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E-Enterprise National Meeting Set for May 2020 in Chicago – Call for Content Now Open

Mark your calendars for EE2020 – the E-Enterprise National Meeting! On May 12-14, 2020 the E-Enterprise and Exchange Network communities will gather in Chicago, Illinois to connect, collaborate, and learn more about the innovative work happening across the environmental protection enterprise. EE2020 is a meeting for professionals from environmental agencies at all levels of government...

Digital Strategy to Inform Program and System Modernization 

  E-Enterprise for the Environment aims to enhance the business of environmental protection using collaborative e-program modernization, process streamlining, and transformative information technologies. The principles embedded in the E-Enterprise Conceptual Blueprint lay the foundation for that vision. Building on the blueprint, the recently published E-Enterprise Digital Strategy sets a framework to help environmental agencies voluntarily coordinate their technology...

E-Enterprise Leaders Gather to Discuss Process Improvement, Digital Strategy, and Other Priorities

In November, EPA, state, and tribal leaders gathered in Washington, DC for an E-Enterprise Leadership Council (EELC) meeting. The meeting focused on the E-Enterprise Digital Strategy (see next story), information system modernization, continuous process improvement, and priority initiatives. Among other deliberations, the EELC members had an opportunity to consider how information is collected, managed, shared, and used to implement environmental programs.   A session on system modernization resulted in a council discussion on opportunities to update the State Drinking...

Frank Harjo Reflects on E-Enterprise Project Success and Lessons Learned

  Meet E-Enterprise Management Board member Frank Harjo of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Harjo discusses his longtime involvement in E-Enterprise and the valuable lessons he has learned along the way.   What roles do you fill on behalf of the E-Enterprise/Exchange Network initiative?  I participate on the E-Enterprise Management Board and the Portal Workgroup as a tribal representative. I also participate in the Tribal Governance Group (TGG) that focuses more on...

EE2020 Seeks Volunteers for Program Committee

The E-Enterprise National Meeting (EE2020) is coming and you can help make it a success! The chairs of the meeting are looking for motivated volunteers to serve on the EE2020 Program Committee. The Program Committee plays a critical role in shaping the meeting’s content and creating a program that is responsive to the needs of...

EE2020 Launches Meeting Website and Opens Call for Meeting Content

The 2020 E-Enterprise National Meeting (EE2020) will be held in Chicago, IL from May 12-14, 2020! EE2020 is a meeting for the environmental protection community that creates opportunities to connect with other community members, share your successes and challenges, and learn about best practices in environmental protection. We need your help to craft a program that is...

E-Enterprise Holds Permitting and Compliance Webinar with Arizona DEQ

On October 29 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern, E-Enterprise hosted a webinar to spotlight the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)’s development and deployment of its simplified environmental permitting and compliance reporting approach. ADEQ is leveraging technology, Lean methodologies and the voice of the customer to design and build an e-Licensing web portal, called myDEQ,...

E-Enterprise and the Exchange Network Announce Location and Dates for EE2020

Mark your calendars for EE2020—the E-Enterprise National Meeting—powered by the Exchange Network! On May 12-14, 2020, the E-Enterprise and Exchange Network communities will gather in Chicago, Illinois to connect, collaborate, and learn more about the innovative work happening across the environmental protection enterprise. EE2020 continues the longstanding series of national meetings held by the National...

Read the Sixth Issue of the E-Enterprise Bulletin

On July 31, 2019, E-Enterprise released the sixth edition of the E-Enterprise Bulletin, featuring the following:

  • An interview with E-Enterprise Leadership Council member Betsy Shaw of EPA
  • Featured E-Enterprise projects including a new Facility Web Service, Federated Identity Management, and a Permitting Assistance Tool for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
  • Meeting updates from the E-Enterprise Leadership Council meetings, a NPDES Electronic Permitting Webinar, and the ECOS State Environmental Protection (STEP) Meeting
  • Other news regarding new E-Enterprise “Essential Info” documents and infographics, Risk Communication work, and more…

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E-Enterprise Publishes ‘Essential Info’ Document

E-Enterprise recently published a second edition of the Essential Information for New Members of the E-Enterprise Governance Groups, a core recommended reading for all E-Enterprise members, especially if they have recently joined the community. The document provides an overview of E-Enterprise principles, goals, projects, member expectations, and more.

E-Enterprise Team Explores Enhanced Coordination on Risk Communication

State, tribal, and EPA leadership have identified risk communication as a joint priority and an area where enhanced coordination would improve the way we share information about emerging environmental threats. Nancy Grantham, Principal Deputy Associate Administrator for EPA’s Office of Public Affairs, discussed risk communication with the E-Enterprise Leadership Council (EELC) at its Spring Meeting...

New Event to Focus on Tribal Training and Mentoring

Undertaking a new approach to an old problem, the Exchange Network Tribal Governance Group and Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals are collaborating with training and technical experts to develop a mentorship event for tribes working on environmental data management projects. Specific topics are still being planned, but the event will boast multiple hands-on workshops of...