Here’s your opportunity to join a hybrid discussion with members of GSA, Data Foundation, and Open Gov Hub. This gathering will be both informational and participatory and will include speakers from federal agencies, civil society, and the general public. The goal is to provide attendees with the opportunity to learn and share feedback and ideas on the U.S.’s open data efforts.

In the next Issues in Evaluation webinar, a partnership between the Data Foundation and GAO, experts from across the evidence-building community will address the benefits and methods for building capacity in the federal government, and address the recommendations in the GAO report. This webinar included a discussion of opportunities for collaboration in improving the field, as well as next steps.

Protecting privacy and ensuring confidentiality in data is a critical component of modernizing our national data infrastructure. The use of blended data--combining previously collected data sources--presents new considerations for responsible data stewardship. Toward a 21st Century National Data Infrastructure: Managing Privacy and Confidentiality Risks with Blended Data provides a framework for managing disclosure risks that accounts for the unique attributes of blended data and poses a series of questions to guide considered decision-making. Following the presentation of the report’s findings and conclusions, discussion leaders will share reflections on implications for statistical policy and best practices for managing privacy risk.  

On March 28, the Data Foundation hosted a webinar to mark the launch of the new report, Reimagining Vital Records: A Digital, Interoperable, & Timely Public Health Data Infrastructure, outlining a vision for a future, digital vital records system that is well-situated to support ever-changing public health and information needs.

The Data Foundation featured HData in a webinar, "Demystifying AI and Simplifying Regulatory Reporting," on March 7 at 1:00 p.m. During the webinar Luke Ashton, Regulatory Economist at HData, dived deeper into what foundations will make for reliable and usable AI results, potential uses of AI in regulatory reporting and analysis, and examples of HData's platform at work!

Ensuring that the American public receives public services and program delivery informed by the best data and evidence has been a growing endeavor for years.As more examples abound about the successes of applying data and evidence in policy and day-to-day decision-making, attendees joined the Data Foundation for a virtual event to explore the efforts to improve storytelling across the field. As we increasingly move beyond anecdotes to highlight real cases of evidence-informed decision-making and policymaking from around the United States we invited participants to consider their own examples and successes.

Wednesday, Jan 24, 2024, at 2 pm, GAO, the Data Foundation, and the American Evaluation Association convened a dynamic discussion with leading evaluators and contributors to evaluation policy as we explore the Evidence Act's legacy and envision a future where evaluation empowers program managers and policymakers to learn, improve, and effectively achieve program and policy goals.

Wednesday, Jan 17, 2024, at 1 pm, The Data Foundation and our community of partners hosted a virtual event to mark the fifth anniversary of the landmark Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (Evidence Act) in the United States.

The Data Foundation and Deloitte hosted a virtual event on December 19, 2023, from 1:00 p.m.  - 2:00 p.m. EST to discuss the survey and the new report, Insights into Enabling Mission Success: A 2023 Survey of Federal Chief Data Officers. The event featured report authors and Chief Data Officers, the conversation focused on key findings and recommendations from the report, including themes related to becoming a data-driven organization, strengthening the CDO community, and leveraging innovative technology to support mission success.

Join Results for America and the Data Foundation on Tuesday, December 12 (2:00 p.m. ET) for the next virtual session of our Federal Invest in What Works Learning Series - Stakeholder Engagement for Evidence Building - to learn more about meaningfully engaging stakeholders in policy and program decisions.

On 12/6/23, the Data Foundation hosted "PitchFest 2023: Unlocking the Vision of the Financial Data Transparency Act." The event featured selected speakers who pitched their innovative ideas on how to utilize the enhanced financial regulatory information and data.

The Datum Awards 2023 recognized government data champions who are working on meaningful initiatives that unleash data for the public good. The 2023 awards recognized leaders under all three of the new positions established by the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, political leaders, and other categories promoted by the Data Foundation activities.

GovDATAx, the leading national data and evidence community conference, took place in Washington, D.C., on November 7, 2023. Leaders from across the data and evidence community joined GovDATAx to identify strategies that promote trust in government, national systems, services, and programs.

The Data Foundation hosted a conversation on our newest research report, “Implementing the FDTA: From Data Sharing to Meaning Sharing,” with authors Dean Ritz, Senior Research Fellow at the Data Foundation, and Timothy Randle, Senior Advisory Consultant, on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

The Office of Management and Budget proposed regulations to guide federal statistical agencies in building public trust. These regulations are open for public comment, providing an opportunity for stakeholders to offer feedback and engage with others. They will help ensure the reliable production of official statistics for decision-making and influence government data users, including the public and private sectors. Individuals from various sectors are welcome to participate in the event, but speaker slots are limited and require a summary submission by September 15th.

"Data as the Foundation: Privacy, Policy, and Artificial Intelligence," delved into the federal government's thinking on cutting-edge AI technologies, as well as what must be considered to help ensure the government data is “AI-ready.”

The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 prompted the government to share data, build evidence, and protect privacy. It also directed the White House Office of Management and Budget to issue regulations to support statistical agencies. The Data Foundation discussed the rule's importance for public sector data and its role in strengthening public trust in government statistics.

The Data Foundation hosted a webinar discussion about what a safe, effective, and inclusive digital identity should look like, and how it could serve the public.

Part 3 of our series Privacy Under the Evidence Act explored how to create beneficial partnerships between federal and state jurisdictions to promote access and use of data for policy making.

A discussion on how AI's rapid progress is impacting the evaluation field with the Data Foundation and the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

The Data Foundation, with Informatica and TD Synnex, hosted a discussion on June 15 about our report, Engaging Government’s ‘Customers’ to Build Trust: Success Stories for Government Experience and a Pathway for a Responsive Public Sector.

On Wednesday, June 7, leaders from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency joined the Data Foundation to explain how their agencies are innovating to connect evidence to policy and using data to build safer, healthier communities.

At the Data Foundation’s 2023 Virtual Research Symposium, data and evidence leaders shared accomplishments and showcased best practices to help their peers accelerate efforts to produce and use data and evidence to inform policymaking and program improvements.

On May 11, 2023, the Data Foundation and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) will host a public forum on how HHS-OIG can modernize access to publicly available oversight data.

The Data Foundation’s Health Data Policy Exchange will offer an in-depth conversation on the privacy frameworks envisioned by the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act and what challenges may be posed by the specific needs of public health.

Join the Data Foundation and members of the Data Coalition’s AI Task Force for a discussion of our newly released brief, “Eager for AI: Data Needs to Ensure Artificial Intelligence Readiness in the Federal Government,” and its recommendations for government agencies to prepare for AI.

The Data Foundation shared a new toolkit designed to help agencies fulfill the engagement requirements in the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act and heard from government experts on why engagement is valuable and how it supports evidence-informed decision-making.

In Part 2 of our series on Privacy and Evidence Act on April 27, experts join the Data Foundation to discuss the importance of key guidance required by the Evidence Act, and what steps agencies are taking to build a trustworthy, modern data infrastructure.