Theme 1

Improve access to government data, research, and information

Status:

95% complete

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  • Theme 2

    Increase civic space to engage the public

  • Theme 3

    Transform government service delivery

  • Theme 4

    Counter corruption and ensure government integrity and accountability to the public

  • Theme 5

    Ensure equal justice under the law

Commitments

Expand the production, dissemination and use of equitable data

The Equitable Data Working Group aims to improve federal data collection for equity. In 2022, the group recommended the collection of and analysis of disaggregated data, use of existing federal data infrastructure, building capacity for equity assessments, forming diverse partnerships and providing tools for civil society to use and visualize data.


Sub-commitment
US0113.1

Description
The Federal Government commits to implement five recommendations from the Equitable Data Working Group, including by rechartering the Equitable Data Working Group as a subcommittee of the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s National Science and Technology Council.

Agency and subagency
Executive Office of the President
Office of Science and Technology Policy

Status
Complete


Sub-commitment
US0113.2

Description
The Subcommittee on Equitable Data will commit to publishing a public report synthesizing its findings on how Federal agencies can better collaborate with members of the public, especially from underserved communities, in collecting, analyzing, and using equitable data.

Agency and subagency
Executive Office of the President
Office of Science and Technology Policy

Status
Complete


Sub-commitment
US0113.3

Description
The Subcommittee on Equitable Data commits to creating a government-wide community of practice, including a listserv, learning assets such as “how to” guides, and regular webinars to share lessons learned across agencies.

Agency and subagency
Executive Office of the President
Office of Science and Technology Policy

Status
Complete


Sub-commitment
US0113.4

Description
To pilot data feedback loop strategies, over the next year the Subcommittee on Equitable Data commits to sharing public recommendations to individual Federal agencies received through past Requests for Information, and then sharing back publicly whether agencies can implement the recommendations and any relevant barriers to doing so.

Agency and subagency
Executive Office of the President
Office of Science and Technology Policy

Status
Complete


Sub-commitment
US0113.5

Description
The Subcommittee on Equitable Data commits to publishing a progress report in early 2023 on agency adoption of the recommendations of the Equitable Data Working Group, including agency case studies and recommendations to reduce barriers and accelerate equitable outcomes.

Agency and subagency
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Tech team

Status
Complete


Sub-commitment
US0113.6

Description
Further, the Subcommittee on Equitable Data Interagency Working Group, launched through Executive Order 14075, commits to publishing a Federal Evidence Agenda with public stakeholders.

Agency and subagency
Executive Office of the President
Office of Science and Technology Policy

Status
Complete


Sub-commitment
US0113.7

Description
In addition, the Director of OMB, through the Chief Statistician of the United States, is evaluating SOGI data practices across agencies, and plans to update reports, guidance, or directives, as needed, based upon the latest evidence, research, and stakeholder input, per Executive Order 14075.

Agency and subagency
Executive Office of the President
Office of Management and Budget

Status
Complete

Revise the federal standards for collecting and reporting race and ethnicity

The Office of Management and Budget, through the Chief Statistician of the United States, has convened an interagency technical working group composed of representatives from agencies that collect or use race and ethnicity data. The Working Group will review relevant research, engage with the public to gather input, compare data across federal agencies, and assess how federal programs serve diverse populations.


Sub-commitment
US0114.0

Description
The Working Group has committed to soliciting public input on its recommendations on race and ethnicity standards.

Agency and subagency
Executive Office of the President
Office of Management and Budget / Office of the Chief Statistician

Status
Complete

Ensure transparency in federal procurement through Made in America waivers

Promote civic engagement, transparency, and accountability while ensuring government purchases of goods and services support American businesses and workers.


Sub-commitment
US0115.0

Description
The federal government commits to expanding the coverage of waivers reported on the Made in America website, including by expanding to public interest and unreasonable cost waivers and making it easier to search for waivers related to both procurement and federal financial assistance (such as grants).

Agency and subagency
Executive Office of the President
Office of Management and Budget/Made in America Office

Status
Complete

Broaden public access to federally-funded research findings and data

Expand public access to Federally-funded research. Make scientific findings and data freely available to ensure transparency and enable innovation. Remove barriers by supporting under resourced institutions and promoting equal access to research funded by American taxpayers.


Sub-commitment
US0116.1

Description
Going forward, the government commits to supporting access to federally-funded science and data through several mechanisms, including through the National Science and Technology Council’s Subcommittee on Open Science.

Agency and subagency
Executive Office of the President
Office of Science and Technology Policy

Status
Complete


Sub-commitment
US0116.2

Description
The Government commits to supporting access to Federally-funded science and data by permitting researchers to include publication and data sharing costs in their research budget proposals to Federal grant programs.

Agency and subagency
Executive Office of the President
Office of Science and Technology Policy

Status
Complete


Sub-commitment
US0116.3

Description
The Government commits to supporting access to Federally-funded science and data by launching programs aimed at awarding more grants to early-stage researchers as well as encouraging a diverse pool of award applicants.

Agency and subagency
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Science and Society team

Status
Complete


Sub-commitment
US0116.4

Description
The Government commits to supporting access to Federally-funded science and data … by exploring new incentive structures to recognize institutions and researchers who are supporting public access to data and research.

Agency and subagency
Executive Office of the President
Office of Science and Technology Policy

Status
Complete

Streamline researcher access to confidential federal data for evidence building

Simplify access to confidential data for evidence building with the Standard Application Process. Support research by making it easier to find and access necessary data without navigating multiple websites.


Sub-commitment
US0117.0

Description
Leaders of the federal statistical system, led by the Chief Statistician of the United States, launched a Standard Application Process. This significant achievement is a launching pad for additional seamless support for greater evidence building.

Agency and subagency
Office of Management and Budget
Office of the Chief Statistician

Status
Complete

Expand online access to the National Archives, including for underserved communities

The National Archives and Records Administration will enhance its online catalog to improve public access to federal records. Over the next two years, NARA will launch a new site with better search capabilities and features and update archives.gov with a more user-friendly design. In collaboration with underserved communities, NARA will identify and prioritize important records for digitization and other projects, ensuring the records are more accessible and impactful.


Sub-commitment 
US0118.1

Description 
NARA commits to improving the catalog over the next two years by launching a new site with improved search experience and a new optical character recognition tool and by enhancing the catalog with expanded user contribution types.

Agency and subagency 
National Archives and Records Administration

Status 
Complete

Progress update: The National Archives is continuing to prioritize the implementation of improvement recommendations that will have the greatest impact on the National Archives Catalog. Search enhancements that began in July were completed in September 2024. The National Archives completed a replacement of the tool for creating optical character recognition (OCR). The National Archives Catalog now includes the display of optical character recognition (OCR) text when available for digitized and born-digital documents. About half of the Catalog digital content currently has OCR text available, and NARA is working to expand OCR coverage of the archival records in the Catalog. This increases accessibility in the Catalog and supports Citizen Archivist missions, where contributors can now copy extracted text and validate the transcription more quickly than before. Finally, in July 2024, NARA updated the Lifecycle Data Requirements Guide, adding a New Contributions Chapter. New contribution types will be added to the Catalog application programming interface (API). The new contribution types will be available in the Catalog in early 2026.

Evidence:


Sub-commitment 
US0118.2

Description 
In addition, NARA commits to using shared Federal web design standards and a human-centered design approach to update its flagship website, archives.gov, over the next two years.

Agency and subagency 
National Archives and Records Administration

Status 
In progress

Progress update: NARA secured funding in FY24 to support a full redesign of the Archives.gov website. NARA is currently in the acquisitions process for the selection of a web design and development vendor that will provide support for the website redesign. The redesign of the Archives.gov website is expected to be completed by mid-FY26.

Evidence: None.


Sub-commitment 
US0118.3

Description 
Last, NARA commits to engaging with underserved communities and working with community points of contact to identify and prioritize records in NARA’s holdings that are important and impactful to those communities. This effort, organized over the next two to four years, will result in meeting with community points of contact, identifying pertinent records, and prioritizing records for processing, description, digitization, bulk download, transcription, or potentially other collaborative projects.

Agency and subagency 
National Archives and Records Administration

Status 
Complete

Progress update: The National Archives has operationalized processes to identify, describe, and digitize records of highest interest to underserved communities and incorporated these principles into our regular agency practices. This work will continue into the future. Since July 2021, the National Archives has updated outdated descriptive language. NARA’s Reparative Description and Digitization Working Group (RDDWG) was established to bring together subject matter experts from across the agency to identify records that are of highest interest to previously underserved communities for expedited review and digitization. The RDDWG has integrated user feedback into mainstream agency practices.

Evidence:

Archival Description

Stakeholder Engagement: Digitization

Stakeholder Engagement: Community Driven Missions

 

Set governmentwide federal sustainability goals and establish agency plans, targets, and reporting

Meeting the governmentwide goals for net-zero emissions and clean energy will require major federal agencies to establish annual targets and report their progress publicly to ensure accountability.  To manage climate-related risks, agencies will create annual climate adaptation and resilience plans. Progress will be tracked through key metrics, with reports and data available to the public at www.sustainability.gov.


Sub-commitment
US0119.0

Description
The federal government commits to implementing this Executive Order (14057 on Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability) and making these annual reports, data, and scorecards measuring progress available to the public at sustainability.gov.

Agency and subagency
Executive Office of the President
Council on Environmental Quality

Status
Complete

Build public tools to advance environmental justice

The White House Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the U.S. Digital Service, and other relevant agency heads, will publish an annual Environmental Justice Scorecard detailing agency performance on environmental justice and ensuring accountability. The White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council is directed to create measures for addressing past and current environmental injustice, including tracking progress, public transparency, and increasing federal agency accountability.


Sub-commitment
US0120.0

Description
Executive Order 14008 on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, directs the White House Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the U.S. Digital Service, and other relevant agency heads, to publish an annual Environmental Justice Scorecard detailing agency environmental justice performance measures. The White House Environmental Justice IAC is also directed to develop performance measures to ensure accountability for work to address current and historic environmental injustice. The Environmental Justice Scorecard was created at the direction of President Biden to assess the Federal Government’s progress on advancing environmental justice, to provide transparency for the public, and to increase accountability for Federal agencies.

Agency and subagency
Executive Office of the President
Council on Environmental Quality

Status
Complete