On June 10, we filed a response to the United States government’s request for comments on its mid-term self-assessment of the United States fifth National Open Government National Action Plan. It was posted on June 17 and can be downloaded as a PDF from Regulations.gov. We have reproduced the comment in full, below, with added …
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An early assessment of the Biden administration’s record on open government
In February 2021, we authored a coalition letter to the White House with open questions about open government. While then-Press Secretary Jen Psaki acknowledged receipt & shared with staff who work on public engagement and democracy, neither she nor they ever answered the questions. President Biden has not responded to a 2023 coalition letter on …
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Public Comment: How to improve public participation in the rulemaking process
In November 2022, the White House hosted a virtual public engagement session as part of the co-creation process for a new United States National Action Plan for Open Government for the Open Government Partnership. Unfortunately, the White House’s co-creation process was flawed and opaque, ignoring civil society priorities and undermining the Open Government Partnership, resulting …
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