David Ferriero, most recently archivist of the U.S. and head of the National Archives and Records Administration, said NARA has made accomplishments in the past decade and one of those is getting
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The U.S. Agency for International Development has built a webpage of application programming interfaces and other software development tools to help developers customize platforms for accessing USAID data, GCN reported Tuesday. Stephanie
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The White House has responded to critics of its open government initiatives by releasing a status report, claiming it has made progress in informing the public. In its 34-page report, the White
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Federal agencies need to do more to encourage public participation and measure the impact of public participation on agency decisions, an industry report says. The IBM Center for the Business of Government
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Aneesh Chopra, the nation’s chief technology officer, asked for public feedback in a White house blog post earlier this month on increasing transparency in government. Many respondents asked questions regarding the Open
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According to the White House blog, the U.S. and Brazil have teamed up to create the Open Government Partnership, a global initiative that supports efforts to promote transparent, effective and accountable institutions.
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Beth Noveck, former White House deputy chief technology officer and director of the Open Government Initiative, says the administration is on-track in its efforts to re-brand “open government,” as “good government. Blogging
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Beth Noveck, deputy chief technology officer and director of the Open Government Initiative will follow her colleague Andrew McLaughlin out the door of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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Updated 2:22 p.m.: The Open Gov webcast has been rescheduled for 2:30 p.m. tomorrow, Dec. 8, because of the president’s press conference. The White House is gearing up to celebrate the one-year
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On the Blog @ Homeland Security, DHS unveiled its Open Government Plan in accordance with the White House’s Open Government Initiative. The department says its Open Government Plan doesn’t simply “check a
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