1. Facilitators and Inhibitors of Information-Sharing Across Federal Agency Boundaries Niki Steckler, Marianne Koch, Lois Delcambre OGI School of Science & Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University Tim Tolle Region 6, Pacific Northwest Region, USDA Forest Service *Harvesting Information to Sustain Our Forests*

2. Context: Harvesting Information to Sustain Our Forests USDA Forest Service USDI Bureau Of Land Management USDI Department of Fish & Wildlife OGI Computer Science OGI Management Science OGI Environmental Science Forest Information Portal Forestry Information Consultant Regional Ecosystem Office

3. Focus of our study: To post or not to post? Organizational, political, and individual factors influencing Agency policies about which documents to include Individual professional’s decisions about whether or not to make certain documents available via the forest information portal

4. Potential Decision-Makers: A person with relevant documents (e.g. research reports, maps, appeal decisions); A person with the authority to decide formal policies about which documents from which agencies will be included.

5. Data Collection: Individuals Critical-incidents method interviews with potential document contributors Times when you were asked to share information, decision factors Sampling within three collaborating agencies Organizational and political context

6. Data Collection: Agencies Context-focused interviews with potential portal policy-makers Archival data Organizational and political context