Joseph A. Fredericks
Director, Public Information
U.S. Agency for International Development
Ronald Reagan Building
Washington, D.C. 20523-1000 openusaid@usaid.gov
The U.S. Agency for International Development is committed to the President's Open Government initiative, upholding the values of transparency, participation, and collaboration in tangible ways that benefit the American people:
Transparency. Government should provide citizens with information about what their government is doing so that government can be held accountable.
Participation. Government should actively solicit expertise from outside Washington so that it makes policies with the benefit of the best information.
Collaboration. Government officials should work together with one another and with citizens as part of doing their job of solving national problems.
As part of this effort, we are inviting the public to give us your ideas on how we can:
Work better with others inside & outside the government
Solicit feedback from the public
Improve the availability & quality of information
Be more innovative & efficient
Create USAID's Open Government Plan.
News and Updates
04/07/2010: USAID Publishes Open Government Plan USAID has published its Open Government Plan, outlining the Agency's plans for making operations and data more transparent, and expanding opportunities for citizen participation, collaboration, and oversight. Read the USAID Open Government Plan here. (pdf, 264kb)
02/06/2010: OpenAID Portal Launches
The OpenUSAID web portal for public participation has been created, and will begin accepting ideas and comments from the public on February 6, 2010. Please see the Terms of Participation for this portal before submitting ideas and comments. Ideas may also be submitted via E-mail.
