Open data

Three ways Biden can use open data to deliver on his ambitious agenda

There are three immediate steps that the new administration can take to leverage open and transparent data to advance Biden’s agenda.

Commentary

HHS

HHS OIG data mastermind talks importance of networking, taking chances

Women of Washington

Open-data law walks fine line keeping info ‘as open as possible’

Big Data

Evidence-based policy bill passage sets stage for upcoming federal data strategy

Open Data/Transparency

NGA wants to swap years of government data for industry know-how

Big Data

Sean Moulton: States may have answer to procurement transparency

Federal Drive

5 federal workforce bills the Senate passed last weekend

Congress

#FedFeed – USPTO reaches out to kids on National STEM Day

FILE - This Sept. 15, 2011 file photo shows a nutrition label that lists high fructose corn syrup as an ingredient in a can of soda, in Philadelphia. In a trial starting Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, jurors in the case between sugar processors and corn manufacturers will take up one of nutrition’s most vexing debates and confront a choice common among some consumers: sugar or high fructose corn syrup? (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

USDA turns nutritional data into open data

Alex Howard: Making presidential transition more transparent

Federal Drive

Nicole Ogrysko: More work to be done despite FOIA update

Federal Drive

Heather Evans: NIST takes next step toward more open data

NIST last summer launched what it calls reference data challenge. It was seeking a new app that could provide access at least one of six NIST data sets…

Federal Drive

Data formats stall transparency in government

When it comes to government transparency, the Freedom of Information Act officers at federal agencies have a lot of catching up to do.

Open Data/Transparency

White House hires DJ Patil, jumps into the chief data officer pool

Technology

DJ Patil is the first chief data scientist and deputy chief technology officer for data policy.