HHS Open Government Plan
Version 1.1
We’re proud to release version 1.1 of our HHS Open Government Plan, reflecting valuable input we’ve gotten since the release of our initial Plan on April 7.
Version 1.1 is available as a downloadable PDF.and is open for comments below.
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Table of Contents
2 Leadership, Governance, and Culture Change
2.1 How We Developed Our Open Government Plan
2.2 How Open Government Efforts Will Be Led at HHS
2.3. How Open Government Supports Our Strategic Goals
2.4 How We Will Support Our Employees in the Pursuit of Open Government
2.5 How We Will Measure the Success of Open Government at HHS
2.6 How We Will Seek to Collaborate with Other Agencies on Open Government Efforts
2.7 How We Will Work with the Public
3.1 HHS Data Currently Available for Download
3.2 New High-Value Data Sets and Tools
3.3 New HHS Process for Ongoing Data Prioritization, Release, and Monitoring
3.4 Compliance with IT Dashboard, eRulemaking, Data.gov, Recovery.gov, and USASpending.gov Guidance
3.5 How HHS Will Inform the Public About the Business of Our Agency
3.6 How HHS Is Meeting Current Records Management Requirements
3.7 HHS and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
3.8 HHS and Congressional Requests for Information
3.9 HHS and Information Declassification
4 Participation and Collaboration
4.1 Participation – How HHS Currently Engages the Public
4.2 Collaboration – How HHS Agencies Work with Outside Entities
4.3 HHS Strategic Plan for Participation and Collaboration
4.4 Featured Activities for Participation and Collaboration
4.5 Looking Beyond the Horizon
5.1 CMS Dashboard
5.2 FDA Transparency Initiative
5.3 FDA-TRACK
5.4 FOIA Excellence







