Leveraging DATA Act for COVID-19 Spending Data
April 22, 2020
Written by Paul Eder and Bill Hughes Capitalize on DATA Act to Track COVID-19 Spending In May 2014, President Obama signed the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act) into law. The…
Treasury Honors COE-supported DHS DATA Act Implementation
June 29, 2017
The Center for Organizational Excellence, Inc. (COE), a management and technology consulting firm that helps federal agencies transform to improve efficiency and effectiveness, today announced that…
The Journey to Data Value: Navigating the Pathway to Data Consolidation
June 29, 2017
By Alissa Cruz and Dr. Paul Eder You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks. —Winston S. Churchill Can Data Create Value?The fact that data exists…
Two years in: A Look at the Current Status of the DATA Act
June 29, 2016
At just over two years old, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act) has progressed towards implementation of its key provisions in May 2017, but progress has faced some key…
10 Ways to Capitalize on Transparency’s Potential
December 11, 2015
Since President Obama signed the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act in May 2014, federal agencies have been hard at work implementing data standards and establishing a framework for…
DATA Act: Navigating the Pathway to Transparency
September 1, 2015
Download the Full PDF Infographic Handout Take the DATA Act Challenge Top digital talent is being recruited from startups and top technology companies like Google, Intel, Skype, PayPal, and Oracle…
Implementing the DATA Act
September 1, 2015
Download the Full PDF of the DATA Act Solutioning Paper "Data and information is the quickest way to improved services and decision making." - DJ Patil, U.S. Chief Data Scientist, May 2015…
Don’t Wait for Congress to Improve Agency Effectiveness
April 16, 2015
We've all heard the stories -- programs that cost too much, duplication and fragmentation, fraud, waste and abuse. You can hardly pick up a federal news report without hearing about a program in some…
Do These 6 Things Now to Prepare for the DATA Act
March 18, 2015
By now everyone is familiar with the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act) passed by Congress last year with specific deadlines and know that Treasury, OMB, and others are busy…
Can Transparency Be Legislated?
January 5, 2015
In May 2014, President Obama signed the DATA Act into law. The crux of the law is simple: Make financial data across government available in a standardized format. As a result, stakeholders will…
