Open Government

Research Note: Is Your Government Open or Closed? October 2011 6 World Authorities on Open Government Building Citizen Engagement Platforms United States Operating Model In the U.S., evidence of the Obama Administration‟s commitment is confirmed in the roles and objectives of the General Services Administration (GSA). Figure 5 depicts the departments that are pledging efforts towards Government 2.0 initiatives; the departments in blue can be considered departments engaged in Gov 2.0. activities Figure 5 - Gov 2.0 within the General Services Administration Department Mission GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies (Key roles: Director, Federal Citizen Information Center; Director, Mobile; Director, Center for Excellence in Digital Government; Director of Cloud Computing) Objective is to enable agencies to deliver the most effective and efficient services to citizens, and produce IT initiatives that advance the President‟s technology agenda including e- Government initiatives and cloud computing initiatives under the Federal Cloud Computing Program Management Office. Head of State - President Obama Head of Agency: GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION- Administrator Martha N. Johnson OFFICE OF CITIZEN SERVICES AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES headed by David L. McClure Center for Excellence in Digital Government GOVERNMENT WIDE POLICY, Kathleen Turco Associate Administrator Office of Technology Strategy OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING, Associate Administrator, Emily F. Barocas Enterprise Web Management Division OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, Casey Coleman - Chief Information Officer for GSA GSA Technology Enterprises