Deadline for Fed Agency Open Government Plans Is Today, April 7

Today, April 7, is the deadline for federal agencies to publish their final "Open Government Plans."

As this issue of the WatchDog went to press, major environmental agencies had not yet posted their plans online. Look for them at:

• EPA Open Government Page.
• Interior Department Open Government Page.
• Energy Department Open Government Page.
• USDA Open Government Page.

The plans were mandated under President Obama's Open Government Initiative, originally ordered in a White House memo of December 8, 2009 .

• OpenTheGovernment.org: Open Government Plans Audit.
• Previous Stories: WatchDogs of March 24, 2010 and February 24, 2010.