Early in Fiscal Year 2009, in anticipation of the federal election, EAC allocated resources to program areas that provide training and management materials to election officials and information and language assistance materials to the public. Those efforts included creative approaches such as increasing Web site bandwidth and public meeting webcasts to deliver resources. The commission also dedicated resources to develop the next iteration of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) and for ongoing activities in the federal government’s first Voting System Testing and Certification