4.2: Ideas Chosen for Implementation

Send ideas to GSA’s service and staff offices with the request that they act immediately to implement the idea or explain why that would not be feasible.

Other Information:

From Feb. 6 to March 19, 2010, GSA conducted an online discussion where federal employees and the public had a conversation about open government at GSA. The goal of this dialogue was to collect information on three main topics: 1. public input into the creation of this Open Government Plan; 2. proposed data sets to be published by GSA; and 3. data that should be on a Web site. Many ideas and comments focused on broad, theoretical items however, 11 ideas were sent to GSA’s service and staff offices with the request that they act immediately to implement the idea or explain why that would not be feasible. The 11 ideas are categorized here and are explained more fully in the Report on GSA Citizen Engagement Public Dialogue. 1. Vacancy Rate of Federal Buildings 2. Accountability for Primes/Large Businesses Partnering with Small 3. GSA Schedules—Post how-to’s and data on how long it takes 4. Linking 5. Make eBuy solicitations available to all vendors for perusal 6. Reapplying for contract 7. Better GSA Advantage Search Engine 8. NAICS Codes and GSA Schedules 9. Sharing of Contracting Information across all Regions 10. MyGov.gov: Let Each Citizen Decide What’s Important 11. GSA should add more records to data.gov

Stakeholder(s):

• GSA Service Offices


• GSA Staff Offices

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