An Initial Assessment of Open Government Plans
Posted by Vivek Kundra and Aneesh Chopra. Whitehouse Blog, April 27, 2010. "As part of the ongoing implementation of the Open Government Plans, we have asked the Cabinet departments and other major agencies to work with us to evaluate version 1.0 of their Plans (or recent revisions) against the requirements of the Open Government Directive. The assessments show that we are off to a good start--but have much more work to do as we transition our overall efforts towards effective agency implementation..."
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Last updated: 28 April 2010
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Agencies issue self-evaluations for open government plans
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By Aliya Sternstein. NextGov, 27 April 2010. "Ahead of schedule, the White House has posted assessments of agencies' plans for incorporating Obama's principles of open government into their missions..."
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Open Government Plans: A Tour of the Horizon
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Posted by Beth Noveck. White House Open Government Initiative, April 8, 2010. "Yesterday President Obama hailed the release of the open government plans by all Cabinet agencies. The President recognized that innovation flourishes in an open environment, where we work collaboratively to share new ideas and ingenuity from a wide array of contributors for the betterment of our nation. These plans are the agencies' strategic roadmap for making openness -- transparency, citizen participation, and collaboration -- part of the way that the federal government works..."
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White House Tech Chiefs Weigh e-Gov Overhaul
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By Kenneth Corbin. Datamation, April 28, 2010. "... The administration's latest steps in pressing for open, accessible government coincide with a pair of new surveys indicating that more Americans are going online to retrieve government information, and that they are generally satisfied with the experience..."
- US Open Government Directive
- On December 8, 2009, the Office of Management and Budget published a Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies called the "Open Government Directive". This memorandum directs US federal government departments and agencies to implement principles of transparency, participation and collaboration across their organizations.