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Improve transparency and participation. |
In addition to the effort to use and promote USA.gov, OMB has taken steps to improve transparency and participation through
other federal websites. For example, in response to a Presidential memorandum issued on January 21, 2009, OMB issued an open
government directive, which, among other things, called for the transparency, participation, and collaboration of federal
agencies in publishing government information online. As a result, citizens can now access consolidated government information
through , http://www.itdashboard.gov, and http://www.USAspending.gov. While these websites can be accessed through USA.gov,
they are not dependent on USA.gov. These websites are described in table 2. We have previously reported on federal websites
and noted the benefits they provided by making additional federal government information available to the public, but also
noted challenges that OMB and agencies faced related to them. Specifically, in 2010 and 2011, we noted that the accuracy and
reliability of data provided on www.USAspending.gov and needed to be improved and that OMB should ensure complete reporting
of information on these websites for a comprehensive view into the details of federal performance and spending for the public.
We recommended that OMB and agencies take actions to ensure complete and accurate reporting of federal information on these
websites. OMB and agencies generally concurred with our recommendations.
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