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Current Action Plan

2022-2024

Action Plan 5

  • Number of Commitments: 36
  • Policy Area Focus: Not specified

The United States fifth national action plan is extensive; addressing a wide range of relevant public policy issues. However, it has overall limited potential to achieve significant change in government practices. Developed primarily through a top-down approach, it largely reflects government priorities rather than those of civil society. Many commitments are part of ongoing government initiatives or mandated by legislation. Going forward, the government should establish a collaborative relationship with civil society to jointly develop, implement, and track commitments in line with OGP Participation and Co-Creation Standards. (More)

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Contact

Point of Contact

Kiril Jakimovski Anti-Corruption & Governance Policy Officer, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Office of Multilateral and Global Affairs, U.S. Department of State JakimovskiK@state.gov
Daniel W. York Open Government Secretariat, U.S. General Services Administration OpenGovernmentSecretariat@gsa.gov
Jennifer Anderson Lewis Senior Anti-Corruption Advisor, Anti-Corruption Center | DRG Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development | USAID jenlewis@usaid.gov

Commitments

Resources

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  1. United States – Process Update Letter (September 2024)

    2024, Letter, Web page

  2. United States Action Plan Review 2022–2024

    2024, IRM Report, Web page

  3. United States Action Plan Review 2022-2024 – For Public Comment

    2023, Report Comments, Web page

  4. United States – Contrary to Process Letter (August 2023)

    2023, Letter, Web page

  5. United States Results Report 2019-2022

    2023, IRM Report, Web page

  6. United States Action Plan 2022-2024 (December)

    2022, Action Plan, Web page

  7. Seize the Moment: Reviving the U.S. OGP Process with the new Biden Administration

    2021, Research Product, Web page

  8. United States Design Report 2019-2021

    2021, IRM Report, Web page

  9. Access to Justice Offices Leading on Justice in OGP

    2021, Resource, Web page

  10. Los Angeles – Letter of Support

    2021, Letter, Web page

  11. United States – Government Response to Contrary to Process Letter (April 2021)

    2021, Letter, Web page

  12. United States – Contrary to Process Letter (March 2021)

    2021, Letter, Web page

  13. United States Design Report 2019–2021 – For Public Comment

    2020, Report Comments, Web page

  14. The State of Open Government in the U.S. – A Comparative Empirical Analysis of U.S. Performance under NAP3 Relative to U.S.-NAP2 and OECD Peers

    2019, Research Product, Web page

  15. United States Action Plan 2019-2021

    2019, Action Plan, Web page

  16. Austin, United States – Notification of Late Action Plan (Cohort Shift) – January 2019

    2019, Letter, Web page

  17. United States – Notification of Late Action Plan (Procedural Review) – January 2019

    2019, Letter, Web page

  18. Austin, United States Action Plan 2019-2021

    2019, Action Plan, Web page

  19. Early Results of Open Government Partnership Initiatives (2018)

    2018, Research Product, Web page

  20. Austin Final IRM Report 2017

    2018, IRM Report, Web page

  21. Austin Final IRM Report 2017 – For Public Comment

    2018, Report Comments, Web page

  22. United States End-of-Term IRM Report 2015-2017

    2018, IRM Report, Web page

  23. United States End-of-Term Report 2015-2017 – For Public Comment

    2018, Report Comments, Web page

  24. United States 2017 Late SAR Letter – February 2018

    2018, Letter, Web page

  25. United States Mid-Term Report 2015-2017

    2018, IRM Report, Web page

  26. United States – Cohort Shift Letter – January 2018

    2018, Letter, Web page

  27. OGP Letter – United States – December 2017

    2017, Letter, Web page

  28. OGP Report Card – United States (2017)

    2017, IRM Report, Web page

  29. Austin Preliminary IRM Review 2017 – For Public Comments

    2017, Report Comments, Web page

  30. United States – Action Plan Delay (2017)

    2017, Letter, Web page

  31. United States Mid-Term Progress Report 2015-2017 – For Public Comment

    2017, Report Comments, Web page

  32. What’s in a Name? A comparison of ‘open government’ definitions across seven OGP members

    2017, Research Product, Web page

  33. United States End-of-Term Report 2013-2015

    2017, IRM Report, Web page

  34. Austin, United States Action Plan

    2016, Action Plan, Web page

  35. USA Mid-Term Self-Assessment Report 2015-2017

    2016, Self Assessment, Web page

  36. United States Final Self-Assessment on Second Action Plan 2013-2015

    2016, Self Assessment, Web page

  37. Leadership Austin Letter of Endorsement

    2016, Letter, Web page

  38. Open Austin Letter of Endorsement

    2016, Letter, Web page

  39. United States Progress Report 2013-2015

    2016, IRM Report, Web page

  40. Let the Sunshine In: An Assessment of the OGP

    2016, Research Product, Web page

  41. United States Second Action Plan 2013-2015

    2015, Action Plan, Web page

  42. United States Action Plan 2015-2017

    2015, Action Plan, Web page

  43. Open Government Awards Booklet

    2015, Web page

  44. United States, Midterm Self-Assessment Report, 2013-15

    2015, Self Assessment, Web page

  45. United States SC Application Letter

    2014, Letter, Web page

  46. Case Study (2014): Promoting Innovation through International Collaboration in the USA

    2014, Research Product, Web page

  47. United States First Progress Report 2011-2013

    2013, IRM Report, Web page

  48. United States’ Self-Assessment Report

    2013, Self Assessment, Web page

  49. United States – First National Action Plan – 2011-2013

    2011, Action Plan, Web page

Current Data

The data below is updated periodically, most often after large numbers of new action plans and IRM reports.

Commitment Performance

The following variables answer the question “Did this commitment open government?“, and focus on how government practices have changed as a result of the commitment’s implementation.

Key

No IRM data

Pending IRM Review

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Major
Outstanding
Starred Commitments
Action Plan 1
Action Plan 2
6
0
2
Action Plan 3
6
2
4
Action Plan 4
2
0
0

Global

Most per action plan
4
7

Regional

Most per action plan
2
7

How to Get More Starred Commitments

Starred commitments in OGP are one of the ways the IRM designates promising reforms. The graph below shows where the major areas for improvement in action plan design and implementation should take place based on past action plans.

Key

Stars (Global average 7%)

Focus on implementation

Focus on design

Pending IRM review

No IRM data

Focus on design

Focus on objectives and impact (ambition/potential impact)

Focus on relevance to open government

Focus on verifiability

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Action Plan 1

Public Participation

This table shows: 1) the level of public influence during the development and implementation of OGP action plans, 2) whether consultations were open to any member of the public or only to those invited; and 3) whether a forum existed that met regularly.

Key

Participation was closed

Participation was open to any interested party

No IRM data

Forum

Pending IRM review

Definitions

Collaborate: Iterative dialogue and public helped set agenda

 

Involve: Government gave feedback on public inputs

 

Consult: Public gave input

 

Inform: Government provided public with information on plan

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Collaborate
Involve
Consult
Inform
No Consultation

Development

Action Plan 1
Action Plan 2
Action Plan 3
Action Plan 4
Collaborate
Involve
Consult
Inform
No Consultation

Implementation

Action Plan 1
Action Plan 2
Action Plan 3
Action Plan 4

OGP Global Report Data

The data below is drawn from the 2019 OGP Global Report. You can view and learn more about the report here.

Selected Dimensions of Open Government

This section captures how each OGP member can play a leadership role, based on IRM-based findings and third-party scores. This list does not cover all of open government and OGP members are not required to take any action.

Action implications

These are recommendations on the role that each OGP member might play in each policy area. The recommendations are derived from a combination of the IRM-based findings and third-party scores.

IRM-based findings

Reflect the performance of commitments in a particular policy area, as assessed by the IRM.

 

(NC) No Commitments
(CA) Commitment(s) in the policy area.
(IR) IRM-Reviewed: At least one IRM-assessed commitment.
(C) Was Complete: At least one commitment was substantially or fully completed.
(A) Was Ambitious: At least one commitment with moderate or transformative potential impact.
(ER) Showed Early Results: At least one commitment opened government in a “Major” or “Outstanding” way.

Third-party scores

Reflect “real-world” performance, i.e., performance outside of the OGP framework. Scores are comprised of various indicators collected by respected organizations.

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Anti-Corruption

Beneficial Ownership
Action Implications
Implement for Results
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
0 Sources
Open Contracting
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.01 Sources

Civic Space

Freedom of Assembly
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.21 Sources
Freedom of Association
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.73 Sources
Defending Journalists and Activists
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.45 Sources

Open Policy Making

Participation in Lawmaking
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.27 Sources
Regulatory Governance
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
4.00 Sources

Access to Information

Right to Information
Action Implications
Implement for Results
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.57 Sources
Open Data (Water / Sanitation)
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
0 Sources
Open Data (Health)
Action Implications
Implement for Results
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.67 Sources
Open Data (Education)
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.50 Sources

Fiscal Openness

Transparency
Action Implications
Implement for Results
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.72 Sources
Participation
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
0.88 Sources
Oversight
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.32 Sources

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