ACE would like to acknowledge the hard work and collaborative efforts of
this public-private partnership.  Way to Go!


                             THE WHITE HOUSE

                        Office of the Vice President
 ___________________________________________________________
 For Immediate Release
 Contact:  Kelly Paisley
 Thursday, May 14, 1998
 (202) 694-0051


                 Vice President Gore Announces New Web Site


       Washington DC -- Vice President Gore announced today a new web
 site dedicated to strengthening reinvention efforts in Federal
 organizations and agencies.

      The site, found at http://www.fcn.gov, is the homepage of the
 Federal Communicators Network (FCN), a national organization comprised of
 "communicators" or key employees committed to disseminating
 information about successful reinventing government practices to
 Federal workers.

      "This web site is an important step in our effort to create a
 more responsive and productive government for the American people in the
 coming century," the Vice President said.  "By making information more
 readily available to Federal employees, we are strengthening the
 effectiveness of government."

      The FCN was created by the National Partnership for Reinventing
 Government (NPR) shortly after the Vice President called for a network
 of individuals dedicated to providing government employees and managers
 with timely, accurate, comprehensive information about effective
 reinvention initiatives and accomplishments.

      An example of public-private sector collaboration, the site was
 created by the NPR, the Federal Communicators Network, the U.S.
 Treasury Department, the Central Intelligence Agency and the monthly
 magazine Government Executive.

      Membership to the FCN is free and open to communicators in the
 government and private sectors.


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