Open Government Plan Evaluation Criteria Directions: The enclosed list of 30 criteria is drawn directly from the text of the Open Government Directive. Please return this form to the White House Open Government team at opengov@ostp.gov by 5 pm on Friday, April 23rd. To complete the self-evaluation form, please indicate a response to each of the criteria as follows: Red (R) – plan does not satisfy the requirement Yellow (Y) – plan partially satisfies the requirement Green (G) – plan fully satisfies the requirement N/A - not applicable because agency does not engage in that activity or area Please include any explanatory comments on the last page. Optional: If you wish, please provide the page range for the relevant section of the plan that is the basis for your answer to each question. To be entered Formulating the Plan in the Open 1 Multidisciplinary Collaboration 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Multidisciplinary Collaboration Was multidisciplinary collaboration involved in formulating the plan? 1 1 Time 1 Public Consultation 2 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Public Consultation Was public consultation involved in crafting the plan? 1 1 Time 1 Plan Publishing 3 1 1 Time 1 Open Format and Timeliness Was the plan published in an open format, online, on time and on the open government page and with raw data? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Public Engagement Plan 4 1 1 Time 1 Public Engagement Plan Is there a plan for continued public engagement as part of the review and modification of the open government plan? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Transparency Strategic Action Plan 2 Strategic Action Plan 5 1 1 Time 1 Strategic Action Plan Does the plan contain a strategic action plan that inventories agency high-value information currently available for download? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Public Use Plan 6 1 1 Time 1 Public Use Plan Is there a plan to foster the public’s use of this information to increase public knowledge and promote public scrutiny of agency services? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 High Value Information 7 1 1 Time 1 High Value Information Does the action plan identify high value information not yet available and establish a reasonable timeline for publication online in open formats with specific target dates? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Electronic Information 8 1 1 Time 1 Electronic Information For agencies providing public information in electronic format: Is there a plan for timely publication of underlying data for public information maintained in electronic format? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Key Audiences 9 1 1 Time 1 Key Audiences Does the plan identify key audiences for information and their needs, and the agency endeavors to publish high-value information for each of those audiences in the most accessible forms and formats? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Educational Materials 10 1 1 Time 1 Educational Materials Is there a plan to demarcate educational material as free for re-use? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Transparency Initiatives 11 1 1 Time 1 Transparency Initiatives Does the plan detail compliance with transparency initiative guidance, and where gaps exist, detailed steps the agency is taking and the timing to meet the requirements for each initiative: * Data.gov * eRulemaking * IT Dashboard * Recovery.gov * USAspending.gov 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Public Information 12 1 1 Time 1 Public Information Are there details of proposed actions (with clear milestones) to inform the public of significant actions and business of the agency (e.g. agency public meetings, briefings, press conferences, town halls)? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Records Management 13 1 1 Time 1 Records Management Does the plan address existing record management requirements by providing: * Website link * Identifying and scheduling all electronic records * Timely transfer of all permanently valuable records to the National Archives 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 FOIA 14 1 1 Time 1 Does the plan address FOIA by providing: * Website link? * Staffing, organizational structure, and process for responding to FOIA requests? * Assessment of capacity to analyze, coordinate and respond to requests in a timely manner? * If there is a significant FOIA backlog, details on how the agency will reduce the backlog by 10% each year? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Congressional Requests 15 1 1 Time 1 Congressional Requests Does the plan address congressional requests by providing a: Website link? Staffing, organizational structure, and process for responding to Congressional requests? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Declassification 16 1 1 Time 1 Declassification Does the plan address declassification, if applicable by providing a: Website link? Where the public can learn about declassification programs, accessing declassified materials, and provide input about what types of information should be prioritized for declassification? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Participation 3 Participation Improvement 17 1 1 Time 1 Participation Improvement Does the plan explain how the agency will improve participation, including steps the agency will take to revise its current practices to increase opportunities for public participation in and feedback on the agency’s core mission activities (including proposed changes to internal management and administrative policies to improve participation)? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Public Engagement Links 18 1 1 Time 1 Public Engagement Links Does the plan describe and provide links to websites for the public to engage in existing participatory processes? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Feedback Mechanisms 19 1 1 Time 1 Feedback Mechanisms Are there proposals for new feedback mechanisms (including innovative tools and practices for public engagement)? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Collaboration 4 Other Government Agencies 20 1 1 Time 1 Other Government Agencies Does the plan list steps the agency will take to revise its current practices to further collaboration: With other Federal and non-Federal government agencies? Including the use of technology platforms to this end? Other Federal Agencies PerformerBeneficiary Non-Federal Government Agencies PerformerBeneficiary 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 The Public 21 1 1 Time 1 The Public Does the plan list steps the agency will take to revise its current practices to further collaboration: With the public? Including the use of technology platforms? The Public 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Non-Profit and Private Entities 22 1 1 Time 1 Non-Profit and Private Entities Does the plan list steps the agency will take to revise its current practices to further collaboration: With non-profit and private entities? Including technology platforms? Non-Profit Entities Private Entities 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Collaboration Links 23 1 1 Time 1 Collaboration Links Are there links to websites that describe existing collaboration efforts of the agency? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Innovative Methods 24 1 1 Time 1 Innovative Methods Does the plan describe the Innovative methods (e.g. prizes and collaborations) to increase collaboration with the private sector, non-profit, and academic communities? Private Sector Non-Profit Community Academic Community 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Flagship Initiative 5 Specific Flagship Engagement 25 1 1 Time 1 Specific Flagship Engagement Does the plan include at least one specific flagship engagement? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Overview 26 1 1 Time 1 Overview Does the description provide an overview of the initiative: how it addresses one or more of the three openness principles and how it aims to improve agency operations? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 External Partners 27 1 1 Time 1 External Partners Does it identify external partners for collaboration (if appropriate)? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Public Participation Plan 28 1 1 Time 1 Public Participation Plan Is there a plan for public participation in contributing innovative ideas to the flagship? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Metrics 29 1 1 Time 1 Metrics Does the description explain how the improvements to transparency, participation and/or collaboration will be measured? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 Sustainability and Improvement 30 1 1 Time 1 Sustainability and Improvement Does the flagship include a description of sustainability and room for improvement? 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 1 1 Time 1 2010-07-28 http://www.whitehouse.gov/open/documents/evaluation Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net