Federal Web Council

The Federal Web Council was launched in January 2004 as an interagency group of federal web managers working together to improve the delivery of U.S. government information and services online. It provides a forum for high-level cross-agency collaboration, and recommends policies and guidelines for all public-facing U.S. federal websites.

Purpose

The purpose of the Federal Web Council is to:

Provide a venue for agency web and digital leaders to share, discuss, and collaborate on digital best practices for the federal government
Provide a means for coordinating web and digital communication across all federal agencies during incidents of national significance under Emergency Support Function (ESF) 15 of the National Response Framework
Serve as the point of contact and a source of expertise for the White House, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Congress, and other key stakeholders on policy related to federal digital services
Facilitate implementation of laws and policies impacting federal digital services, including the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (21st Century IDEA), the Connected Government Act, and M-17-06 Policies for Federal Agency Public Websites and Digital Services (PDF, 1.2 MB, 18 pages, November 2016)

Membership

Participating agencies include the 24 Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act agencies, and other select federal agencies that provide high-impact services to the public and federal agencies. Membership is invitation-only, and is comprised of senior level federal agency Directors of Web/Digital who are appointed by their agencies.

All federal employees working on web and digital services are encouraged to join and participate in the Web Managers Community or any of the other Digital.gov communities of practice.

Leadership

The Web Council is led by two co-chairs, one from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), and the other from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). GSA sponsors the Council, and DHS coordinates governmentwide digital communications for large-scale emergency response efforts.

Marina Fox — Sr. Digital Government Advisor in the Digital Strategy Division at GSA’s Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP)
Matthew Harmon — Director of Web Communications at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Public Affairs

Current Projects and Key Resources

Current Council Members

Please reach out to your agency’s Web Council member (or the co-chairs, if your agency is not listed below) with questions.

Agency for International Development (USAID) — Gregg Your
Department of Agriculture (USDA) — Peter Rhee
Department of Commerce — Alicia Sowah
Department of Defense (DoD) — Ed Zick
Department of Education (Ed) — Sally Harris
Department of Energy (DOE) — Tom O’Neill
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — Dan Kuhns
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) — Matt Harmon
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) — Helen Savoye-Minor
Department of the Interior (DOI) — DeRon Johnson
Department of Justice (DOJ) — Ashley McGowan
Department of Labor — Ed McCarthy
Department of State — Monica Perry
Department of Transportation (DOT) — Kellie Korzen
Department of the Treasury — Teri Greene
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) — Joshua Tuscher
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — Lin Darlington
General Services Administration (GSA) — Sarah Bryant
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — Brian Dunbar
National Science Foundation (NSF) — Bridgette White
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) — VACANT
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — Heather Stern
Small Business Administration (SBA) — Kirk McElwain
Social Security Administration (SSA) — Wayne Whitten