Open Government Plan Draft Content

Executive Summary

The United States Department of Transportation

I. Formulating the DOT Open Government Plan

• Open Government Overview
  • The Open Government Directive
  • Agency Open Government Plans
• DOT’s Approach to Plan and Achieve Open Government
  • Open Government Leadership Structure
  • Open Government Approach and Process
  • Solicitation of Public Feedback
• Open Government Process Work Products
  • Assess Phase Work Products
  • Plan Phase Work Products
  • Work Products to be Used in Further Phases

II. Open Government Strategic Direction and Goals

• Alignment with the DOT Strategic Plan
• Critical Technology, Policy and Culture Issues to Consider
  • Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
  • Key Challenges
• Open Government Strategic Goals, Outcomes, and Performance Measures

III. Open Government Strategies

• Strategic Action Plan for Data Transparency and the DOT Data Inventory
• Enhancing the Role of Public Feedback, Participation, and Collaboration in Key Mission Areas
  • Opportunities to Participate and Collaborate in Existing DOT Efforts
• Enhancing External Collaboration with Innovative Methods
• Changes to Internal Governance and Policies to Improve Transparency, Participation and Collaboration

IV. DOT Specific Open Government Initiatives

• Flagship Initiative
• Proposals for New Feedback Mechanisms
• Proposals for New Collaboration Platforms

V. Compliance with Information Dissemination Requirements

• Compliance with Transparency Initiatives
• Records Management Program
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Program
• Congressional Requests for Information
• De-Classification Program
• Public Notification for Proposed Actions