JUNE 28, 2024

The General Services Administration detailed the creation of its new advisory committee for improving governmental transparency efforts in a post to the Federal Register on Friday.

The advisory committee’s creation comes after the Biden administration in late 2022 released its version of the open government plan, which aims to improve access to government information, increase public engagement and update the delivery of federal services.

That plan — the fifth iteration of an initiative that dates back to the Obama administration — includes broad goals like expanding access to federally-funded research as well as specific actions, such as a multi-year effort by the National Archives and Records Administration to improve its catalog of federal records and create a better user experience for its main website and others.

The new Open Government Federal Advisory Committee will counsel GSA on programs to “increase public access to government data and records, to advance equity in open government efforts, to engage the public in the regulatory process and to improve the delivery of government services and benefits through expert advice,” according to an April 2024 statement from the agency.

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