Adopt recommendations of 1997 Commission on Government Secrecy

Adopt recommendations of the 1997 Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy. (#19258)

Agencies should provide summaries of all agency programs and services

(#19259)

Allow government employees to speak to journalists

Allow government employees to speak to journalists without tracking and control by public relations offices to foster newsgathering. (#19260)

Audit all political appointees

(#19257)

Create crowdsourced weekly progress reports

Create crowdsourced weekly progress reports where government employees rate and rank each other's announcements as being worth reporting upwards to the Secretary. (#19263)

Electronic voting subject to publication and verification

Electronic voting machine hardware and software, from the machine in the polling booth to the collection systems used to collate results, would be subject to publication and verification. (#19267)

Every agency required to develop a web 2.0 communications strategy

Every agency should be required to develop a web 2.0 communications strategy to set forth how it will use new media to accomplish its mission. (#19264)

Executive branch documents in downloadable and accessible formats

Executive branch documents, such as the Federal Register and the Compilation of Presidential documents, should be made available in downloadable and accessible formats. (#19268)

Identify common innovation platforms

Identify common innovation platforms – the basic frameworks needed across agencies for open government – and invest in builidng those. (#19265)

Publish a directory of who works in government

(#19255)

Publish a list of everyone who meets with the President

Publish a list of everyone who meets with the President, especially those were top donors to the campaign. (#19256)

Require that all public agency meetings be webcast *

(#19261)

Scientists can respond to media requests without pre-approval

Scientists should not be required to obtain pre-approval from public affairs before responding to a media request. (#19266)

Use innovative new technology to improve procurement strategies *

(#19269)