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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 agencies and advocacy – by sharing common themes of external transparency and internal efficiency.
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SEC Proposes to Transform Corporate Cover Pages from Documents into Data
Last week the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed its first expansion of open corporate data in nearly nine years. Here’s where the new proposal came from, what it means, and why it matters.
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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 agencies and advocacy – 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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Join us, @GTPublicSector @OpenGovInc @EFF & @JoinLincoln for the #California Data Demo Day in #Sacramento! https://t.co/8evZKQ0XiQ #opendata
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TOMORROW: Hear from #California #opendata leaders, @DrPanMD; Jan Ross of @CalTreasurer; @D__Hutchings & @arihersh. https://t.co/F8NeJzGNp2
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RT @hudsonhollister: Three days from now! Join over 100 supporters of #opendata in Sacramento to explore how better data brings TRANSPAR… https://t.co/8cZxqyX2dZ
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The SEC proposed to begin requiring public companies to submit all cover page information as #opendata. https://t.co/BW6RpVOnzb #regtech
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#California Data Demo Day: Explore how #opendata can deliver efficiency inside gov't & transparency outside. RSVP! https://t.co/8evZKQ0XiQ
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1 week till #CA Data Demo Day w/ @DrPanMD @GTPublicSector @EFF @JoinLincoln. Join us in #Sacramento. RSVP! https://t.co/8evZKQ0XiQ #opendata
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RT @hudsonhollister: Big news from the SEC today! "We are proposing amendments to require all of the information on the cover pages of [… https://t.co/kef7PjfBvq
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Honored to have @RepHultgren join @FiscalNote's breakfast speaking on the Hill's efforts to reform regulatory compl… https://t.co/LDjmlWRR8G
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