Open Government | NSF – National Science Foundation

In working to achieve transparency, public participation and collaboration, agencies across the government have established Open Government Web pages and asked the public for ideas and suggestions.

Open Government Plan

NSF Open Government Plan 4.0


https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=opengov

NSF Data Sources

NSF Web Content

Records and Reports

• Digital Strategy and Open Data
  
  As required by the Open Data Policy and OMB Open Data Supplemental Guidance, NSF maintains a Public Data Listing in the JSON, XML, and HTML formats comprising our inventory of publicly available agency datasets.
  https://www.nsf.gov/digitalstrategy





• Motor Vehicle Management
  
  NSF executive fleet vehicle disclosure.
  https://www.nsf.gov/open/motor_vehicle_management.jsp





• NSF Chief FOIA Officer Report
  https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=ogc15001





• NSF Conference Report
  
  OMB Memorandum M-12-12 requires federal agencies to report by January 31st of each year, information on all agency-sponsored conferences from the previous year where the net expenses for each single conference were in excess of $100,000. This report is also required to include the agency head’s waiver for any single conference with net conference expenses that exceeded $500,000.
  https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/conf_report.jsp




• NSF Data Quality Standards
  
  NSF has developed information quality guidelines designed to fulfill the OMB guidelines.
  https://www.nsf.gov/policies/infoqual.jsp





• NSF Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FY) 2014-2018
  Investing in Science, Engineering, and Education for the Nation’s Future sets the Foundation’s direction for the next five years.
  https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf14043




• Public Access Plan: Today’s Data, Tomorrow’s Discoveries: Increasing Access to the Results of Research Funded by the National Science Foundation
  
  NSF’s plan for increasing public access to the results of research NSF funds, builds on the Foundation’s long-standing commitment to data sharing and clear and open communication of research findings
  https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf15052





• Report of the 2009 Advisory Committee for GPRA Performance Assessment
  
  Performance Assessment at NSF is guided by the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA).
  https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf09068





• Review of Web Measurement and Customization Technologies
  
  NSF is required to review its use of web measurement and customization technologies annually to ensure compliance with all laws, regulations, and OMB guidance.
  https://www.nsf.gov/open/web_measurement.jsp

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