Last night the House took an important bipartisan step towards greater government transparency by passing the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, H.R. 2061 (DATA Act) on a near unanimous vote.
The DATA Act will significantly improve the transparency of federal spending data, as well as make it easier to use, by instituting strong, government-wide financial data standards. It will also ensure that more, and more accurate, data is made publicly available.
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Markup of a bill to make agency reports to Congress transparent did not occur as planned on Thursday after the measure... View Article
Continue readingAgency Report Transparency Bill Set for Markup Tomorrow
Tomorrow the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act will get its turn in the spotlight. The legislation, which would require reports... View Article
Continue readingSpending Transparency Bill DATA Act Inches Toward House Vote
In anticipation of a House vote, today a major transparency bill was posted online for public comment by the Committee... View Article
Continue reading“Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act” Advances to the House Floor
Legislation that would require copies of congressionally mandated reports to be published online by GPO cleared a major hurdle when... View Article
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