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• This question pertains to openness and the Freedom of Information Act. Generally, are position descriptions releasable to applicants and others upon request or pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act?
  The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request is one way to obtain that information. Another is to request the position description from the posting agency by way of USAJOBS. You...
• What is an open government and what does it mean to OPM?
  An open government is transparent, participatory, and collaborative. Transparency means sharing data and information. Participation means hearing and implementing ideas from many kinds of people and organizations. Collaboration means engaging...
• What are OPM's open government flagship initiatives?
  A flagship initiative is a large project. All departments and agencies that were required to have an Open Government Plan also need to have one flagship initiative for the first...
• How can I find out more about open government?
  The Open Government Directive (M-10-06) of December 8, 2009 sets an unprecedented standard for a more transparent, participatory, and collaborative form of government. You can find out more about what...
• Why are OPM's open government flagship initiatives important to me?
  Much of the work of our initial flagship initiative involves learning more about the types of information and documents our stakeholders want from OPM. As we do so, to improve...
• What are the new initiatives for Version 2 of OPM's Open Government Plan?
  Besides our second flagship initiative, through which we will centralize our call centers and help desks, we have the following new initiatives: Enhancing OPM’s performance management culture ...
• What is transparency in the context of open government?
  In the context of Open Government, transparency means the following. This is necessarily an incomplete list, since transparency can take many forms: Making government information more accessible,...
• What is collaboration in the context of open government, and how does OPM collaborate with stakeholders?
  Collaboration implies partnership – two-way communication and working together to solve problems. To identify ways to become more open and evaluate our progress, we initially formed teams of members from...
• How has OPM collaborated with others in developing its open government flagship initiatives?
  We relied on teams of OPM employees and external stakeholders from other Federal agencies, “Good Government” interest groups, and academia to ensure we heard and entertained a wide range of...
• What is participation in the context of open government? How can I participate and share my open government ideas with OPM?
  The Open Government Directive states: "participation allows members of the public to contribute ideas and expertise so that their Government can make policies with the benefit of information that is...

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