Open Government Initiative Blog

Today the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched Version 1.0 of the Foreign Assistance Dashboard, a new platform devoted to making it easier than ever for policymakers, civil society, and the public to understand U.S. investments and their impact around the globe.

Today Jeff Zients' announced the winner of this year's SAVE Award. Through the SAVE Award (which stands for Securing American’s Value and Efficiency) the Office of Management and Budget challenged Federal employees to submit their ideas to streamline government and save tax dollars.

Social Security Administration CIO Frank Baitman announces the winners of the SSA video contest that was launched in late July. Additionally, more than 600 people have responded with stories of how disability and survivors benefits made a big difference when tragedy struck.

Deputy CTO Beth Noveck is visiting Manor, Texas to celebrate the burgeoning open government movement underway in America’s towns and cities. Manor is embracing the Obama Administration's vision of creating effective and efficient government that fosters transparency and innovation.

Four months ago, all cabinet departments demonstrated their commitment to building a government that is more transparent, participatory, and collaborative through the publication of detailed open government plans.

The President and the Vice President’s daily public schedules are now available on WhiteHouse.gov, via RSS and iCal.

President Obama joins with partners in the G-20 to launch the G20 SME Finance Challenge to uncover the most promising and scalable means of financing small businesses.

The moment of truth has come. It is time for you to decide which new apps will help move the needle on childhood obesity.

OMB Director Peter Orszag explains why fixing government's IT is imperative for improving government's efficiency and effectiveness.

A new Presidential Memorandum directs agencies in the Executive Branch not to appoint or re-appoint currently-registered federal lobbyists to advisory boards or commissions.

Some amazing examples of open government in action.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Transparency Task Force is releasing 21 draft proposals aimed at helping consumers, stakeholders, and others understand how FDA works and makes decisions.

Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra explains cloud computing, and how using it for Recovery.gov means putting technology to work for fiscal responsibility.

Open government is an integral part of NASA's culture, and NASA is excited to be a leader in these efforts for the U.S. government.