Oonce again Obama is doing nothing

[impik]

On Tuesday, the Obama administration acted on a promise the president made on his first day in office -- to make government agencies more transparent, participatory and collaborative via an "Open Government Directive." Transparency-in-government advocacy groups hailed the announcement.

The Open Government Directive will make an Open Government memo released in May operational by directing agencies to take specific actions during the course of a two-year timeline. The White House announced the directive during a live online chat with Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra and Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra. Kopra solicited public comment on the directive through the White House Open Government


The day after his Inauguration, Obama declared, "Information will not be withheld just because I say so. It will be withheld because a separate authority believes my request is well grounded in the Constitution. Let me say it as simply as I can, transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency."

Ellen Miller, director of the nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation, said Tuesday that Obama followed through on his promise.

"The Open Government Directive issued today demonstrates the seriousness of administration's commitment to data transparency and citizen engagement," said Miller in a statement. "It is evidence that the administration recognizes that transparency is government's responsibility. At the same time, it shows the administration is matching aspirational goals with concrete policies and accountability measures."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/08/open-government-directive_n_384018.html

Read Read budget director Peter Orszag's announcement here:

http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/m10-06.pdf


http://www.whitehouse.gov/open

[Cha]

1. Yeah, I know there's a lot

of crap on this board trying to push that meme but I never did take any stock in it.

[Undercurrent]

2. LOL

Yup. Once again that turncoat Obama is doing... oh wait... ;-)

[juajen]

14. Everyone on here knows that I did not support Pres. Obama

for the dem. nomination.

However, I am pretty sick of nit picking. Obama, so far, IMHO, is doing the best he can with an intolerable situation. The pugs had eight years to destroy the whole government with their insidious behavior; it will take longer than a year for Pres. Obama to dog paddle through these treacherous waters, let alone do the breast stroke to victory. He will make mistakes on the way, no doubt about it, but this man deserves for us, his constituency, to show some faith in his leadership and integrity.

[sharp_stick]

3. Lazy bastard that he is

This isn't change that I voted fo.... Oh wait, yes it is.

K&R

[saracat]

4. Might be interesting for some to know what is really thought about that program by those the work it

Much is not what it may appear.Most who work for it know it for what it is.

[sharp_stick]

5. I'm sorry but what?

I have no idea what you are getting at here.

[saracat]

6. Just that those who write this policy know what it is not and that it is not as advertised

[mkultra]

9. another baseless backhanded slap by a primary loser

[saracat]

11. Actually it isn't but whatever. Just saying those who write the policy have a different view.

I am not the one stuck on primary.That was long ago.

[Skittles]

13. it's one of their imagined insults, saracat

it's sad

[Clio the Leo]

7. Kick NT

[ClarkUSA]

8. Where are the idiots who think Obama = Bush when you want them?

:kick:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

10. Post #4.

[HughMoran]

12. Post #ignored

Funny how I've got it down to a science - usually the instigators in any thread are "ignored".

[Vidar]

15. He's pretty good at rebranding Reaganism as well.