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DATA Act takes fresh approach to tracking federal spending

In Federal News Radio’s special report, Reporter Meredith Somers looks at the promises and realities agencies encountered in rolling out the DATA Act.

  • DATA Act: More ‘boon’ than ‘boondoggle’ for agencies

    In part one of Federal News Radio's special report on the DATA Act, Treasury Department and Office of Management and Budget officials say the three-year implementation is going well, while agency managers breathe a sigh of relief even as they prepare for the next step in standardized federal spending reports.

  • The power of the DATA Act begins to emerge

    In part two of Federal News Radio's special report on the DATA Act, experts say the common spending standards can help agencies with their missions, and are trying to understand what it will take to reach full compliance by 2022.