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Recommendations to Improve Federal Gov’t Websites Available to the Public

Final Report of the Interagency Committee on Government Information, Submitted to The Office of Management and Budget, June 9, 2004. From the Summary of Recommendations:

  • 1. Citizens must be able to identify official federal government websites and trust that those websites will provide current and accurate government information.
  • 2. Federal public websites must be written and organized from the audiences’ point of view.
  • 3. Federal public websites must be designed and written to ensure they are easy to access and use.
  • 4. To promote seamless government, federal organizations must work to simplify and unify information across the government.
  • 5. Federal organizations must establish priorities and a schedule for posting content on their public websites.
  • 6. Organizations must continue to comply with existing federal laws, regulations, and policies.
  • 7. Developing web content policies and requirements for federal public websites is an ongoing process, requiring structure.
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