As part of the Open Government initiative, the U.S. federal government has set up a series of platforms to inform, educate, engage and collaborate with the public. This document categorizes the existing platforms based on their OG contributions, goals, audience, processes, and observed outcomes.

1. Open government platforms in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government
Platform
Item
Archive.gov ITDashboard
.gov
Performance.
gov
Data.gov Ready.gov Regulations.
gov
Petitions.
Whitehouse.
gov
Challenge.
gov
Healthcare.
gov
Goal Information,
education
Information,
education
Information,
education
Information,
education
Information,
education
Inclusion of
diverse
knowledge in
the policy
making
process
First
amendment:
constitutional
right to
petition1
Solutions to
public
management
problems
Provide
online
marketplace
Audience
(crowd)
The public The public,
internal
government
stakeholders
(Congress,
etc.)
The public,
internal
government
stakeholders
(Congress,
etc.)
The public,
civic hackers,
business &
nonprofit
sector
The public,
Students,
educators
The public
impacted by
suggested
policy,
knowledge-
able
contributors,
professionals
The public,
civic
engagement
groups
Amateur,
professional
problem
solvers
The
uninsured
public,
healthcare
providers
Process Information
display
Data sets by
agency & IT
project
Links to
agency-
specific
reports
Data sets &
apps display
Display
information,
learning
material, use
social media
campaigns to
reach out to
attract
attention
Post draft
policies,
collect
comments,
rewrite, move
policy into
decision-
making
process
Search
existing
petitions, vote
Submit new
petition,
solicit votes
Response
General
solicitation,
solution
submission,
review,
participatory
improvement,
selection, pay
prize
Marketplace:
Select
location
(state),
redirect to
state sites
Outcomes Searchable,
accessible
online
archive of
artifacts,
records
Provide
actionable
information
for policy
makers and
agency
decisions
makers
Provide
actionable
information
for policy
makers and
agency
decisions
makers
Reuse of
government
data, apps,
business
opportunities,
reduce # of
FOIA
requests
Behavioral
change:
public
awareness,
preparedness,
reaction to
government
alerts
Increased
public
awareness for
new policies,
lower
conflicts and
implementati
on challenges
Guarantee
freedom of
speech and of
the press
Innovative
incremental,
radical
innovations in
government
and for
economic
development
Increase
(access to)
public health
by providing
universal
healthcare,
economic
development
Main
contri-
bution
Transparency
Online
marketplace
Participation
Collaboration
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the
press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. -The First Amendment, United States
Constitution