U.S. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD

Office of the Chairman
1615 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20419-0002

Phone: (202) 653-7101; Fax: (202) 653-7208; E-Mail: chairman@mspb.gov

Chairman

April 27, 2010

Mr. Max Stier, President and CEO
Partnership for Public Service

1100 New York Avenue NW, Suite 1090 East
Washington, DC 20005

Dear Mr. Stier:

In furtherance of the principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration that
underlie President Obama’s Open Government Initiative, ] am writing to invite you to comment
on the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board’s (MSPB) Open Government Plan. Your views
would be especially important and helpful to us in ensuring that the Plan provides members of
the public with meaningful information about the agency’s activities, an opportunity to
participate in policy-making for the agency, and an opportunity to collaborate in achieving its
statutory missions.

I have enclosed a copy of the Plan for your review and comment. I am interested in your
views regarding the Plan, in general, as well as the type of information you think MSPB should
disclose, and any suggestions you may have to improve MSPB’s transparency, participation, and
collaboration in meeting its core mission objectives.

Recognizing the demands on your time and resources, I ask that you respond to this
invitation by close of business on May 21, 2010. Your views would be appreciated at any time;
however, I would like to consider comments received and amend the Plan, as warranted, within
90 days of its publication on the MSPB Open Government Web page.

I appreciate your consideration of this request and look forward to benefiting from your
thoughts and ideas about the MSPB Open Government Plan.

Sincerely,

Gu—

Susan Tsui Grundmann

Enclosure


U.S. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD

Office of the Chairman
1615 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20419-0002

Phone: (202) 653-7101; Fax: (202) 653-7208; E-Mail: chairman@mspb.gov

Chairman

April 27, 2010

The Honorable John Berry, Director
Office of Personnel Management
1900 E Street NW

Washington, DC 20415-0001

Dear Mr. Berry:

In furtherance of the principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration that
underlie President Obama’s Open Government Initiative, | am writing to invite you to comment
on the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board’s (MSPB) Open Government Plan. As head of a
Federal agency whose statutory mission is similar to that of MSPB, your views would be
especially important and helpful to us in ensuring that the Plan provides members of the public
with meaningful information about the agency’s activities, an opportunity to participate in
policy-making for the agency, and an opportunity to collaborate in achieving its statutory
missions.

I have enclosed a copy of the Pian for your review and comment. I am interested in your
views regarding the Plan, in general, as well as the type of information you think MSPB should
disclose, and any suggestions you may have to improve MSPB’s transparency, participation, and
collaboration in meeting its core mission objectives.

Recognizing the demands on your time and resources, I ask that you respond to this
invitation by close of business on May 21, 2010. Your views would be appreciated at any time;
however, I would like to consider comments received and amend the Plan, as warranted, within
90 days of its publication on the MSPB Open Government Web page.

I appreciate your consideration of this request and look forward to benefiting from your
thoughts and ideas about the MSPB Open Government Plan.

Sincerely,

QB——_

Susan Tsui Grundmann

Enclosure