These are the current authorities under which the Open Government program is operating.
Authorities
- Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552
- Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a
- Open Government Act of 2007
- Executive Order 13,392, Improving Agency Disclosure of Information
- Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014
- Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1905
- Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
Executive Orders
- Executive Order (E.O.) 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
- Executive Order (E.O) 13571, Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service
- Executive Order (E.O) 13610, Identifying and Reducing Regulatory Burdens
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memoranda
- OMB M-09-12, President's Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government - Interagency Collaboration
- OMB Memorandum M-10-06, Open Government Directive
- OMB Memorandum M-10-11, Guidance on the Use of Challenges and Prizes to Promote Open Government
- OMB Memorandum M-10-22, Guidance for Online Use of Web Measurement and Customization Technologies
- OMB Memorandum M-10-23, Guidance for Agency Use of Third-Party Websites and Applications
- OMB Memorandum M-10-30, Science and Technology Priorities for the FY 2012 Budget
- OMB Memorandum M-11-02, Sharing Data While Protecting Privacy
- OMB Memorandum M-11-19, Retrospective Analysis of Existing Significant Regulations
- OMB Memorandum M-11-24, Implementing Executive Order 13571 on Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service
- OMB Memorandum M-12-18, Managing Government Records Directive
- OMB Memorandum M-13-13, Open Data Policy-Managing Information as an Asset
- OMB Memorandum M-14-06, Guidance for Providing and Using Administrative Data for Statistical Purposes
- OMB Memorandum M-14-12, Management Agenda Priorities for the FY 2016 Budget
- OMB Memorandum M-15-04, Strengthening Employee Engagement and Organizational Performance
- OMB Memorandum M-15-09, Guidance on Implementing the Federal Customer Service Awards Program
- OMB Memorandum M-15-12, Increasing Transparency of Federal Spending by Making Federal Spending Data Accessible, Searchable, and Reliable
- OMB Memorandum M-15-13, Policy to Require Secure Connections across Federal Websites and Web Services
- OMB Memorandum M-16-03, Guidance on Federal Information Security and Privacy Management Requirements
- OMB Memorandum M-16-16, 2016 Agency Open Government Plans
- OMB Memorandum M-16-21, Federal Source Code Policy: Achieving Efficiency, Transparency, and Innovation through Reusable and Open Source Software