Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government

Citation: President Barack Obama, Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government (Jan. 21, 2009).

Overview
In the Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government, issued on January 21, 2009, the President called for the establishment of “a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration.” The President emphasized that “[k]nowledge is widely dispersed in society, and public officials benefit from having access to that dispersed knowledge.”