Menu About Blueprint for Accountability Progress Report Recommendations Endorsers Contributors Press Contact Close Menu About Blueprint for Accountability Show sub menu Progress Report Recommendations Endorsers Contributors Press Contact Restoring Accountability in the Federal Government Scroll Down The Blueprint for Accountability recognizes that the president has the power to create a government that is both responsive to and representative of the public—and demands that whoever sits in the Oval Office ta
But what is an accountable government? For those who contributed to the Blueprint for Accountability, previously known as Accountability 2021 , it is a government that is both responsive to and representative of the public. It means the people have access to all government information necessary to hold the government accountable—not just the information those in power wish to disclose for political purposes. It means that the rule of law applies to public servants and that there will be consequences for th
The Blueprint for Accountability recognizes that the president has the power to create a more accountable government and demands that he take steps to do so. By encouraging agencies to use compliance mechanisms, hire qualified personnel and request budgets sufficient to ensure they can fulfill their mandates, the president can rebuild an ecosystem where our institutions truly act in the public interest. No single effort can remedy all of the ways our democratic institutions fail the people they are supposed