Greening the Government and Environmental Management Compliance Using Interactive Web Technologies

Abstract

The Internet is a powerful tool to inform, communicate, and implement Federal pollution prevention (P2) programs. In 1996, TRW envisioned the creation of a forum that would enable the tracking of P2 compliance quicker and more accurately than conventional methods allowed. Towards this objective, TRW worked closely with the Department of Energy's (DOE) Pollution Prevention Team to design and create an interactive, agency-wide Web site to track P2 compliance as required by Executive Order (EO) 13101. Interactive Web technologies have direct future applications for a myriad of P2 compliance initiatives, activities, and areas, including other “Greening the Government” executive orders. Use of interactive Web technologies can enhance existing information sources by allowing P2 coordinators to track and report compliance both in real-time and online, and to provide agency-specific P2 information and training. TRW has developed a knowledge base and a set of lessons learned to assist federal P2 managers in identifying areas of application for enhanced P2 compliance through the use of next-generation interactive Web technologies. Copyright TRW Inc. 2001. All rights reserved. TRW has granted permission for reprint of this article in this journal. No part of this copyrighted work may be reproduced, modified, or distributed in any form or by any means or stored in any database or retrieval system, without prior written permission of TRW Inc. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.