Generalization to open source everything that the Government does, or taxpayers fund, might not be such a great idea. There are some projects which are supposed to be secret (Like a NSA that's focused only on anti-socials) because they give our Government an edge over others.
Probably a competent agency with an oversight to decide on open/closed aspect can help, but the subject needs much longer and detailed debate. IMO, healthcare, education, civil investigations are perfect examples where we can go completely open source. Or get disrupted the valley way.