Open Government Partnership Marks First Anniversary

A year ago, President Obama and 46 other heads of state launched the Open Government Partnership, an initiative designed to increase transparency within governments around the world...

According to OpenTheGovernment.org, a watchdog group, the administration has made substantial progress in areas ranging from public participation in government to whistleblower protections for personnel. Patrice McDermott, the organization’s executive director, said the Obama administration put a great deal of work into the initiative, but it needed to do more to fulfill international commitments. The administration aims to implement the full tenets of the partnership by January 2013...