The survey asked questions regarding sustainability initiatives that have been undertaken by local governments. Over 2,000 local governments responded to the survey. The survey was developed by ICMA’s Center for Sustainable Communities, the Center for Urban Innovation at Arizona State University, the Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability, and the Alliance for Innovation.

The Obama administration’s Open Government initiative places a strong emphasis on increasing collaboration— among agencies as well as with citizens and other stakeholders— to achieve more effective program and mission results. Agencies have developed their required Open Government Plans, but many of these plans lack details on how to successfully conduct collaborative efforts, especially on the front lines of government.

Vice President for Sustainability, United States Postal Service (USPS)

Public sector organizations face increasing pressure to ensure that programs are well managedand results-oriented, and meet the needs of their constituents—namely, the Americanpublic. Citizens expect and deserve quality services in return for their investment (i.e., taxdollars) whether they are receiving Social Security checks, undergoing medical treatmentat veterans’ hospitals, obtaining assistance in response to natural disasters, visiting nationalparks, or receiving any other government services at the federal, state, or local level.

 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Information Management andTechnology, and Deputy Chief Information OfficerU.S. Department of Defense

Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesU.S. Department of Homeland Security

Associate Director of National Intelligence for Human CapitalOffice of the Director of National Intelligence

  Chief Human Capital OfficerU.S. Department of Energy

Chief of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information OfficerU.S. Air Force