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Overview
The DATA Act of 2014 has transformed the way the U.S. government tracks and reports its finances. In May, every federal agency began reporting its spending information as standardized, open data. The Treasury Department has combined these reports into the first-ever unified electronic picture of all federal spending – the world’s most single most valuable open data set.
The Data Coalition’s fourth annual DATA Act Summit was the best places to experience the transformation of federal spending from disconnected documents into useful data. The Summit brought together the Congressional allies and administration officials who are driving these changes; the agency leaders who are using newly-standardized data to derive new insights; the nonprofit advocates who are supporting data-driven accountability; and the technology companies whose solutions are doing the work.
For federal financial managers, the DATA Act means better decisions. For inspectors general, the DATA Act enables high-tech anti-fraud tools. For grantees and contractors, the DATA Act promises automated, cheaper reporting. For Congress and the public, the DATA Act offers a richer understanding of how taxpayers’ money is being spent. On June 29, the DATA Act Summit explored all these impacts.
Speakers

Senator Robert Portman (R-OH)
U.S. Senate
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA-49)
U.S. House of Representatives
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11)
U.S. House of Representatives, Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations (Ranking Member)
Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX-27)
U.S. House of Representatives (Welcome Reception speaker)
Margie Graves
Acting U.S. Chief Information Officer, OMB
Matt Lira
Special Assistant to the President for Innovation Policy and Initiatives, Office of American Innovation, The White House
Mark Reger
Deputy Controller, OMB
Dave Lebryk
Fiscal Assistant Secretary, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, U.S. Treasury Department
Rob Cook
Commissioner of the Technology Transformation Service, General Services Administration
Victoria Collin
Acting Chief, Management Controls and Assistance Branch, Office of Federal Financial Management, OMB
Phil Ashlock
Data & Analytics Portfolio Lead (Acting), Technology Transformation Service, GSA
Tim Gribben
Chief Financial Officer and Associate Administrator for Performance Management, U.S. Small Business Administration
Christina Ho
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Accounting Policy and Financial Transparency, Office of Domestic Finance, U.S. Treasury Department
Stacy Marcott
Chief Financial Officer (Acting), Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Management Directorate, Department of Homeland Security
Matt Cutts
Administrator and Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer (Acting), U.S. Digital Service, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President
Amy Edwards
Senior Advisor, Fiscal Transparency, Office of the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, U.S. Treasury Department
Bruce Whitlock
Senior Technical Advisor to the Chief Information Officer, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
Michael Peckham
Director, DATA Act Program Management Office, Department of Health and Human Services
Kaitlin Devine
Product Owner, beta.usaspending.gov, beta.USASpending.gov, 18F, GSA (Treasury Detailee)
Amy Haseltine
Executive Director, Office of IT Strategy, Policy, and Governance, Department of Health and Human Services
Debbie Harker
Assistant Inspector General for Audit, U.S. Treasury Department
Craig Jennings
Senior Advisor, Federal Chief Information Officers Council, GSA
Jacob Harold
CEO, GuideStar
Justin Marsico
Senior Policy Analyst, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, U.S. Treasury
Andrea Smith
Director, Fiscal Service Audits, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Treasury
Christopher Traver
Senior Advisor for Information Sharing, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
Kerry Neal
Deputy Director for the Office of Grants and Debarment, U.S. Environmental Agency
Jason Malmstrom
Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Office of the Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice
Robert Shea
Principal, Grant Thronton
Kelly Tshibaka
Chief Data Officer, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Postal Service
J. Cameron Thurber
Deputy Inspector General, Federal Election Commission
Nathan Dietz
Senior Research Associate, Urban Institute
Christina Bapst
Managing Director, National Information Exchange Model
Carey Kluttz
Senior Program Manager, Open Contracting Partnership
Tom Temin
Host/Managing Editor, The Federal Drive, Federal News Radio
Dave Zvenyach
Assistant Commissioner (Acting), 18F, GSA (invited)
Sheila Conley
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, HHS
Rebecca Sweger
DATA Act Senior Technical Lead, 18F, GSA (Treasury Detailee)
Maureen Wylie
Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Bret Hurtt
Co-founder and CEO, data.world
Demek Adams
Partner, Grant Thornton
Frank Landefeld
Managing Director and Public Sector Market Leader, MorganFranklin Consulting
Ann Ebberts
CEO, Association of Government Accountants
Emily Shaw
Senior Implementation Advisor, Johns Hopkins University Center for Government Excellence
Aileen Burgman
DAIMS Product Owner, Bureau of Fiscal Service, U.S. Treasury
Vera Ashworth
Vice President, CGI Federal
Nichole Gable
Senior Manager, Kearney & Company – Hackathon Team DATAKNOTS
Richard Broomfield
Data Scientist, Booz Allen Hamilton – Hackathon Team Default_Team_Name
Srinivas Kosaraju
Director, Public Sector Solutions, Qlik – Hackathon Team Qlik Bait
Dave Anderson
President, Prestructure, LLC – Hackathon Team Drill Down
Seth Clark
Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
Richard Fenger
Data Group Manager, Office of Research, University of Washington, and Co-Chair, Federal Demonstration PartnershipVenue
Agenda
Thursday,
June 29
8:00 am
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DATA Act Summit
Registration and Breakfast
Mayflower Hotel, Washington. D.C.
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8:30 am |
Welcome
(Grand Ballroom)
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11)
Hudson Hollister, Founder and Executive Director, Data Coalition
Bryce Pippert, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
Ann Ebberts, CEO, Association of Government Accountants
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9:00 am |
Treasury Keynote
Dave Lebryk, Fiscal Assistant Secretary, U.S. Treasury
Mike Starr, Vice President of Governmental and Regulatory Affairs, Workiva (moderator)
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9:30 am | Networking Break | ||
10:00 am |
Senate Keynote
Senator Robert Portman (R-OH)
Robert Shea, Principal, Grant Thornton (moderator)
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10:30 am – 11:00 am |
Plenary: The Importance of the DATA Act
Rob Cook, Commissioner for the Technology Transformation Services, GSA
Bryce Pippert, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton (moderator)
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11:00 am – 11:30am |
House Keynote
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA-49)
Tom Temin, Federal News Radio (moderator)
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11:30 am – 1:00 pm | Lunch | ||
Track 1: Data for Agency Management Reform, Policy Setting, and Performance
(Palm Court)
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Track 2: Treasury Leadership and Data Analytics (Grand Ballroom) | Track 3: Transforming Grant Reporting (East Room) | |
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm |
OMB Plenary
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Treasury Plenary
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Health and Human Services Plenary
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1:30 pm – 2:15 pm |
Standardized Data for IT Management
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The DATA Act Implementation Team
Sponsored by Kearney & Company |
Transforming Federal Grant Management Through Standardized Reporting
Sponsored by StreamLink Software
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2:15 pm – 3:00 pm |
CFO Perspective
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Analytics and Hackathon Showcase
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Open Data to Connect Agencies and Recipients
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3:00 pm – 3:30 pm |
Networking Break
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3:30 pm – 4:15 pm |
Leveraging Technology to Modernize Government
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Auditing Compliance and Investigating the Data
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Open Data to Deliver Program Improvements
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4:30 pm – 4:50 pm |
Closing Keynote
(Grand Ballrom)
Margie Graves, Acting U.S. Chief Information Officer, OMB
Christian Hoehner (moderator)
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4:45 pm – 5:00 pm |
Closing Remarks
Hudson Hollister, Founder and Executive Director, Data Coalition
Bryce Pippert, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
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