The DATA Act, signed into law on May 9th, builds on existing legislation to strengthen democratic accountability and public-sector management of federal spending. This session will introduce the new law, and discuss how new data standards will improve access to and the usability of federal spending data and streamline reporting via a single, consistent electronic reporting format. Learn how the new standards will improve the presentation of federal spending data so that public-sector officials, private businesses, or taxpayers will be able to more fully automate the dashboards, reports or business analytics they use to do their jobs. Hear about the implementation process, including what agencies can do to prepare now, and the ways in which, beyond the law, agencies can leverage the data standards to strengthen mission effectiveness and efficiency.

View the presentation, Understanding and working with the DATA Act