Data, Access, Transparency: U.S. Releases Third Open Government National Action Plan With 40 New or Expanded Initiatives

From The White House Blog:

[Yesterday] the United States released our third Open Government National Action Plan, announcing more than 40 new or expanded initiatives to advance the President’s commitment to an open and citizen-centered government.
The release is part of our membership in the Open Government Partnership — launched by President Obama and seven other heads of state — which in just 4 years has grown from 8 to now 66 countries. Member countries and their civil society partners are all working to increase public integrity, enhance public access to information, improve management of public resources, and give the public a more active voice in government processes. As a member of the Open Government Partnership, the United States issues Open Government National Action Plans outlining ambitious commitments to advance open government every 2 years.
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• Promoting employment by unlocking workforce data, including training, skill, job, and wage listings.
• Enhancing transparency and participation by expanding available Federal services to the Open311 platform currently available to cities, giving the public a seamless way to report problems and request assistance.
• Releasing public information from the electronically filed tax forms of nonprofit and charitable organizations (990 forms) as open, machine-readable data.
• Expanding access to justice through the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable.
• Promoting open and accountable implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Direct to Full Text: Third Open Government National Action Plan (October 27, 2015)

Third US Open Government National Action Plan

Third US Open Government National Action Plan

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