Open Government

Research Note: Is Your Government Open or Closed? October 2011 10 Department Mission OMB’s Performance & Personnel Management Key initiatives are an Accountable Government Initiative and Evidence Based Government. Executive Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Technology Division (Key Roles: Aneesh Chopra, Associate Director and Chief Technology Officer, Innovation Entrepreneurship, Government Innovation, Senior Policy Analyst, and Advisor, Open Government, Deputy of Internet Policy) Advances the president‟s technology agenda by fostering new ideas and encouraging government-wide coordination to help the country meet its goals from job creation, to reducing health care costs to protecting the homeland. Office of Communications (Key roles: Director of New Media, Director of Specialty Media, Director of Citizen Participation, Director of Progressive Media & Online Response) Focuses on communication strategy with both long-range message planning and rapid response, as well as coordinating with outside organizations. The Office of Public Engagement Dedicated to making government inclusive, transparent, accountable and responsible. They create and coordinate opportunities for direct dialogue between the president and the public. Domestic Policy Council’s Office of Social Innovation (Key roles: Director of the Office of Social Innovation, Senior Policy Advisor) Promotes service as a solution and a way to develop community leadership. They work with agencies to create innovation funds, prizes and other social capital market structures, promote better mechanisms to measure and evaluate programs and improve outcomes. Gov 2.0 Accomplishments of Cabinet-level Offices The Office of Management and Budget oversees and coordinates the Administration's regulatory, procurement, financial management, information technology, and information management policies. In fact, the OMB‟s chief role has been drafting, issuing, and helping to implement the President‟s Open Government Directive and Open Government Plan.