<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> RETRIEVING THE NATIONAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW DOCUMENTS VICE-PRESIDENT GORE'S REPORT ON REINVENTING GOVERNMENT This document can be obtained by sending mail to: npr@ace.esusda.gov. Do not place any text in the message. <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> BACKGROUND INFO On March 3, 1993, President Clinton asked Vice President Gore to lead the effort to effect real change in the federal government. Gore's NPR Task Force report makes specific recommendations for: reducing costs and waste; changing the way government operates; and making government more responsive and effective. WHAT IS AVAILABLE -- AND HOW? The 180-page overview report >From Red Tape to Results: Creating a Government that Works Better and Costs Less< is now available electronically, on CD-ROM, and in print. Additional reports (executive summary and 38 monographs) will be released periodically using the methods described here. <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Retrieving an electronic version -- at no charge A. Retrieval via electronic bulletin board B. Retrieval via electronic mail C. Retrieval via gopher and telnet D. Retrieval via anonymous-ftp E. Retrieval via state-of-the-art access methods II. Retrieving electronic versions -- for a fee. - CDROM - Commercial Services III. Retrieving a paper copy -- for a fee. <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> I. RETRIEVING AN ELECTRONIC VERSION -- NO CHARGE A - VIA ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARDS 1) Bulletin Board at Fedworld (National Technical Info. Service) Set software parameters for: N-8-1 Dial: 202-321-8020 (accommodates baud rates up to 9600) B - VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL The NPR overview report is divided into sections. This allows you to select sections of interest. 1) almanac@ace.esusda.gov (Extension Service, USDA) To retrieve all or part of the NPR report via email, send one or more of the lower-case commands listed below on the right, to: almanac@ace.esusda.gov TO RETRIEVE: TYPE: The Introduction: send npr nprintro Ch. 1 "Cutting Red Tape": send npr npr01 Ch. 2 "Customers First": send npr npr02 Ch. 3 "Empowering Employees to Get Results": send npr npr03 Ch. 4 "Cutting Back to Basics: send npr npr04 The Conclusion: send npr nprconc Endnotes and Appendix A: send npr nprend Appendices B, C: send npr nprappenbc This document: send npr help Remarks from the President and Vice-President on the NPR: send npr nprcomments NPR Background Briefing: send npr npr_background Osborne/Sharp OTR Briefing: send npr otr_brief Press Release:White House Uses Electronic Publishing send npr wh-pubs C - VIA GOPHER AND/OR TELNET 1) gopher esusda.gov (Extension Service, USDA) To get to this gopher, type: gopher esusda.gov From the Extension Service, USDA Main Menu, choose: 12. National Performance Review / 2. White House/Vice-President Gore Documents / 2) gopher sunsite.unc.edu (University of North Carolina) To get to this gopher, type: gopher sunsite.unc.edu From the Univ. North Carolina Main Menu, choose: 13. National Performance Review / 3) telnet sunsite.unc.edu (University of North Carolina) Type: telnet sunsite.unc.edu Login as: gopher Choose menu option 13 "National Performance Review" 4) telnet fedworld.doc.gov (National Technical Info. Service) Type: telnet fedworld.doc.gov Choose: fs w-house Files in the FedWorld System are named with the release month and day as the first 4 digits. Hence, >From Red Tape to Results...<, released on Sept. 7, is: 0907npr.txt The 30-page summary is: 0907npr2.txt The 3-page press release is: 0907npr3.txt For further info on FedWorld, call: 703-487-4648. 5) telnet ebb.stat-usa.gov (U.S. Dept. of Commerce) Type: telnet ebb.stat-usa.gov Login as: trial (not "guest"!) This Economic Bulletin Board is available via telnet, temporarily at no charge. For information, call: 202-482-1986 D - VIA ANONYMOUS-FTP 1) ftp cu.nih.gov (U.S. Dept. of Commerce) The Department of Commerce has >From Red Tape to Results...<, the NPR report, available via anonymous ftp. To retrieve the report with this method, do the following: TYPE: To open the ftp site: ftp cu.nih.gov To login: anonymous To send a password: To reach the proper directory: cd usdoc-oba-info To ensure proper formatting: ascii TO RETRIEVE: Introduction get nprintro.asc Ch.1 "Cutting Red Tape" get npr01.asc Ch.2 "Customers First" get npr02.asc Ch.3 "Empowering Employees..." get npr03.asc Ch.4 "Cutting Back to Basics" get npr04.asc Conclusion get nprconc.asc Endnotes get nprend.asc Appendix A get nprappena.asc Appendices B,C get nprappenbc.asc To leave bye 2) ftp sunsite.unc.edu (University of North Carolina) The NPR documents are available by anonymous ftp at the University of North Carolina. Open that site as follows: TYPE: To open the ftp site: ftp sunsite.unc.edu To login: anonymous To send a password: To reach the proper directory: cd pub/academic/political-science/National-Performance-Review <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> E - STATE-OF-THE-ART ACCESS (University of North Carolina) <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> 1) WAIS: (University of North Carolina) On their gopher menu, the University of North Carolina provides access to WAIS full-text indexing of the NPR report. via gopher sunsite.unc.edu 13. National Performance Review 1. National Performance Review -- search Get National-Performance-Review.src from the directory of WAIS servers. 2) WORLD-WIDE-WEB: (University of North Carolina) Yes! The report is available in hypertext at North Carolina!! Access this collection of multimedia, hypertext files using clients such as Mosaic. Begin at: http://sunsite.unc.edu/unchome.html <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> II. RETRIEVING AN ELECTRONIC VERSION -- FOR A FEE >From Red Tape to Results...< may also be retrieved for a fee from several commercial services. These services are listed here for informational purposes only, and not to recommend or promote any of the services. A - CD-ROM Will be available for archive and research purposes on the next issue of the National Economic, Social, and Environmental Data Bank (NESE-DB) CD-ROM produced by the Dept. of Commerce. The complete reportis, including all monographs should be available in the November 1993 issue. Cost: $ 95 per issue To order, contact: Office of Business Analysis Room H4884 Department of Commerce Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202-482-1986 Fax: 202-482-2164 B - COMMERCIAL SERVICES -- America Online For compressed versions of the NPR documents, go to keyword: WHITE HOUSE or Locate: "White House Forum" in News & Finance Dept. Files are available for downloading in the White House Forum's download library. -- CompuServe: Type: GO WHITEHOUSE -- GEnie: To access the White House Roundtable, which contains the official electronic press releases and announcements from the White House, including the NPR report, type: WHITEHOUSE To download the National Performance Review report, from anywhere on GEnie, type: MOVE 1600;3 Use menu option #6 to download the following compressed ascii file (which uncompresses to 530k) 628 NPR90793.ZIP -- MCI: Type: VIEW THE WHITEHOUSE -- Peacenet or Econet: See pol.govinfo.usa -- The WELL: Type: whitehouse <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> III. RETRIEVING A PAPER COPY -- FOR A FEE Currently there are no printed versions available at no charge. A - FROM THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE (GPO) Call: 202-783-3238 Request the following: For the Overview Stock #040-000-00592-7 For the Executive Summary Stock #040-000-00591-9 Or purchase the print report at GOP bookstores B - FROM NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE (NTIS) Call: 703-487-4650 For a high-quality, color, reproduction print. <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> Compiled by: Americans Communicating Electronically (ACE) Date: September 10, 1993 For more information, send email to: almanac-admin@ace.esusda.gov <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>