In a new Huffington Post article, the Sunlight Foundation’s Ellen Miller recapped the accomplishments of the Open Government Directive. Going forward, she challenged the White House to transform the plans and intentions that have been voiced in 2009 and put them into action:

“Clearly, President Obama took some strong steps to implement his promises to create more transparency, but again, they are still almost entirely intention and plans.

“To give those plans teeth and make them truly effective, they need to be codified mandates that can tangibly result in lasting transparency. It is imperative that the onus remains on the White House to fulfill their big promises, and incumbent upon the media and we as citizens to hold them accountable for doing so. That is the best way to ensure that government truly becomes more open.”