United States Trade Representative: Evaluating our Progress
Agency
Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)
High-Value Data
Score - Meets Expectations 
Rationale
USTR has registered three high value data sets never available before on-line. These are the FOIA log for 2007, the FOIA log for 2008, and the overall growth and importance of US Trade since 1970.
Data Integrity
Score - Meets Expectations
Rationale
RADM Fred L. Ames, USCG (Ret.), Assistant United States Trade Representative for Administration, and Mr. Les Shockley, Director of Budget and Finance, are the high-level senior officials accountable for the quality and objectivity of, and internal controls over, publically-disseminated USR spending information. The Procurement Office, Office of Administration, EOP, has responsibility for placing Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) data on usaspending.gov.
Open Government Webpage
Score - Meets Expectations
Rationale
USTR launched its Open Government Webpage in compliance with the Directive. USTR is committed to President Obama’s Open Government Initiative, helping to create a government that is transparent, participatory, and collaborative with the American people. USTR’s Webpage page allows for the American public to ask USTR questions, review Annual Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) reports, and contact USTR officials. As USTR works to create trade policy that benefits American workers and families, our Open Government initiative is a vital tool in maintaining an open dialogue with the American people.
Public Consultation
Score - Meets Expectations
Rationale
As USTR develops its Open Government Plan, we seek the public’s input on the information we currently provide on our content-rich website, www.ustr.gov. USTR’s website underwent an extensive redesign effort completed in June 2009. The redesign addressed a number of issues including compliance with Section 508 (accessibility for visually impaired). The new design enables flexible site growth and expansion, effectively communicates USTR’s brand, and is inviting to user interaction. The website enables Americans to follow trade policy news and updates, as well as to share their questions and their trade stories with USTR. USTR also launched social media outreach including Facebook and Twitter feeds, where Americans across the country and people around the globe can get the most up-to-date information about USTR's actions.
Open Government Plan
Score - Progress toward Expectations 
Rationale
USTR has completed a self-evaluation of their Open Government Plan, that details how the Plan meets the criteria of the Open Government Directive.