Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. The U.S. Census Bureau’s Policy Coordination Office, Freedom of Information Act and Open Government Branch, invites you to join us for an opportunity to learn more about the principles of FOIA and Open Government and to exchange ideas.

Sunshine Week Event - Celebrating Openness

Download Sunshine Week - Agenda [PDF - <1.0 MB]

The kick-off event was held on March 15, 2016 at the Department of Commerce Auditorium in Washington DC.

Sunshine Week Workshops

Download Sunshine Week - Workshops [PDF - <1.0 MB]

Workshops were held on March 16-17, 2016 at the Census Bureau, Suitland, Maryland.

Sunshine Week Kick Off Celebration Presentations

The following workshops are available to download.

Melanie Pustay, Director of the Office of Information Policy
U.S. Department of Justice

Laying the Foundation of Open Government: FOIA at 50 [<1.0 MB]

Laurence Brewer, Acting Chief Records Officer
National Archives and Records Agency

Protect Records Today–Protect Rights Tomorrow [2.3 MB]

Amy Gaskins, Big Data Project Director
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce

The NOAA Big Data Project Overview [1.2 MB]

Alexander S. Cohen, IT Specialist, Enterprise Architecture
Chief Technology Office
U.S. Census Bureau

CitySDK Overview [11.0 MB]

Joey Hutcherson, Deputy Director
Office of Privacy and Open Government
U.S. Department of Commerce

Commerce Open Government [2.4 MB]

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