Imagining /open
Last month President Obama unveiled his Open Government Directive to create further openness within the executive branch. This directive requires federal agencies to show how they are working toward transparency, public participation, and collaboration by requiring the addition of new web pages – "/open" pages – onto their existing sites. With the first deadline in the directive quickly approaching, we've put together our thoughts on what these pages should look like.
Continue readingTime Running Short to Meet First OGD Deadlines
Executive branch departments and agencies are under tight deadlines to comply with President Obama’s high-profile Open Government Directive [PDF], with... View Article
Continue readingFDA’s transparency effort has new features, old content
Don’t Give Grades Till the End of the Class
With notable exceptions, such as the White House visitor logs being released, the efforts we have seen towards openness are still almost entirely intentions, plans, and initiative rather than outcomes that have tangibly resulted in more actual transparency.
Continue readingWhite House Asks for Help with Data.Gov and OGD Dashboard
The White House is soliciting feedback on Data.Gov and its Open Government Directive Dashboard. Here is the nub of their... View Article
Continue readingTreasury Imposing “Terms of Use” to Access TARP Data
In an astonishing move, the Treasury Department is requiring users to agree to “terms of use” before they can access... View Article
Continue readingA Watershed Moment in Transparency and Accountability
I was out of town earlier this week when the Open Government was released and so I am just now... View Article
Continue readingThree Misconceptions about the Open Government Directive
There are three common misconceptions about the Open Government Directive that I’d like to clear up. 1. “It was late.”... View Article
Continue readingWhat Data Do You Want? How Would You Use It?
Based on the Open Government Directive issued by the White House yesterday, American Public Media is asking its National Public... View Article
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