Open data is a national resource! It fuels innovation and scientific discovery. The Project Open Data dashboard reports progress with data compliance by US federal agencies. Open Data: Empowering Americans to Make Data-Driven Decisions (Kristen Honey, Feb 5, 2016)  details uses of this open data, from college costs, fair housing in communities and health care Read More

Valid data and a belief that government is a public good can be motivators in society. The PEW Research Center 2015 report Americans’ Views on Open Government Data documents the not-quite-tipping-point of the value of open data. It seems the jury is still out! More data is available everyday: DATA.GOV – managed and hosted by Read More

Chief Data Scientist… that’s a good title! The United States has named it’s first Chief Data Scientist – D.J. Patil. His official title is Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Data Policy and Chief Data Scientist in the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Read Dr. Patil’s memorandum Unleashing the Power of Data to Serve the American Read More