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Open Government in the United States

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• January 21, 2009: President’s Memo “Transparency and Open Government”:  President Obama’s first executive action, the Open Government Memorandum called for more transparent, participatory, and collaborative government, and instructed the OMB Director to issue an Open Government Directive.

• Open Government Directive:  On December 8, 2009, OMB issued this directive instructing executive departments and agencies to take specific actions to implement the principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration, as set forth in the President’s Memorandum. This Directive was informed by recommendations from the Federal Chief Technology Officer, who solicited public comment through the White House Open Government Initiative.  The Directive set deadlines for both short-term actions to achieve immediate results and long-term goals to institutionalize the principles of openness in Federal agencies. 

• Open Government Initiative: Central online portal with blogs and information about the Obama Administration’s Open Government Initiative.

 

 

 

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