From The Inbox

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.

(You can also see our full record of Open Government Listening Sessions, or go back to the Open Government Initiative at Whitehouse.gov.)

Document Name	Submitted By	Date
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
Champions of Participation Executive Summary	AmericaSpeaks, Demos, Everyday Democracy, and the Harvard Kennedy School for Government	April 8, 2009
Champions of Participation Full Report of Proceedings	AmericaSpeaks, Demos, Everyday Democracy, and the Harvard Kennedy School for Government	April 8, 2009
Letter to the President on Whistleblower Protections	whistlebloweraction.org	April 1, 2009
HKS Open Government Comments	Harvard Kennedy School of Government	March 30, 2009
Designing 21st Century Governance Mechanisms	AmericaSpeaks	March 28, 2009
Strengthening Democracy	AmericaSpeaks	March 28, 2009
Public Deliberation: A Manager’s Guide to Citizen Engagement	AmericaSpeaks and The IBM Center for the Business of Government	March 28, 2009
Full Information Product Pricing (FIPP): Information Policies to Expand the Share of Worker and Environment Friendly Trade in the NAFTA Region	Digital Government Research Center	March 28, 2009
Core Principles for Public Engagement	The Public Engagement Principles Project	March 26, 2009
Champions of Participation II: A Conversation Between Federal Managers about the Open Government Directive	America Speaks, Demos, Everyday Democracy, and the Harvard Kennedy School for Government	March 26, 2009
Suggestions for Improving Transparency Policies	Harvard Kennedy School for Government	March 25, 2009
National Security Archive Recommendations for Open Government Directive	The National Security Archive at George Washington University	March 22, 2009
Collaboration on Government Secrecy: Letter to the CTO	Collaboration on Government Secrecy, American University Washington College of Law	March 21, 2009
Harnessing the Power of Digital Data for Science and Society	National Science and Technology Council	March 16, 2009
Public Service Applicants Bill of Rights	Partnership for Public Service	March 16, 2009
State of the Public Service: A Partnership for Public Service Initiative	Partnership for Public Service	March 16, 2009
Public Service Recognition Week 2009 Exhibitor Guide	Partnership for Public Service	March 16, 2009
State of the Public Service Conference: Report of Proceedings, June 2007	Partnership for Public Service	March 16, 2009