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Agencies Release Open Government Web pages to Meet Second Directive Deadline
Agencies passed another important milestone of the Open Government Directive (OGD) on February 6 with the release of their Open Government Web pages, located at http://www.[agency].gov/open. These Web...
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President Obama Signs One-Year Extension of PATRIOT Act Provisions
Last December, Congress approved a 60-day extension of the expiring three provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, including Section 215 (the “library provision”). While intended to give Congress more time...
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Agencies Release Open Government Plans, Assessments Begin
Meeting a major milestone of the Open Government Directive (OGD), on April 7 all 29 agencies covered by the OGD, plus several agencies not covered by the Directive, released their Open Government Plans...
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President Obama Releases Important New Executive Order on Controlled...
On November 4, President Obama released a new Executive Order to establish a uniform framework for the use of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) – a confusing system of control markings agencies...
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White House Chat Today on Improving Federal Websites
Today at 4pm EDT, the White House will hold an online chat to solicit ideas from the public on how to improve federal websites. Speakers include White House Director of Digital Strategy, Macon...
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White House Makes Progress on Open Government
Last Friday, the White House released a Status Report on Open Government. The report highlights the many initiatives the Obama Administration has undertaken to increase government transparency since...
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New White House Digital Government Strategy Offers Promise, Raises Concerns
On May 23, the White House launched its new Digital Government Strategy, an initiative aimed at improving the way government agencies utilize new tools and technologies to serve the public. The plan...
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White House Commitments Would Expand Access to Information
By Elizabeth During last week’s Open Government Partnership (OGP) meeting in London, the Obama administration released a preview of its U.S. Open Government National Action Plan 2.0 (NAP). While the...
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White House Releases Ambitious Second National Action Plan on Open Government
By Elizabeth Late last week, the White House released its second Open Government Partnership National Action Plan (NAP), setting forth 23 new or expanded commitments in open government for...
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White House Outlines Plan for Open Data Progress
By Elizabeth Holland The White House released its U.S. Open Data Action Plan on Friday, one year after President Obama signed an executive order to make government data open and machine-readable. The...
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