Federal Web Managers Council
Who We Are
The Federal Web Managers Council (Web Council) is an interagency group of senior federal government web managers who collaborate to share common challenges, ideas, and best practices, and improve the online delivery of U.S. Government information and services. Members include Web and New Media Directors from all federal Cabinet agencies, as well as Congressional support agencies, and major independent and sub-agencies that deliver top citizen tasks.
Originally called the Web Content Management Working Group, the Web Council was established at the request of OMB by the Interagency Committee on Government Information (ICGI) in January 2004. The original mission was to recommend policies and guidelines for all federal public websites, to comply with Sections 207(f)(1) and (2) of the E-Government Act of 2002 and with other requirements. Our group issued its recommendations to the ICGI in June 2004. These recommendations and best practices became the foundation for this website.
Today, the Web Council has grown into a dynamic and influential community of practice, and guides the work of several Sub-Councils, as well as the larger U.S. government web community known as the Web Content Managers Forum.
Our Goals
Our long-term goals are:
1) Help the public quickly and easily accomplish their most critical tasks online;
2) Improve U.S. Government online content so it's on par with the best content in the world; and
3) Support and expand our dynamic community of government Web Managers from across the country.
Read more about our goals in our White Paper, which was written for the Presidential Transition team in late 2008:
Putting Citizens First: Transforming Online Government
Read other documents by the Council
What We Do
To accomplish these goals, we:
- manage this website (Webcontent.gov)
- organize training and conferences for government web managers via Web Manager University
- serve as the steering committee for the much larger Web Content Managers Forum, a group of over 1,600 government web managers from across the country
- manage a networking website for U.S. Government web managers
- sponsor several sub-councils, and partner with other networks and groups that include government web managers
- organize the Web Manager Best Practice Peer Awards
How We're Organized
The Web Council is sponsored by GSA's Office of Citizen Services, because of its role in managing USA.gov, the official portal for all federal, state, and local government information on the Web, and is managed by two Co-Chairs. Because our members are located in various offices across the country, we do most of our work "virtually" via conference calls and online collaboration.
Read our Charter for more details: Federal Web Managers Council Charter (PDF 57kb| requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Sponsor:
Bev Godwin, Director of USA.gov and Government Web Best Practices, Office of Citizen Services and Communications, GSA
Co–Chairs:
Sheila Campbell, Manager, Government Web Best Practices, GSA
Rachel Flagg, Content Manager/Program Analyst, USA.gov Government Web Best Practices Team, GSA
Council Members
See the full list of members of the Federal Web Managers Council.
How to Get Involved
If you're a member of the Forum, and are interested in volunteering to work on one of the Federal Web Managers Council activities, please read our strategic plan and let us know how you'd like to help.
Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about the Federal Web Managers Council or if you have suggestions for this website, please contact us.
