Open
Gov
Directive

On his first full day in office, President Obama declared that the federal government must be more transparent, participatory and collaborative. In the weeks and months that followed, a wise array of steps have been taken to advance towards these goals. Learn more about the Obama Administration’s Open Government Initiative.

• Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government: Memorandum signed by President Obama on his first full day in office.

• Open Government Directive: OMB Directive to all federal agencies that follows from the Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government.

• Open Government Progress Report to the American People: A report from the Open Government Initiative completed in December 2009.

• Open Government Cabinet Commitments: To mark the publication of the Open Government Directive in December 2009, every one of the Cabinet Departments launched a brand new open government initiative.

• Open Government Innovations: A gallery of innovations and best practices collected by the White House’s Open Government Initiative.

• Open Government Milestones: A timeline of recent developments in open government compiled by the Open Government Initiative.

• Apps.gov: The GSA’s storefront for social media, cloud IT, productivity, and business applications to support the Open Government Initiative.