Next Steps in the Evidence and Innovation Agenda
Open Data Policy - Managing Information as an AssetĪgencies and departments are now required to collect and create information in a way that supports downstream processing and sharing, through the use of machine-readable and open formats, data standards, and common core and extensible metadata. To promote continued job growth, Government efficiency, and the social good that can be gained from opening Government data to the public, the default state of new and modernized Government information resources shall be open and machine readable. Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information Holdren, Director of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, issued this memorandum directing federal research funding agencies with R&D budgets of $100 million or more to develop a plan within six months to support increased public access to the results of research funded by the federal Government. Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research This memorandum provides final guidance on implementing the Act and is designed to promote the goals of the President’s Open Government Initiative. Guidance on Implementing the Plain Writing Act of 2010 Improving records management will improve performance and promote openness and accountability by better documenting agency actions and decisions. This executive order ensures that our regulatory system must allow for public participation and an open exchange of ideas, and that regulations are accessible, consistent, written in plain language, and easy to understand. Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review The purpose of this Memorandum is to direct agencies to find solutions that allow data sharing to move forward in a manner that complies with applicable privacy laws, regulations, and policies.įederal agencies are required to use "clear Government communication that the public can understand and use." Clear writing is essential to open government for transparency, public participation, and collaboration. The Directive hardwires accountability, instructing every agency to open its doors and data to the American people. The President’s first executive action, the Open Government Memorandum calls for more transparent, participatory, and collaborative government. The President’s Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government HHS has compiled a listing of Presidential actions, executive orders, and memos related to Open Government for your reference.