HHS to unveil Open Government strategy

Via HHS E-News:

The Department of Health and Human Services invites you to participate in a live Webcast as the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services unveils its Open Government Plan.  This Plan seeks to take Open Government at HHS to the next level by expanding opportunities for sharing data with the public – especially though the use of new information and communications technologies.

What does this mean for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and how will it affect you? This webcast is an opportunity for you to ask these questions.  Please send your questions about our Open Government plan in advance to open@hhs.gov. We will try to answer as many of them as we can during the live Webcast.

We hope you can join Chief Technology Officer at HHS, Todd Park, Director of the Office of Policy at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Karen Milgate, Principal Deputy Commissioner of the Food & Drug Administration, Joshua Sharfstein and Acting Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs at HHS Jenny Backus as they discuss Open Government at HHS, and what it means for you.

The Webcast is this Wednesday, April 7, at 1:30 PM EDT. Join us live at hhs.gov/live.

This webcast will be a chance for you to understand how these improvements will affect you and how our plan will unfold in the coming weeks, months and years.

After the Webcast, visit www.hhs.gov/open to read and comment on our Plan.