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The U.S. government’s “self-assessment” of its performance on open government suffers from opacity and omission

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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