3: Transparency

Help citizens understand what we do and hold us accountable

Other Information:

We believe that transparency and data sharing are of fundamental importance to our ability to achieve HHS’s strategic goals of advancing the health and well-being of the United States. HHS’s vast stores of data are a remarkable national resource which can be utilized to help citizens understand what we do and hold us accountable, help the public hold the private sector accountable, increase awareness of health and human services issues, generate insights into how to improve health and well-being, mobilize public and private sector action and innovation to improve performance, and provide the basis for new products and services that can benefit the American people. What follows is a plan that will significantly ramp up how we leverage HHS data to accomplish these objectives. It’s a plan that revolves around four core principles: 1. Publish more government information online in ways that are easily accessible and usable 2. Develop and disseminate accurate, high quality, and timely information 3. Foster the public’s use of the information we provide 4. Advance a culture of data sharing at HHS

Stakeholder(s):

• Citizens

Objective(s):

3.1: Data Availability

3.2: High-Value Data Sets and Tools

3.3: Ongoing Data Prioritization, Release, and Monitoring

3.4: Compliance with Guidance

3.5: Public Information

3.6: Records Management

3.7: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

3.8: Congressional Requests for Information

3.9: Information Declassification

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