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2009 Mar 23 16:04 UTC

From: Jason Mercier <email obscured>>
Date: Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Subject: Update on Obama's Open Government Directive
To: Jason Mercier <email obscured>>

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March 23, 2009 Update on Obamas Open Government Directive

I spent the last few days of Sunshine Week in Washington D.C. participating
in work sessions with members of the Obama administration and invited
representatives from approximately 55 organizations discussing how to
implement the Presidents Open Government
Directive<http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/TransparencyandOpenGovernment/>.
The work sessions were put together by
OpentheGovernment.org<http://www.openthegovernment.org/>and OMB
Watch <http://www.ombwatch.org/>.

Topics on the agenda for the Open Government Directive work session were:

   - Accessing the right data
   - Managing records
   - Creating a culture of openness
   - Leadership/organizational structure

There was a separate work session with individuals from Obamas budget
office <http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/> (OMB) focused on how to strengthen
the transparency and accountability of the Federal Recovery Act (stimulus
package). Discussion topics were:

   - Who reports what information
   - How are jobs defined and reported
   - Technology issues related to reporting
   - State implementation of the Recovery Act
   - Implementation of Recovery.gov
   - Beyond 2009 for Recovery.gov <http://www.recovery.gov/> and
   USAspending.gov <http://www.usaspending.gov/>

To help continue the discussion on these important issues,
Openthegovernment.org has setup a Google Group. Here is their call to action
for your participation:

As many of you know, on his first day in office,  President Obama sent a
memorandum to his Administration on transparency and open government, asking
them to develop recommendations for an Open Government Directive that
moves government towards being transparent, participatory and
collaborative.

OpenTheGovernment.org helped kick off the national discussion of what needs
to happen going forward and specific ideas for building the structures that
enable  and force  government officials to embrace and advance openness
during the 4th annual Sunshine Week webcast on Friday, March 20th.  To
continue that work, OpenTheGovernment.org has set up the
OpenGovernmentDirective
Google Group <http://groups.google.com/group/opengovernmentdirective?hl=en>.

The purpose of this group is to provide a forum to discuss and develop
recommendations for the issues that this Directive needs to address to make
the Executive Branch transparent.  Discussions on participation and
collaboration are welcomed to the extent that they relate to the
transparency goal. This group is not for discussions of Legislative or
Judicial branch issues.

This list is moderated.

We hope you will join the discussion.

*Additional Information*
Obama should bring government transparency into the 21st
century<http://washingtonpolicyblog.typepad.com/washington_policy_center_/2008/12/obama-should-bring-government-transparency-into-the-21st-century.html>
Attorney General Issues New FOIA Guidelines to Favor Disclosure and
Transparency <http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2009/March/09-ag-253.html>
Interim Recovery.gov Data Reporting
Architecture<http://www.ombwatch.org/files/budget/OMB_Watch_CAR_Recovery_Data_Architecture-Final.pdf>

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