After directly engaging with the agency, we're glad to share today that the VA will be taking steps to increase transparency after Sunlight pointed out the agency's flagging openness record.
Continue readingThe Department of Veterans Affairs needs a new Open Government Plan
The absence of a new open government plan from the Department of Veterans Affairs is not only an egregious flouting of President Barack Obama's 2009 Open Government Directive, but a failure in governance overall.
Continue readingThe White House must release guidance on open government plans
The delay in releasing guidance around executive agency open government plans signals a troubling lack of commitment to transparency.
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