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Social Security Open Government Video Competition

Create a 30-90 second video about how Social Security has made a difference in your life. Deadline: August 27th, 2010.

Apps for Africa

The State Department's challenge to build the best digital tools to address community challenges in Africa.

Open NSTC

Submit your ideas on improved advanced manufacturing, modeling and simulation.

 

OPEN GOVERNMENT POLICY

The President’s Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government

The President’s first executive action, the Open Government Memorandum calls for more transparent, participatory, and collaborative government.

Social Media, Web-Based Interactive Technologies, and the Paperwork Reduction Act

Clarifying the use of social media as it relates to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).. Explains that agencies can have "public meetings" over the Internet without violating the PRA; that wikis, ratings, rankings, and online requests for general feedback are not subject to the PRA; and that certain types of contests and prizes are likewise not subject to the statute.

Information Collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)

A PRA primer to give a clear, simple, transparent understanding of the law’s central requirements. Directly responsive to inquiries from the public and from agencies.

Guidance on the Use of Challenges and Prizes to Promote Open Government

The Guidance provides a policy and legal framework for the use of prizes and challenges to promote open government, innovation, and other national priorities.

A Strategy for American Innovation: Driving Towards Sustainable Growth and Quality Jobs

The President’s strategy identifies public sector innovation as critical to creating a national environment ripe for entrepreneurship.

The Open Government Directive

The Directive hardwires accountability, instructing every agency to open its doors and data to the American people. (also available as pdf, txt, and doc)

Data.Gov Concept of Operations

The ConOps paper outlines the going-forward strategy for Data.gov and is open to comments and suggested improvements. (download as pdf or doc)

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