September 1, 2011
From OMB Watch:
Yesterday, OMB Watch submitted its recommendations for the Obama administration's national plan for the Open Government Partnership (OGP). The administration will unveil its plan, with new concrete commitments to increase transparency, at the international OGP meeting on Sept. 20.
Seven other countries will also announce their national open government plans at that summit, organized around the United Nations General Assembly meeting. For the U.S. as well as the other participants, OGP has been an impetus to action for transparency. The national plan to be released in September is an important opportunity for the administration to expand on its progress in strengthening open government in order to empower Americans and build a better democracy.
Among the ideas offered, OMB Watch encouraged the administration to:
- Transform Regulations.gov into a one-stop shop for citizens to learn about rulemaking
- Establish federal website standards that encourage proactive disclosure, identification of public priorities, and visualization tools
- Improve Data.gov with common data formats, identifiers, and user-friendly interfaces
- Strengthen records management with smarter IT investments and email policy
- Make regulatory compliance information more user-friendly
- Promote corporate accountability with better disclosure
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