Commentary and In the News
Update: Senate Passes OPEN Government Data Act
Today, the Senate passed the Open, Public, Electronic and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act, championed by Senators Ben Sasse (R-NE) and Brian Schatz (D-HI).
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OPEN Government Data Act Set to Clear Senate
Today the Open, Public, Electronic and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act (S.760; H.R. 1770), as championed by Senators Ben Sasse (R-NE) and Brian Schatz (D-HI), was incorporated into a package of amendments (S.Amdt.1003) representing the final negotiated Senate FY18 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (S. 1519; H.R. 2810).
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Tech Industry to General Services Administration: Time to Replace the DUNS Number
The GSA has given Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., a monopoly over the code that identifiers every company that has, or seeks, a contract with the federal government. The tech industry is beginning to recognize that public contracting information shouldn’t be tracked using a proprietary system.
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California Data Demo Day
The Data Coalition and Grant Thornton are hosting a California Data Demo Day, on October 19th in Sacramento. The event will bring together state agency officials to explore the benefits of open data. Our panelists will share stories of open data success sourced from their agency – by sharing common themes of external transparency and internal efficiency.
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White House’s DATA Act report: Standardized Data is Needed to Modernize Federal Grant Reporting – But Not Contract Reporting
Last Thursday, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued its long-awaited report on reducing compliance burdens for recipients of federal grants and contracts. Its main recommendation is simple yet powerful: the federal government needs to adopt a standardized data structure for all the information that grantees must submit.
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Mid-year Hot Takes: What the Data Coalition’s Up To
What a year it’s been so far! The Data Coalition is leading the push for the policy changes that are needed to transform government information into open data. The first half of 2017 has been jam-packed with policy and event milestones. And we’re continuing to grow our community.
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RT @OpenGovFdn: #FridayShoutOut to @farenthold @RepDerekKilmer @brianschatz & @SenSasse for making gov info #opendata by default! https://t.co/ay1Hq60WbU
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Data Coalition News: Senate passes #OPENGovData Act; #Data2017; New report: Legal Entity Identifier w/@LexisNexisLE… https://t.co/XJEA5fS5KX
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RT @datadotworld: Come hear how #opendata is transforming the govt & private sectors! Join us & @data_foundation on 09/26 at… https://t.co/0srMn8qIXq
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"...the information we can extract from the #DATAAct data holds tremendous potential." - @qlik's @srinivas_kpc https://t.co/yJUsIGwbDK
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We have been working w/Congressional champs since Feb 2015 to get the #OPENGovData Act signed into law! Good progre… https://t.co/FzlzcyFwfc
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RT @USAFacts: In support of #opendata, USAFacts is happy to partner with @data_foundation for #Data2017. Join us in DC on 9/26!… https://t.co/NT0LXNYspm
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ICYMI the Senate passed a comprehensive #opendata bill, the #OPENGovtData Act! Congrats @SenSasse @brianschatz. https://t.co/zp68j8Wj5K
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New: @SenSasse & @brianschatz's #OPENGovData Act passes the Senate! It was included in the final #NDAA package. https://t.co/zp68j8Wj5K
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