2: Transparency

Provide many processes and programs to offer the public ways to access information about the Department’s operations.

Other Information:

TRANSPARENCY: PROVIDING DIRECT ACCESS TO DATA AND INFORMATION - While the Open Government Directive puts new focus on our efforts to be transparent and accountable to taxpayers and the public, we already have many existing processes and programs to offer the public ways to access information about the Department’s operations.

Objective(s):

2.1: FOIA Requests

2.1.1: Overall Structure

2.1.2: Where to Make Requests

2.1.3: FOIA Requestor Centers

2.1.4: Backlog Reduction

2.2: Data.gov

2.2.1: Data.gov Plan

2.2.1.1: Goals and Audiences

2.2.2: Inventory

2.2.2.1: Raw Data

2.2.2.2: Existing Online Tools

2.2.2.3: Major Sources of Statistical Reports

2.2.3: Review

2.2.4: Posting Process

2.2.5: Next Steps and Milestones

2.2.5.1: Working Group

2.2.5.2: Initial Planned Milestones

2.2.6: Measuring Success

2.3: Recovery.gov and USASpending.gov

2.3.1: Recovery.gov

2.3.2: Web Site

2.3.2.1: Contracting Data

2.3.2.2: Grants and Cooperative Agreements

2.3.2.3: Loans

2.3.2.4: Subcontracts and Subgrants

2.3.2.5: The Future

2.4: IT Dashboard

2.4.1: The Future

2.5: E-Rulemaking

2.5.1: Federal Docket Management System

2.5.2: Leadership

2.5.3: Public Access

2.6: Declassification

2.6.1: National Declassification Center

2.6.2: Department of Defense Joint Referral Center

2.7: Records Management

2.7.1: Records management Directive

2.8: Congressional Requests

2.8.1: Web Site

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