Digital Government
GAO: Expect Delays in DATA Act Financial Reporting
The mechanics of reporting that data are messy, a watchdog report finds, and officials at least in one agency think they might miss the deadline.
Digital Government
GAO: OMB, Treasury Don't Monitor DATA Act Enough
A new GAO report concludes the lack of oversight could lead agencies to incompletely report finances.
Digital Government
Treasury Finalizes Guide to DATA Act Standards
The DATA Act requires federal agencies to publish their spending data.
Digital Government
Are Agencies Drowning in Data Mandates?
There's the DATA Act, the OPEN Government Act and others. Can agencies keep up?
Digital Government
Despite ‘Agile’ Approach, Agencies Might Not Meet DATA Act Deadline
It’s been almost two years since Congress passed legislation requiring agencies to standardize spending data.
Digital Government
Watchdog: Agencies Need More Guidance Before They Can Implement DATA Act
"Agencies run the risk of reporting data that cannot be aggregated governmentwide," according to GAO.
Digital Government
Data Trade Group: Transparency Isn’t Enough
The Data Transparency Coalition is renaming itself the “Data Coalition” to reflect the “broad impact” of open data.
Digital Government
Has the Obama Administration’s Push on Transparency Run Out of Steam?
At a time when the government is doling out $3.8 trillion annually, taxpayers are still questioning where all that cash is going.
Digital Government
Treasury’s USASpending.gov Revamp Might Be Bumpy, Official Says
Treasury's online federal spending tracker might still have some kinks by May 2017.
Emerging Tech
User Feedback Key to USASpending.gov’s 2-Year Facelift
Treasury has built an open beta site to collect user feedback before the final version goes live May 2017.
Digital Government
Q&A: Why Open Data Is an Opportunity for the Private Sector
Socrata CEO Kevin Merritt chatted with Nextgov about federal trends.
Ideas
What’s Your Return on Complying with the DATA Act?
Government executives should not see DATA Act reporting as simply another one-time compliance requirement to be fulfilled and then ignored.
Digital Government
OMB, Treasury Hammer Out Final DATA Act Standards
The new data standards aim to make it easier for the public and good-government groups to track federal dollars.
Digital Government
OMB Releases Guidelines for Government Spending Data
The DATA Act requires federal agencies to report how much congressional funding they receive, or how much money they're spending on specific projects, and post it to USAspending.gov.
Ideas
DATA Act at Year 1: In Need of a Growth Hormone
For the first time, the DATA Act has made it someone's job to define, and later enforce, common standards that will allow users to match and search across financial, budget and award reports.
Ideas
The 3 Key Steps to Successfully Implement the DATA Act
The legislation requires the Treasury Department to undertake one of its most ambitious management and technological transformations yet.
Digital Government
Agencies Under the Gun to Meet Data Transparency Deadlines
The Obama administration has six months to prove its implementation of a sweeping new data transparency law is on track.
Digital Government
Infographic: The DATA Act, an Overview
Why the data transparency legislation matters
Digital Government
Even with the DATA Act, the Forecast for Transparency Remains Murky
Even after passage of the Data Act, it’s far from clear we’ll end up with the kind of transparency that matters most.
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