Commentary and In the News
President Signs Government-wide Open Data Bill
President Trump signed into law the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking (FEBP) Act (H.R. 4174, S. 2046), which includes the Open, Public, Electronic and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act (Title II).
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OPEN Government Data Act Passes Congress and Heads to the President’s Desk
Following this afternoon’s Senate vote, Congress has passed the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking (FEBP) Act (H.R. 4174, S. 2046). The package will now be sent to the President to be signed into law.
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2018: A Year in Review with RegTech, XBRL, and Looking Ahead
From our open data advocacy efforts to our jam-packed events schedule, this was an eventful year at the Data Coalition. As we look toward 2019 and beyond, we want to highlight some of the Coalition’s biggest accomplishments and changes that occurred throughout 2018.
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Data Coalition Co-Hosts Public Forum on Federal Data Strategy
On November 8, the Data Coalition joined the Bipartisan Policy Center and the Office of Management and Budget to host a public forum discussing the Federal Data Strategy. The second in a series on the strategy, this forum allowed the public, businesses and other stakeholders to comment on the recently published draft set of practices.
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Administration Releases Updated Federal Data Strategy
The Office of Management and Budget released an updated Federal Data Strategy earlier this week, which included new draft practices and use cases.
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Standard Business Reporting: Congress’ Answer to Reducing Regulatory Compliance
Governments around the world are implementing Standard Business Reporting (SBR) to modernize how they interact with the private sector and collect regulatory reporting. The Data Coalition is making the case for SBR in the U.S. federal government.
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#OPENGovData Act requires all non-sensitive government data to be made available in open and machine-readable forma… https://t.co/8laH8cQRmk
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@DebStev80504671 @POTUS #OPENGovData Act mandates that all federal data assets be made open and machine-readable. I… https://t.co/5UAcx9PQGa
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With #OPENGovData signed into law, people might be asking "what's next?" On Feb 7, join us, @DataInnovation,… https://t.co/9VqnJkQ0bJ
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"By leveraging technology, the GREAT Act will make the grant reporting process more equitable, efficient, & accessi… https://t.co/wCrP0QiRws
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If you would like to view the House vote on the GREAT Act (H.R. 150), click here: https://t.co/7q0hB4rgR8 #opendata via @CSPAN
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We are pleased that the GREAT Act passed so swiftly in the House. Now, we urge the Senate to take up this bill and… https://t.co/1XvpQh2PWa
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Our government still uses disconnected docs to collect & track more than $600 billion in grant dollars annually. Th… https://t.co/4P8AS2tTnG
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