Award-Winning Web site Now Features GovLoans.gov
En Español , More Programs
WASHINGTON—U.S. Deputy Secretary of
Labor Steven J. Law today announced the launch of GovLoans.gov
en Español and the expansion of the www.GovBenefits.gov
Web site to more than 1,000 federal and state benefit programs.
The announcement was made during a celebration of the Web
site's third anniversary.
GovLoans.gov En Español offers Spanish-speaking
communities greater access to available federal and state
loan program information. GovBenefits.gov was among the Top
25 finalists for the 2005 Excellence.gov Award from the Industry
Advisory Council. The Web site is one of the key initiatives
that comprise the President's E-Government Strategy which
focuses on making government programs and information more
accessible to the public.
“GovBenefits.gov offers diverse and
extensive benefit program information for veterans, seniors,
students, teachers, children, people with disabilities, dependents,
disaster victims, farmers, caregivers, job seekers, prospective
homeowners and more,” said Deputy Secretary Law. “The
Web site has attracted more than 17 million visitors since
it went online in April 2002, increasing citizens' access
to benefit programs and information they may not have known
existed.”
Joining Law for the celebration event were
Karen Evans, administrator of the Office of Management and
Budget's Office of e-Government and Information Technology,
and Patrick Pizzella, assistant secretary of labor for administration
and management and chief information officer (CIO).
Managed by the Department of Labor, GovBenefits.gov
also announced the launch of “Customized Connections,”
which allows agencies to customize their Web sites with GovBenefits.gov
functionality. Specifically, agencies can reuse the GovBenefits.gov
pre-screening questionnaire and search capabilities, while
maintaining their own branding and overall design.
GovBenefits.gov is a collaborative effort
of 10 federal agencies, including the Departments of Labor,
Agriculture, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services,
Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, State, Veterans
Affairs, and the Social Security Administration.
