Background and Planning

A place for detailed context, history, and resource documents.

Contents

• eSignature Legal Context and Precedents
  • Department of Justice eSignature Guidance for Federal Agencies
  • eSignature and Evidentiary Presumption of Attribution
  • eSignature Case Law
  • Statutes, Policy, and Guidelines
• eSignature Stakeholders
  • Agency Operational Staff (RAM and SF)
  • Assistant Administrator (HQ)
  • Vendors
  • Chief Information Officer
  • Professional and Trade Groups
  • Office of Law Enforcement
  • Office of Policy
  • General Council
• FIS ER eSignature Project Proposal
  • Project Plan Summary
    • Proposed Project Tasks
    • Project Challenges
    • Project Environment
  • Project Estimates
    • Detailed Project Outline
  • Consultant Contribution
    • eReporting eSignature Statement of Work
  • Project Description
  • Management Approach
• Prior Art in Citizen-to-Government eSignature
  • USDA eAuthentication
  • Australian Fisheries Management Authority e-Logbooks
  • IRS e-File
  • OMB (somewhat dated) framework for e-auth
  • Southwest Fisheries Science Center Electronic Logbook Signature Certification
  • VA paperless benefits application enabled by e-signature
  • State of Alaska eSignature (myAlaska)
  • EPA Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR)
  • Identity Mangement Task Force Report 2008
  • Usability Issues with eSignatures and E-authentication
  • Other Federal eAuthentication-enabled Services
• Concepts
  • Document Binding, Integrity, and Audit Trails
  • Identity Assertion, Person Proofing and Registration
  • E-Signature User Experience - Terms and Conditions, Signing Ceremony, Receipt
    • Receipt