Meghan Cook has been selected to participate in the US Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Open Government initiative. According to OPM, “We have determined the public can best be served by OPM if we improve our Knowledge Management infrastructure and the associated business processes.” Cook was selected because of her expertise in this area.

The goals stated in the Open Government Charter for the Flagship Initiative include:

• Collaborate with partner groups (technical, policy, academia, unions, employees, and the public) to research ideas, best practices, and various methodologies that can be used to implement our Flagship – Knowledge Management and Collaborative Technologies.
• Determine and provide options to the Core Team; who will recommend the best path forward to the Executive Board.
• Develop a project plan for implementation.
• Coordinate the implementation of the Flagship with attention to meeting stated milestones and measures.

More information about OPM’s open government initiative can be found at http://www.opm.gov/open/.