📜 Policy brief with top five options -- datafoundation.org/news/reports... /END

📕 Full report with ten ranked options that span three categories: data infrastructure enhancements, verification system modernization, and coordination and innovation -- datafoundation.org/news/reports... /5

📰 Press release announcing the full report with ten ranked policy options -- datafoundation.org/news/press-r... /4

The report lays out policy options for shifting the government away from a pay-and-chase model toward preventative screening -- with real scorable savings potential for the current budget moment./3

Today the Data Foundation is releasing "Program Integrity Through Data Infrastructure," a flagship product of our year-long Fiscal Intelligence Initiative, supported by the The Peter G. Peterson Foundation. /2

The federal government reported more than $160 billion in improper payments last year. Over $45 billion of that traces back to failures in death, identity, and marital status verification -- not fraud, but a data infrastructure problem.

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Looking for a way to take action on the OPRE restructuring -- join our sign-on letter here: datafoundation.org/news/advocac...

We call on Secretary Kennedy and the Administration to reconsider this decision -- Full statement here: datafoundation.org/news/press-r...

"Eliminating the ability to study what works does not make the government more efficient—it makes the government blind. Without evidence, policymakers cannot distinguish between programs that help families and programs that fail them."

"The decision to gut OPRE is a devastating blow to children, families, and communities across America." -Joint statement from the Data Foundation and Results for America about decision to reduce office that supports scaling what works for child welfare, child support, head start, foster care & more.

"The decision to gut OPRE is a devastating blow to children, families, and communities across America." Go, @nickhartphd.bsky.social!
#defenddata #defendresearch #rstats #statsky

The People's Data 100 - The Musical YouTube video by Data Foundation

More about the Data Foundation's People's Data 100 --> in musical form:

#OpenData

NEW: The White House's Office of Management and Budget has a new chief statistician overseeing the Census Bureau & other federal statistical agencies, according to StatsPolicy.gov. Stuart Levenbach has replaced Mark Calabria, according to the website's "About Us" page
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Data Transparency 2017 - Closing Keynote: An Open Data Transformation for Federal Grants YouTube video by Data Foundation

In a replay from 2017, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R) says: "Do any of you know about the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking? This has gotta be one of the best things that's been done in the federal government in 50 years." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbaz...

Great to see data infrastructure featured prominently in the new Trump Administration President's Management Agenda priorities announced today.

A tension: accountability and results—measuring results requires protecting the data systems that enable verification.

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Tomorrow House Oversight will mark up the Information Quality Assurance Act, which will codify many aspects of OMB information quality policy. This is a bipartisan bill that I have worked very hard on for years. With agencies misinterpreting or misapplying their obligations on information […]

From Data Hoarding To Data Strategy: Building AI That Actually Works It's time to clean house before we build the future.

"America's #AI leadership depends not just on having the most data, but on having the right data, used responsibly, with clear purpose and strong governance." www.forbes.com/councils/for...

Impacts from October 2025 RIFs Monitoring Impacts from October 2025 RIFs and Shutdown Last Updated: SHARE UPDATES DIRECTLY TO IMPACT@DATAFOUNDATION.ORG (identifiable) or at www.safe-track.org (anonymous) TABLE OF CONTENTS: TOPLI...

#openaccess summary of impacts here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Data Foundation monitoring Oct 10 federal RIFs affecting ~4,300 employees. Significant impacts at CDC (including NCHS vital records), IRS, SAMHSA, ACF & other data/evaluation units. Share information: impact@datafoundation.org or www.safe-track.org (anonymous). Tracking doc in comments.

#evidenceact #publictrust #statistics #ai #datagovernance | Nick Hart, Ph.D. Today marks one year since OMB finalized the Public Trust Rule under the Evidence Act. Watch my statement on where we are and what needs to happen next. ⬇️ The Public Trust Rule codifies four fundame...

Today is the anniversary of the Public Trust rule under the #EvidenceAct — our statement — www.linkedin.com/posts/nickrh...

Join the Data Foundation on 10/7 at 1 pm ET to learn about what has happened with data.gov, open data, and data leadership in the federal government. If you're a furloughed federal worker, you can still attend by re-registering with your personal email. datafoundation.org/events/view/...

Great to see former Trump-appointed BLS Commissioner Bill Beach call for implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act and the #EvidenceAct regulations that are long overdue. 💯 Video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sncc... #opendata #transparency #EvidenceAct

Calls for Investigation of SSA CDO Allegations | Nick Hart, Ph.D. We created Chief Data Officers to improve federal data governance at every agency -- they serve many functions, including analyzing risks and serving as early warning systems when institutional safegu...

Data Foundation statement on allegations of unauthorized data access at SSA: www.linkedin.com/posts/nickrh...

A pleasure to join the @cnn.com This Morning team to talk about federal statistics and trust in our data. We need improved mechanisms for transparency -- even "radical transparency" about data: #opendata #transparency #FedDataStrategy

Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) I am pleased to announce that I am nominating Highly Respected Economist, Dr. E.J. Antoni, as the next Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Our Economy is booming, and E.J. will ensure that...

President Trump today announced he is nominating EJ Antoni from the Heritage Foundation to serve as the new BLS Commissioner. This is a politically appointed & Senate confirmed position; the last commissioner, a Biden appointee was just dismissed by Trump. #statistics truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

Thank you!! Very much appreciate the support. Let's get this to #SXSW26 -- a much needed public discussion that affects #openscience and #nationalsecurity.

Just wrapped an inspiring few days at #ASAE2025 in Los Angeles 🌟 | Nick Hart, Ph.D. Just wrapped an inspiring few days at #ASAE2025 in Los Angeles 🌟 Connecting with association leaders across sectors reminded me why collaboration matters more than ever in 2025. Whether you’re runnin...

My takeaways from #ASAE2025 and what it means for the Data Coalition members -- more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/nickrh... #ASAE25

🚨 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮.
Help us expose this at #SXSW2026 with Chris Marcum, Nancy Potok, Suzette Kent. 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲 → participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
⏰ Ends Aug 24 #DataSecurity #NationalSecurity #SXSW26

📊 "Our politics is data" - and America's statistical system is built for this moment. | Nick Hart, Ph.D. 📊 "Our politics is data" - and America's statistical system is built for this moment. Today I am heading to the Joint Statistical Meetings (#JSM25) with the American Statistical Association - ASA in ...

Looking forward to joining #jsm2025 over the next couple days. Here’s my take on the moment via LinkedIn - it’s too long for BlueSky! www.linkedin.com/posts/nickrh...

The Data Foundation reaffirms its commitment to supporting the integrity and independence of America’s federal statistical system. Recent events underscore the importance of the institutional and legal safeguards that protect the objectivity of federal statistics and serve the American people and economy. Statistical independence is not dependent on any single individual but is built into the system itself through robust policies, procedures, legal frameworks, and the culture and people of the statistical system. The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (Evidence Act), signed into law by President Trump on January 14, 2019, established comprehensive protections for statistical agencies. Building on this foundation, the Office of Management and Budget’s Public Trust Rule—a regulation required by the Evidence Act—codifies four fundamental responsibilities for statistical agencies: producing timely information, conducting credible and accurate activities, maintaining objectivity, and protecting data provider confidentiality. We have confidence that federal statistical products retain their fidelity to those principles.

6. Data Foundation's @nickhartphd.bsky.social‬ says the independence of the U.S. federal statistical system "is not dependent on any single individual but is built into the system itself through robust policies, procedures, legal frameworks, and the culture and people of the statistical system"