
OMB, COMMERCE INTRODUCE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF BUDGET
Today, for the first time ever, a CD-ROM disc with the
complete electronic version of President Clinton's 1995 plan for
the U.S. Government Fiscal Year 1995 Budget, as transmitted to
Congress, was offered to the public.
OMB Director Leon Panetta said today, "In the spirit of the
National Performance Review we are pleased to use CD-ROM
technology to make the 1995 Budget proposal readily available to
more Americans at a lower cost."
The four budget documents that are available immediately
will be cheaper than the printed versions and they will be more
versatile: users will be able to display exact images of the
printed pages, search for key words, and copy or print portions
for further reference.
The documents available include:
* Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 1995
* Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 1995,
Analytical Perspectives
* Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 1995, Historical
Tables
* Budget System and Concepts of the U.S. Government
CD-ROM's (compact disc, read only memory) can be ordered
from the Department of Commerce for $30, compared with $56 for
the printed versions of the four documents ordered from the
Government Printing Office [202/ 783-3238]. The CD-ROMs will be
available for pickup DOC, first class mail, or via overnight
delivery ($10 extra). These documents can be used on three
popular versions of personal computer software -- MS-DOS,
Windows, and Apple Macintosh, all trade-marked systems of private
companies.
[more]
Budget on CD-ROM, page 2
These documents also will be available, at no charge, to
subscribers to Commerce's Economic Bulletin Board (EBB) at (202)
482-3870, which provides rapid online delivery of all major
Federal economic news releases. This BBS may also be reached via
telnet at: ebb.stat-usa.gov
Plain text [ASCII] versions of these documents are available
from several other sources.
On the internet:
[P--CA--S] at [WHITEHOUSE.GOV]
telnet to NTIABBS.NTIA.DOC.GOV
[Budget 95] at [ACE.ESUSDA.GOV] or gopher to: ace.esusda.gov
SUNSITE.UNC.EDU (152.2.22.81)
On various BBSs, including:
NTIA BBS: 202-482-1199
NTIS FEDWORLD BBS: 703-321-8020
US NEWSWIRE: 410-363-0834
And later today from commercial vendors such as:
America Online
Compuserve
GEnie
MCI Mail
The appendix, which contains highly detailed data on the
budget, will not be available until later this month. However,
the entire budget will be available in the February 1994 issue of
Commerce's National Economic, Social, and Environmental Data Bank
(NESE.DB). The NESE.DB costs $360 for four issues a year or $95
for a single CD-ROM. One disc contains more than 100,000
documents including current Internal Revenue Service tax forms
that can be reproduced just like the printed versions. Those who
purchase the four immediately available documents for $30 will be
able to purchase the February 1994 NESE-DB for $65.
[more]
Budget on CD-ROM, page 3
Orders may be placed by writing to:
Office of Business Analysis
Room H4885
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, D.C. 20230
Or by telephone:
For budget and NESE.DB CD-ROMS, please call:
1-800-STAT-USA
(1-800-782-8872).
For fax: 1-202-482-1986.
For technical assistance, please call:
Ken Rogers, 202-482-0434 or Paul Christy, 202-482-0123.
This is the first major electronic release of budget documents.
We would like to receive your comments on this effort and
suggestions you have for additional steps we might consider.
Please send your comments to:
Jonathan P. Gill
Office of Media Affairs, Special Projects
Old Executive Office Building, Room 161
Washington, DC 20500
internet: [j--i--l] at [eop.gov]
Your Comments and suggestions will be more useful if you
tell us about:
Your occupation and organization
The topics in the budget that interest you; and
The kinds of work you do with budget information
We look forward to hearing from you.
--
Eric Loeb
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology