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Promote Smart Disclosure to Ensure Timely Release of Information (US0025)

Overview

At-a-Glance

Action Plan: United States – First National Action Plan – 2011-2013

Action Plan Cycle: 2011

Status:

Institutions

Lead Institution: Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. National Science and Technology Council

Support Institution(s): Unclear

Policy Areas

Access to Information, Capacity Building, Open Data, Public Participation

IRM Review

IRM Report: United States First Progress Report 2011-2013

Early Results: No IRM Data

Design i

Verifiable: Yes

Relevant to OGP Values: Yes

Ambition (see definition): No Data

Implementation i

Completion:

Description

Promote Smart Disclosure. The government already discloses data to inform decision-making in many areas by, for example, providing access to comprehensive tools to facilitate the search for insurance options best suited to an individual’s specific needs. To build on this work, OMB recently issued guidance to Federal agencies on “smart disclosure.” We have also established a task force dedicated to promoting better disclosure policies. In response to this guidance, agencies and departments will work over the next year to ensure the timely release of complex information in standardized, machine-readable formats that enable consumers to make informed decisions in numerous domains.


Commitments

Open Government Partnership