Overview
President Obama signed the Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government as his first executive action,
ushering in a new era of open and accountable government meant to bridge the gap between the American people
and their government:
The Obama Administration is reshaping government according to three core values:
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Transparency. Government should provide citizens with information about what their government is doing so that government can be held accountable.
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Participation. Government should actively solicit expertise from outside Washington so that it makes policies with the benefit of the best information.
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Collaboration. Government officials should work together with one another and with citizens as part of doing their job of solving national problems.
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The Administration has issued an Open Government Directive – written instructions to every government agency to
open its doors and its data to the American people.
The Open Government Directive and the Progress Report to the American People lay out how the Obama Administration
is breaking down long-standing barriers between the Federal government and the people it serves. The Directive
instructs agencies to take immediate, specific steps to open their doors and data to the American people.
At the U.S. Small Business Administration, we are working hard to become more transparent, participatory and
collaborative by providing data that has not been previously available in an open format and a mechanism for the public
to submit feedback. Within 120 days of December 8, 2009, SBA will develop and publish an Open Government Plan that
will describe how it will improve transparency and integrate public participation and collaboration into its activities.
Learn how you can receive updates to this site via SBA's Open page RSS feed.
Open Government Plan
SBA’s Open Government Plan establishes our roadmap for moving forward to create and institutionalize a culture of Open Government. The many items described in this plan will be prioritized and sub-plans to implement them will be constructed. As progress is made on this plan, accomplishments will be reflected here – on SBA’s Open Government webpage. The public is encouraged to comment on the plan and the milestones identified or offer suggestions for other transparency, participation, and collaboration opportunities. Comments can be sent to opengov@sba.gov.
Data Sources
To increase accountability, promote informed participation by the public, and create economic opportunity, SBA shall take prompt steps to expand access to information by making it available online in open formats. View Data Sources.
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Open Government Citizen Feedback
You are encouraged to provide feedback and share ideas during the development of our Open Government plans and beyond.
Got an idea? We want to hear it!
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Evaluating our Progress
Learn how SBA is evaluating its progress on providing access to high-value data sets, data integrity, an Open Government Webpage and public consultation to date. Learn more.
News and Updates
Records and Reports
Contact Us
If you have specific suggestions about data sets that we can make available, the priorities for making information
available or our Open Government plans, please e-mail us at
opengov@SBA.gov. For information about SBA’s programs
and services, please visit our contact section of the site.
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