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Open Government Initiative - Transparency, Participation, Collaboration

 

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Transparency and Open Government

Vivek Kundra, our Chief Information Officer, and Beth Noveck, Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Open Government, explain the Open Government Initiative. 

Read the latest updates at the Open Government Blog.

On January 21, 2009, his first full day in office, the President issued a

Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government

and called for recommendations for making the Federal government more transparent, participatory, and collaborative.

As Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President says in the video below, we are proud "to announce an important next step in this historic call to action – one that will help us achieve a new foundation for our government – a foundation built on the values of transparency, accountability and responsibility."

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The Administration is committed to developing those recommendations in an open fashion. Consistent with the President’s mandate, we want to be fully

transparent

in our work,

participatory

in soliciting your ideas and expertise, and

collaborative

in how we experiment together to use new tools and techniques for developing open government policy.

READ MORE AT THE OPEN GOVERNMENT BLOG

 



 



GET INVOLVED

Participate in this 3-phase process, which will inform the crafting of recommendations on open government.

 

PHASE ONE:

BRAINSTORM

Share your ideas recommendations on how to make government more open. Vote on proposed ideas or add your own.







 

PHASE TWO:

DISCUSS

Dig deeper on the ideas and challenges identified during the Brainstorm phase.







 

PHASE THREE:

DRAFT

Collaborate on crafting constructive proposals to address challenges from the Discussion phase.







 

 

FEATURED OPEN GOVERNMENT INNOVATIONS

VIEW THE GALLERY

 

Data.gov

Regulations.gov

 

 

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Milestones

Roll over the circles below to see recent efforts towards transparency, participation, and collaboration in government.

1/21/09

Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government

Executive Order Disclosing Presidential Records

Memorandum on the Freedom of Information Act

 

2/17/09

Recovery.gov Launches as President Signs Recovery Act

 

2/17/09

OSTP, OMB, and GSA Issue Invitation to Interagency Brainstorm

 

2/26/09

OMB Launches First Public Comment on an Executive Order

 

2/28/09

Secretary Gates Pledges Greater Transparency in Diplomacy

 

3/05/09

All Five Breakout Sessions of Health Care Forum Streamed Live on Whitehouse.gov

 

3/09/09

White House Issues Memorandum on Presidential Signing Statements

 

3/19/09

New FOIA Guidelines Issued Favoring Transparency

 

3/20/09

USTR Announces Review of Transparency Policies

 

3/26/09

The White House Holds Open For Questions Town Hall

 

4/03/09

Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Reports Are Made Available

 

4/15/09

Release of the President and Vice President's Tax Returns

 

4/21/09

President Signs the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act Added

 

4/22/09

OSTP Launches Blog Taking Comments on Science Policy

 

4/23/09

GPO Launches Federal Digital System (FDsys)

 

4/24/09

The Federal Aviation Administration makes its entire Bird Strike database available to public

 

4/27/09

President Calls for Collaboration on Recommendations for Scientific Integrity in Speech to National Academy of Sciences

Recovery Dialogue on Information Technology Solutions

 

5/11/09

Secretary Arne Duncan Takes Listening Tour Online

 

5/21/09

Launch of Data.gov, Regulations.gov, and the Open Government Initiative

 

 

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