These are the current authorities under which the Open Government program is operating.

Authorities

• Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552
• Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a
• Open Government Act of 2007 
• Executive Order 13,392, Improving Agency Disclosure of Information
• Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014
• Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1905
• Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995

Executive Orders

• Executive Order (E.O.) 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
• Executive Order (E.O) 13571, Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service 
• Executive Order (E.O) 13610, Identifying and Reducing Regulatory Burdens

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memoranda

• OMB M-09-12, President's Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government - Interagency Collaboration
• OMB Memorandum M-10-06, Open Government Directive 
• OMB Memorandum M-10-11, Guidance on the Use of Challenges and Prizes to Promote Open Government 
• OMB Memorandum M-10-22, Guidance for Online Use of Web Measurement and Customization Technologies 
• OMB Memorandum M-10-23, Guidance for Agency Use of Third-Party Websites and Applications 
• OMB Memorandum M-10-30, Science and Technology Priorities for the FY 2012 Budget 
• OMB Memorandum M-11-02, Sharing Data While Protecting Privacy 
• OMB Memorandum M-11-19, Retrospective Analysis of Existing Significant Regulations 
• OMB Memorandum M-11-24, Implementing Executive Order 13571 on Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service 
• OMB Memorandum M-12-18, Managing Government Records Directive 
• OMB Memorandum M-13-13, Open Data Policy-Managing Information as an Asset 
• OMB Memorandum M-14-06, Guidance for Providing and Using Administrative Data for Statistical Purposes 
• OMB Memorandum M-14-12, Management Agenda Priorities for the FY 2016 Budget 
• OMB Memorandum M-15-04, Strengthening Employee Engagement and Organizational Performance 
• OMB Memorandum M-15-09, Guidance on Implementing the Federal Customer Service Awards Program 
• OMB Memorandum M-15-12, Increasing Transparency of Federal Spending by Making Federal Spending Data Accessible, Searchable, and Reliable 
• OMB Memorandum M-15-13, Policy to Require Secure Connections across Federal Websites and Web Services 
• OMB Memorandum M-16-03, Guidance on Federal Information Security and Privacy Management Requirements 
• OMB Memorandum M-16-16, 2016 Agency Open Government Plans
• OMB Memorandum M-16-21, Federal Source Code Policy: Achieving Efficiency, Transparency, and Innovation through Reusable and Open Source Software 

Commerce Open Government Policy

• Department Organization Order (DOO) 10-5, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration (CFO/ASA)
• Department Organization Order (DOO) 20-31, Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) and Director of Open Government
• Open Government Handbook