Budget request: GSA seeks single fund for citizen services

As part of its fiscal 2009 budget request, the Bush administration has proposed a more consolidated approach for getting information to the public.

Under the new plan, funding for USA.gov and other public information programs would fall under a new Federal Citizen Services Fund, officials said.

Kathleen Turco, chief financial officer at the General Services Administration, said in a conference with reporters today that GSA wants to consolidate spending for the Federal Citizen Information Center, USA.gov and GSA’s Intergovernmental Solutions program under one fund. They are currently managed through three funds.

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