Your Ideas

In the words of Alexander Graham Bell, “Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but when I look at the subsequent developments I feel the credit is due to others rather than myself.”

We encourage input and suggestions from everyone on transparency, participation, collaboration, and innovation in Government. We welcome proposal and report submissions to our mailbox at opengov@ostp.gov. We will publish them here.

Disclaimer: These documents were created by and represent the views of the organizations and individuals listed, and were delivered to OSTP with knowledge that all materials would be made public on this website.

Working Together to Strengthen Our Nation's Democracy: Ten Recommendations
AmericaSpeaks, Demos, Everyday Democracy, and Harvard's Ash Institute
October 6, 2009

Understanding the IT Lobby
Melissa Moskal on behalf Association for Competitive Technology
June 17, 2009

Comments Concerning Open Government Directive
Mark Greenwood on behalf of the Coalition for Effective Environmental Information
June 18, 2009

Letter from the American Physical Society
American Physical Society
June 16, 2009

Transparency and Public Participation in the Rulemaking Process
Cary Coglianese, University of Pennsylvania Law School
June 16, 2009

Response to Federal Register Notice of May 21, Seeking Comments on Upcoming OMB Guidance on Transparency and Open Government
The Center for Plain Language
June 5, 2009

Summary Analysis of the Open Government Brainstorm
The National Academy of Public Administration
June 2, 2009

ISPAB Report on Federal Privacy Policy
Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board
May 28, 2009

Transparency and Privacy Comments - Brainstorming
Electronic Privacy Information Center
May 28, 2009

Improving Government Through Collaboration: Opportunities and Challenges
American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council
May 28, 2009

Association for Professional Observers Letter to OSTP
Association for Professional Observers
May 24, 2009

NMFS Regulatory Guidelines on Confidentiality of Fisheries Statistics and Public Access to Fisheries Observer Data
Association for Professional Observers
May 24, 2009

Letter to OSTP, Attn: Open Government Recommendations
Josh Tauberer
May 22, 2009

Tandem Physical and Virtual Conferencing
Webster, Douglas E.
May 21, 2009

Acquisition Assurance Method 2009 Executive Summary
Interoperability ClearingHouse (ICH)
May 21, 2009

SAIL Initiative: Leverage COTS, White Paper
Interoperability ClearingHouse (ICH)
May 21, 2009

Senior Agency Leaders Working Session Feedback to the Open Government Directive
AmericaSpeaks, Demos, Everyday Democracy, and the Harvard Kennedy School for Government
May 19, 2009

Recommendations for Open Government Directive
Sunshine in Government
May 19, 2009

Making the World of Technology Accessible
Debra Ruh, TecAccess
May 15, 2009

Information Technology Accessibility: Yes We Can!
Debra Ruh, TecAccess
May 15, 2009

Memorandum
Lisa Blomgren Bingham and others
May 13, 2009

Letter to Beth Noveck
Jim Dickinson, FDA Webview & FDA Review
May 7, 2009

Ten Recommendations for Successful Government Transparency
Andrew Rasiej
April 22, 2009

What Recovery.gov could learn from TurboTax
W. David Stephenson
April 14, 2009

National Civic League White House OST Proposed Directive Language
National Civic League
April 13, 2009

Letter on IT Policy and the Road to Open Government
Gesmer Updegrove LLP
April 9, 2009

Open Source Software (also available as a .doc)
Sun Microsystems
April 9, 2009

The Netherlands in Open Connection
Sun Microsystems
April 9, 2009

Cover Letter, Champions of Participation
AmericaSpeaks, Demos, Everyday Democracy, and the Harvard Kennedy School for Government
April 8, 2009