Ready for Open Government? Part 3

Launch Part 3 of Survey Results.

This is the last of a three part series on the Government Executive survey of federal managers' attitudes about open government and a discussion of those findings on the federal social networking site GovLoop. The first part provided results on how federal managers viewed the efficacy of open government and their agencies' ability to carry it out. The second segment discusses federal managers' use of social networking tools on the job and outside work. This last part presents managers' perspectives on the obstacles to open government.

The White House issued its long-awaited open government directive on Dec. 8, setting deadlines for agencies to publish more data online, improve the quality of that information and create a culture of openness.

The reaction to the directive has been mostly positive, but some technology specialists say agencies could find it difficult to meet the deadlines.

That is only part of the story. According to the survey, federal managers believe their agencies face many obstacles in deploying systems to open government. Maintaining cybersecurity, managing a consistent message to the public and having enough resources top the list of managers' concerns.

What does this mean for the future of the president's open government initiative? We want to know what you think, the managers who have been asked to create this new public space. Nextgov has teamed with the federal social networking site GovLoop to discuss the survey's findings. We invite you to read through the latest set of results here, then click on the link on this page or in the slide show to access GovLoop to post your thoughts, reactions, beliefs and respond to your colleagues' opinions.

If you haven't read the first or the second parts, please do. Then join the discussion on GovLoop.

Launch Part 3 of Survey Results.