Data Coalition Applauds Senate Committee Passage of GREAT Act
Today, the Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency (GREAT) Act (S.1829) was favorably reported out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
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Data Coalition Announces New Partnership with U.S. Census Bureau
In 2020 the U.S. Census Bureau will launch the most important data collection activity in government in a decade: the decennial census. Today, the Data Coalition announced a formal partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau to promote a reliable count of U.S. households.
Data Coalition Applauds Release of Final Federal Data Strategy
The release of the long-awaited Federal Data Strategy from the Trump Administration is a positive sign about the Executive Branch’s recognition that government data can and should be used more strategically to benefit the American public.
House Modernization Committee Takes Crucial Steps to Modernize Congress
The Data Coalition applauds the Committee’s efforts to improve transparency and efficiency throughout the legislative branch.
Data Coalition Supports Bipartisan AI Bill
The Data Coalition is proud to support Senators Portman (R-OH), Schatz (D-HI), Gardner (R-CO), and Harris's (D-CA) bipartisan A.I. bill.
Data Coalition and Data Foundation Announce New Leadership
The Data Coalition and Data Foundation Boards of Directors announced Nick Hart, Ph.D., as the organizations’ new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Interim President respectively.
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).
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.
Senate and House Make Moves to Modernize Grant Reporting
On Wednesday, September 26, the House of Representatives passed the GREAT Act (S. 3484, H.R. 4887). Earlier that day, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously reported the legislative proposal by voice vote.
Senate Committee Finds Standardizing Trillions of Dollars of Government Spending Data is “Easier Said Than Done”
The Data Coalition is pleased to see the Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, led by original DATA Act sponsors Chairman Rob Portman (OH-R) and Ranking Member Tom Carper (DE-D), issue their oversight report: “Federal Agency Compliance with the DATA Act.”