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The Data Foundation's Expert Engagement Guides serve as a practical resource to help the data community enhance its effectiveness in federal rulemakin… More...
The new Standard Application Process (SAP) Portal is now live at sap.nsf.gov, replacing ResearchDataGov.org. It offers researchers unified access to f… More...
FACT SHEET: HHS and OMB released Grants Standard Data Elements v3.0, expanding federal grant data standards to the NOFO stage. Learn what it means for… More...
New v3.0 release adds standardized data elements for funding opportunities, advancing a "collect once, use many" vision Congress mandated in 2019 More...
Veteran federal data leader brings deep experience in data science, AI governance, and fraud prevention to expanded role More...
COMMENTARY | Decades of design flaws have left agencies struggling to measure the impact of their major initiatives. It is time to move beyond complia… More...
Clearer Legal Limits, Open Governance Questions More...
This report is the executive summary of key points of discussion in the online forum on April 28, 2026. More...
The Data Foundation and our Data Coalition members stand ready to partner with regulatory agencies on future steps to improve the efficiency and trans… More...
Data Foundation fact sheet on the joint final rule published in June 2026, establishing data standards under the Financial Data Transparency Act of 20… More...
Centerpiece bill in bipartisan improper payments package advances pre-payment verification with strong privacy architecture More...
The Data Foundation hosted a 1-day event in Washington, D.C. for researchers, policymakers, industry leaders, and data practitioners to discuss how pu… More...
Capital flows into Private Markets are rising, creating systemic risks due to poor data and delayed reporting. Policymakers need to enforce transparen… More...
New center builds on Climate Data Collaborative’s success to provide nonpartisan, evidence-based solutions for economic and policy decision-makers More...
A Senior Fellow with the Data Foundation's Climate Data Collaborative reflects on key themes from the IG3IS Stakeholder Consultation and User Summit i… More...
A former Chief Data Officer, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, and Chief Data Scientist in the federal government weighs in on AI, fraud preventi… More...
Use case shows how a community-based nutrition incentive program can use data collection & relationship-centered evaluation to enhance mission alignme… More...
The Data Foundation, in partnership with GAO, hosted a webinar in their “Issues in Evaluation” series, Beyond Planning Ahead: Strategic Foresight for … More...
What FY2027 Budget Means for Data Policy & Evaluation Priorities, a Data Coalition members-only briefing. More...
The Data Foundation held a dynamic virtual forum focused on the Genesis Mission Executive Order, signed on November 24, 2025. More...
Legislation pairs operational modernization of Treasury's Do Not Pay system with strong privacy protections and rigorous oversight, addressing billion… More...
A new podcast episode explores how reporting climate and environmental data in a standard, machine-readable format could reduce administrative burden … More...
The Data Foundation, joined by our Data Coalition members, supports three bipartisan bills that address a different piece of how the Internal Revenue … More...
