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name="content" id="content"></a>Open Government Program<!-- InstanceEndEditable --> </h1> </div> <!--end pagetitle --> <div id="lefttext"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="lefttext" --> <p>The responsibility for the development and maintenance of Open Government policies, procedures, and guidance is handled through the Office of Privacy and Open Government, Open Government Program. The Open Government Program Office is also responsible for oversight of the Department of Commerce's Open Government program.</p> <p>From this page, you can link to those BOUs and their Open Government initiatives, learn about how the Open Government program is structured, and/or review our guidance and resources related to Open Government.聽 </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <table width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="32%" valign="top"><p align="center"> <span title="Click here for more information on the Department Open Government office"> <a href="og_contacts.html"><img src="/web/20231106235251im_/https://osec.doc.gov/opog/images/DOC Open Gov 116 x 49.png" width="116" height="49" alt="Open Government Program icon" longdesc="Privacy_Office.html"/></a></span></p> <div id="CollapsiblePanel1" class="CollapsiblePanel"> <div class="CollapsiblePanel" tabindex="0"> <span title="Click here for more information on the Department Open Government office"> <h2 align="center">DEPARTMENT OPEN GOVERNMENT OFFICE</h2> <p align="left">Departmental Open Government Officer and responsibilities, Open Government Mission Statement, and Open Government Senior Leaders (OGSL) authority and responsibilities.</p> </span> </div> <div class="CollapsiblePanelContent"> <div align="left"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20231106235251/https://osec.doc.gov/opog/About/SAOP_CPO.html">Director of Open Government</a></li> <li><a href="og_contacts.html#OGSL">Open Government Senior Leaders (OGSL)</a></li> <li><a href="og_contacts.html#RecM">Records Managers</a></li> <li><a href="og_contacts.html#SocialM">Social Media Leads</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div></td> <td width="2%" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="32%" valign="top"> <p align="center"> <span title="Click here for more information"> <a href="og_bou.html"><img src="/web/20231106235251im_/https://osec.doc.gov/opog/images/opengov.jpg" width="110" height="98" alt="BOU icon"/></a></span></p> <div id="CollapsiblePanel2" class="CollapsiblePanel"> <div class="CollapsiblePanel" tabindex="0"> <span title="Click here for more information on BOU Open Government"> <h2 align="center">BUREAUS AND OPERATING UNITS<br/> OPEN GOVERNMENT</h2> <p align="left">The responsibility for the development and maintenance of Open Government policies, procedures, and guidance is handled through the Office of Privacy and Open Government, Open Government Program Office.</p> </span> <ul> <ul> <ul> <li> <div align="left"><span title="Click here for more information on BOU Open Government" align="left"> The Open Government Program Office is responsible for oversight of the Department's Open Government program. </span></div> </li> <li> <div align="left"><span title="Click here for more information on BOU Open Government" align="left">The Department's Open Government operations are carried out across 14 bureaus and operating units (BOUs) or components.</span></div> </li> </ul> </ul> </ul> </div> <div class="CollapsiblePanelContent"> <div align="left"> <blockquote></blockquote> <ul class="smaller"> <li><a href="og_bou.html">BOU Open Government</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div></td> <td width="2%" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="32%" valign="top"> <p align="center"> <span title="Click here for more information"> <a href="og_plan.html"><img src="/web/20231106235251im_/https://osec.doc.gov/opog/images/figure_building_plan_from_blocks.jpg" width="110" height="98" alt="open government plan icon" longdesc="PII_BII.html"/></a></span></p> <div id="CollapsiblePanel3" class="CollapsiblePanel"> <div class="CollapsiblePanel" tabindex="0"> <span title="Click here for more information on open government plan"> <h2 align="center">OPEN GOVERNMENT PLAN</h2> <p align="left">OMB requires each Department/ Agency to publish an Open Government plan every two (2) years as well as publishing annual updates on the Department/Agency ongoing Open Government initiatives. The Commerce Open Government plan and Annual updates to ongoing initiatives can be found in this section.</p> </span> </div> <div class="CollapsiblePanelContent"> <ul> <li><a href="og_plan.html#current">Current Plan</a></li> <li><a href="Documents/Plans/m-16-16 2016 Agency Open Government Plans.pdf" target="_blank">Guidance</a></li> <li><a href="og_plan.html#retroreport">Bi-annual Retrospective Review Report</a></li> <li><a href="og_plan.html#previous">Previous Plans</a></li> </ul> </div> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><p align="right"><a href="default.html#content">Return to Top</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p align="center"> <span title="Click here for more information on open government archived website"> <a href="og_blogs.html"><img src="/web/20231106235251im_/https://osec.doc.gov/opog/images/OG_blog.jpg" width="120" height="96" alt="Open Government Blog icon" longdesc="laws_and_regs.html"></a></span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <div id="CollapsiblePanel4" class="CollapsiblePanel"> <div class="CollapsiblePanel" tabindex="0"> <span title="Click here for more information on open government archived website"> <h2 align="center">OPEN GOVERNMENT BLOG POSTINGS</h2> <p align="left">Open Government blog postings give each of the Department&rsquo;s twelve (12) components an opportunity to promote awareness about how they contribute to the Department&rsquo;s mission, as well as how they may touch the lives of Americans every day.</p> </span> </div> <div class="CollapsiblePanelContent"> <div align="left"> <ul> <li><a href="<li"><a href="og_blogs.html#current">Current Blog Postings</a></li> <li><a href="<li"><a href="og_blogs.html#archived">Archived Blog Postings</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div></td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><p align="center"> <span title="Click here for more information on open government laws, policies and guidances"> <a href="og_laws_and_regs.html"><img src="/web/20231106235251im_/https://osec.doc.gov/opog/images/og_logo.png" width="110" height="98" alt="Open Government laws and regs icon" longdesc="digital_policy.html"/></a></span></span> <div id="CollapsiblePanel5" class="CollapsiblePanel"> <div class="CollapsiblePanel" tabindex="0"> <span title="Click here for more information on open government laws, policies and guidances"> <h2 align="center">OPEN GOVERNMENT POLICIES, LAWS &amp; GUIDANCES</h2> <p align="left">General Open Government laws, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) policies and guidance, Departmental policies, and bureau/operating unit Open Government policies.</p> </span> </div> <div class="CollapsiblePanelContent"> <div align="left"> <ul> <li><a href="og_laws_and_regs.html">Authorities, Guidance, and Policies</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="og_laws_and_regs.html#Authorities">Authorities</a></li> <li><a href="og_laws_and_regs.html#EO">Executive Orders</a></li> <li><a href="og_laws_and_regs.html#OMBMemo">OMB Memorandum</a></li> <li><a href="og_laws_and_regs.html#OGPolicy">Commerce Open Policy</a></li> </ul> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><p align="center"> <span title="Click here for more information on open government reports"> <a href="og_reports.html"><img src="/web/20231106235251im_/https://osec.doc.gov/opog/images/Report.png" width="110" height="104" alt="reports icon" longdesc="resources.html"/></a></span></p> <div id="CollapsiblePanel6" class="CollapsiblePanel"> <div class="CollapsiblePanel" tabindex="0"> <span title="Click here for more information on open government reports"> <h2 align="center">OPEN GOVERNMENT REPORTS</h2> <p align="left">Some Agencies are required to publish reports in order to be in compliance with the various Open Government initiatives/executive orders. The Commerce Open Government reports are published in accordance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance and can be found in this section of the website.</p> </span> </div> <div class="CollapsiblePanelContent"> <div align="left"> <ul> <li><a href="og_reports.html" title="FOIA Annual Reports">Executive Order 13563 &amp; 13610 Reports</a></li> <li><a href="retrospectiveregs.html">Retrospective Review of Regulations Reports</a></li> </ul> </div> <p align="left">&nbsp;</p> </div> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><p align="right"><a href="default.html#content">Return to Top</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p align="center"> <span title="Click here for more information on open government resources"> <a href="og_resources.html"><img src="/web/20231106235251im_/https://osec.doc.gov/opog/images/resources.png" width="99" height="105" alt="Resources con" longdesc="Training.html"/></a></span></p> <div id="CollapsiblePanel7" class="CollapsiblePanel"> <div class="CollapsiblePanel" tabindex="0"> <span title="Click here for more information on open government resources"> <h2 align="center">RESOURCES</h2> <p align="left">List of Open Government-related resources.</p> </span> </div> <div class="CollapsiblePanelContent"> <div align="left"> <ul> <li><a href="og_resources.html#DOCRes">Commerce Resources </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231106235251/https://www.data.gov/">Data.gov </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231106235251/http://business.usa.gov/">BusinessUSA </a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div></td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><p align="center"> <span title="Click here for more information on open government training"> <a href="/web/20231106235251/https://osec.doc.gov/opog/Training.html#opengov"><img src="/web/20231106235251im_/https://osec.doc.gov/opog/images/Training.png" width="157" height="79" alt="training icon" longdesc="Reports.html"/></a></span></p> <div id="CollapsiblePanel8" class="CollapsiblePanel"> <div class="CollapsiblePanel" tabindex="0"> <h2 align="center" class="CollapsiblePanelClosed">TRAINING</h2> <span title="Click here for more information on open government training"> <p align="left">List of Open Government-related training opportunities.</p> </span> </div> <div class="CollapsiblePanelContent"> <div align="left"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20231106235251/https://osec.doc.gov/opog/Training.html#opengov">OG Training</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div></td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><p align="center"> <span title="Click here for more FAQ information"> <a href="/web/20231106235251/https://osec.doc.gov/opog/About/opog_faq_og.html"><img src="/web/20231106235251im_/https://osec.doc.gov/opog/images/FAQ.png" width="121" height="88" alt="FAQ icon" longdesc="FAQ.html"/></a></span></p> <div id="CollapsiblePanel9" class="CollapsiblePanel"> <div class="CollapsiblePanel" tabindex="0"> <span title="Click here for more FAQ information"> <h2 align="center" class="CollapsiblePanelClosed">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</h2> <p align="left">Frequently asked questions and factual information about the Open Government program.</p> </span> </div> <div class="CollapsiblePanelContent"> <div align="left"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20231106235251/https://osec.doc.gov/opog/About/opog_faq_og.html">OG FAQ</a></li> </ul> <p align="left">&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><p align="right"><a href="default.html#content">Return to Top</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p align="center"> <span title="Click here for more information on open government archived website"> <a href="Archive/index.html"><img src="/web/20231106235251im_/https://osec.doc.gov/opog/images/www.png" width="103" height="77" alt="Open Government Archive icon" longdesc="laws_and_regs.html"></a></span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <div id="CollapsiblePanel10" class="CollapsiblePanel"> <div class="CollapsiblePanel" tabindex="0"> <span title="Click here for more information on open government archived website"> <h2 align="center">OPEN GOVERNMENT ARCHIVED WEBSITE</h2> <p align="left">This section contains a link to the archived Commerce Open Government website content from April 2010 until August 1, 2016. This allows anyone to find all of the information previously published.</p> </span> </div> <div class="CollapsiblePanelContent"> <div align="left"> <ul> <li><a href="Archive/index.html">Archive Main page</a></li> <li><a href="Archive/news.html">Archive OG Plan page</a></li> <li><a href="Archive/freedom-information-act.html">Archive FOIA page</a></li> <li><a href="Archive/data-sets.html">Archive Data Sets page</a></li> <li><a href="Archive/news.html">Archive News Archive page</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div></td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <!-- <td><p align="center"> <span title="Click here for more information on open government laws, policies and guidances"> <a href="og_laws_and_regs.html"><img src="../images/og_logo.png" width="110" height="98" alt="Open Government laws and regs icon" longdesc="digital_policy.html" /></a></span></span> <div id="CollapsiblePanel5" class="CollapsiblePanel"> <div class="CollapsiblePanel" tabindex="0"> <span title="Click here for more information on open government laws, policies and guidances"> <h2 align="center">OPEN GOVERNMENT POLICIES, LAWS &amp; GUIDANCES</h2> <p align="left">General Open Government laws, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) policies and guidance, Departmental policies, and bureau/operating unit Open Government policies.</p> </span> </div> <div class="CollapsiblePanelContent"> <div align="left"> <ul> <li><a href="og_laws_and_regs.html">Authorities, Guidance, and Policies</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="og_laws_and_regs.html#Authorities">Authorities</a></li> <li><a href="og_laws_and_regs.html#EO">Executive Orders</a></li> <li><a href="og_laws_and_regs.html#OMBMemo">OMB Memorandum</a></li> <li><a href="og_laws_and_regs.html#OGPolicy">Commerce Open Policy</a></li> </ul> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><p align="center"> <span title="Click here for more information on open government reports"> <a href="og_reports.html"><img src="../images/Report.png" width="110" height="104" alt="reports icon" longdesc="resources.html" /></a></span></p> <div id="CollapsiblePanel6" class="CollapsiblePanel"> <div class="CollapsiblePanel" tabindex="0"> <span title="Click here for more information on open government reports"> <h2 align="center">OPEN GOVERNMENT REPORTS</h2> <p align="left">Some Agencies are required to publish reports in order to be in compliance with the various Open Government initiatives/executive orders. The Commerce Open Government reports are published in accordance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance and can be found in this section of the website.</p> </span> </div> <div class="CollapsiblePanelContent"> <div align="left"> <ul> <li><a href="og_reports.html" title="FOIA Annual Reports">Executive Order 13563 &amp; 13610 Reports</a></li> <li><a href="retrospectiveregs.html">Retrospective Review of Regulations Reports</a></li> </ul> </div> <p align="left">&nbsp;</p> </div> </div></td> </tr> --> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><p align="right"><a href="default.html#content">Return to Top</a></p></td> </tr> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --></div> <div id="bottomleft"> <h2 align="left">Questions and Comments</h2> <p align="left" class="highlight"><em>Send Questions or Comments on the Commerce Open Government program to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231106235251/mailto:Open@doc.gov">Open@doc.gov</a>.</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Office of Privacy and Open Government<br/> Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration<br/> U.S. Department of Commerce</p> <p>Page last updated:<!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="date updated" -->May 20, 2020<script type="text/javascript"> var CollapsiblePanel1 = new Spry.Widget.CollapsiblePanel("CollapsiblePanel1", {contentIsOpen:false}); 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