Thread: Napolitano Launches Public Engagement Website

Napolitano Launches Public Engagement Website

Release Date: February 8, 2010

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010

Web tool will increase transparency, collaboration as part of Open Government Initiative

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced the launch of a new online public engagement tool designed to solicit input from the public on ways to enhance transparency, participation, collaboration and innovation at the Department—part of President Obama's Open Government Directive.

"Creating an open, transparent, more efficient and effective government is one of our top priorities at the Department of Homeland Security," said Secretary Napolitano. "This new online tool allows the public to play a major part in our Department-wide efforts to enhance openness and accessibility."

The new online tool—available from Feb.6-March 19 at www.dhs.gov/open allows members of the public and interested stakeholders to submit ideas and suggestions on ways DHS can enhance transparency, participation, collaboration and innovation—while saving taxpayer money.

The ideas submitted will help guide the development of an official DHS Open Government plan.

On Dec. 8, 2009, President Obama issued the Open Government Directive to begin breaking down long-standing barriers between the federal government and the people it serves, and instructed agencies to take immediate, specific steps to open their doors and data to the American people. Agencies across the federal government will begin engaging the public through similar online tools this week.

For more information, visit www.dhs.gov/open

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Good work, JohnDoe2! Now getting Napolitano to pay attention will be the next thing...I think quantity will have something to do with it. We've tried quality.

I just posted this message for them.

AMERICANS KILLED BY ILLEGAL ALIENS

The federal government needs to list the name and home town of every American citizens killed by an illegal aliens since the Reagan amnesty in 1986 so that American citizens know what illegal aliens have really done to this country.

You can go to the site and vote it up or down.

I have posted several comments on this site.
Those people don't like my comments over there.
They voted down the first one by 8 more down than up
so I just had to add some more comments.
You can sing in and vote comments up or down or add your own comments at

http://openhomelandsecurity.ideascale.com/

I went in their and voted UP your ideas. Don't get discouraged; at this time it looks like most of the comments are coming from DHS staff regarding internal policies, and they may have simply identified you as an "outsider" i.e. US citizen. I'll try to come up with some things that pertain more to their protocol and operations. Gotta run now, will look at it tonight

Originally Posted by Captainron

I went in their and voted UP your ideas. Don't get discouraged; at this time it looks like most of the comments are coming from DHS staff regarding internal policies, and they may have simply identified you as an "outsider" i.e. US citizen. I'll try to come up with some things that pertain more to their protocol and operations. Gotta run now, will look at it tonight

THANK YOU

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Maybe the news release should read Napalitano launches website to track racist,terrorist,AMERICANS that are opposed to Illegal Immigration !!

Originally Posted by topsecret10

Maybe the news release should read Napalitano launches website to track racist,terrorist,AMERICANS that are opposed to Illegal Immigration !!

I'M NOT SCARED