Data Transparency in Government From the White House To the State House NASACT Annual Conference 2015 Concurrent Session #14 August 25, 2015.

Data Transparency in Government

From the White House To the State House

NASACT Annual Conference 2015Concurrent Session #14

August 25, 2015

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TODAY’S PANELMODERATOR:

Gila J. Bronner, President & CEO Bronner Group, LLC gbronner@bronnergroup.com

PANELISTS:Hudson Hollister, Executive Director Data Transparency Coalitionhudson.hollister@datacoalition.com

Amy B. Edwards, Senior Advisor Financial Transparency U.S. Department of the Treasury amy.edwards@treasury.gov

Seth Unger, Senior Policy Advisor for Public AffairsOffice of the State Treasurer, Ohioseth.unger@tos.ohio.gov Session 14: Data Transparency in Government

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BETTER DATA,BETTER DECISIONS,BETTER OUTCOMES:

The DATA Act & Federal GrantsHudson Hollister, Executive Director, Data Transparency Coalitionhudson.hollister@datacoalition.com

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THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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THE PROBLEMFinancial: Agencies to TreasuryPayments: Agencies to TreasuryBudgets: Agencies to OMBAssistance: Agencies to FAADSProcurement: Agencies to GSAGrants: Grantees to agencies, OMBContracts: Contractors to agencies, GSASubawards: Grantees and Contractors to OMB

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THE SYMPTOMSAgencies: Count ‘em!

The Solyndra SagaPencils and Highlighters

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THE FIX

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THE CAMPAIGN2009: Stimulus

2010: Groundwork2011: Introduction2012: Coalition2013: Negotiation2014: Passage2015: Standards2017: Success?

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THE IMPACT

… for Citizens… for Managers… for Grant and Contract Recipients

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THE HORIZON

HHS Pilot ProgramOMB Decisions in 2018… and Beyond

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THE LEADERS

TeradataWorkivaPwCRDG FilingsRR Donnelley

DataTracksSocrataBooz Allen HamiltonStreamLink Software

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THE NEXT STEP

Follow @datacoalitionEngage with HHS DATA Act teamJoin us on September 23

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Digital Accountability and Transparency Act

(DATA Act) Implementation Update

Amy B. Edwards, Senior Advisor, Financial TransparencyOffice of the Fiscal Assistant Secretary

U.S. Department of the Treasury

August 25, 2015

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Spending Transparency

• Federal Financial Accountability and Transparency Act– established USASpending.gov in 2006• Publish data for contracts, grants, other financial

assistance• USASpending.gov management moved to Treasury

in 2014

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Updated USASpending.gov

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DATA Act

• Expands USASpending.gov to include agency expenditures•Requires consistent data standards• Enable the data to be used by multiple

communities

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Using the Data

• Federal executives and program managers• Federal CFOs• State and local policy-makers and managers• Private entrepreneurs• Academics/ researchers• General public

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Vision and Opportunity

Provide reliable, timely, secure, and consumable financial management data for the purpose of promoting transparency, facilitating better decision making, and improving operational efficiency.

• Better Data, Better Decisions, Better Government

GOALS

Capture and make available financial management data to enable the data consumers to follow the complete life cycle of Federal spending -- from appropriations to the disbursements of grants, contracts, and administrative spending

Standardized information exchanges – definitions and format – to enable timely access to discoverable and reusable detail transaction level data

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Lead

Treasury (Data Transparency

PMO)

OMB

Design and Implement

TreasuryData Exchange Standards

Treasury

Blueprint/roadmap between data elements

OMBData Definition Standards

OMB Pilot to Reduce Admin

Burden

Treasury Data Analytics

Support

Senior Accountable Officials from

Federal Agencies

Consult

Industry

Non-Federal stakeholders

Federal Lines of Business

Executive Steering Committee – OMB and TreasuryGovernance and Implementation Structure

Inter-Agency Advisory Committee – OMB, Treasury, OSTP, GSA andRepresentatives from: CFOC, BOAC, ACE, COFAR, CAOC, CIOC, PIC

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Progress and Accomplishments

• Data Standards• Policy Guidance• Blueprints• Data Exchange / DATA Act Schema• Agency Implementation Playbook

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DATA Act Schema

•Map Federal financial data to a standard taxonomy and format• Labeling data with a definition and other

characteristics such as reporting period, units of measure and validation rules• Represented in an XBRL format

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DATA Act Playbook

• Organize Your Team • Review Elements• Inventory Data• Design & Strategize• Execute Broker• Test Broker Implementation• Update Systems• Submit Data

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Next Steps

Data Standards • Finalize all data standards by the end of the summerAgency Implementation• Review agency implementation plans • Conduct additional agency workshops Data Exchange• Continue to revise DATA Act Schema to capture additional award-

level data elements• Complete DATA Act pilot and demonstrate “data broker” conceptOutreach• Continue to engage external stakeholders (through means such as

GitHub, monthly calls)

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Resources

USASpending: https://www.usaspending.gov/Pages/data-act.aspx

Spending Transparency Collaboration (GitHub):https://fedspendingtransparency.github.io

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OHIO TREASURER’S TRANSPARENCY PROJECT

Seth UngerSenior Policy Advisor for Public Affairs, Office of the State Treasurer, Ohioseth.unger@tos.ohio.gov

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TREASURER’S TRANSPARENCY PROJECT

OhioTreasurer.gov

• Launched by Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel in 2011

• Started by posting all state employee and teacher salaries online in a searchable database for the first time in Ohio government history

• Next, placed all state-owned buildings and properties online with a “Google Earth” style map

• Continued in December 2014 with the launch of OhioCheckbook.com

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• As a result of OhioCheckbook.com, Ohio is setting a new national transparency standard

• Cutting edge website propelled Ohio from 46th in the country in government spending transparency to 1st among the 50 states*

*According to the U.S. Public Interest Research Group

• Features:• “Google-Style” search capabilities• Interactive charts and graphs allow users to drill down on

state spending like never before• Compare and share with full social media integration

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• Includes checkbook-level data on more than $473 billion, spanning 8 fiscal years

• Displays individual checks on more than 130 million spending transactions

• Encompasses more than 4.5 billion pieces of spending information

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERSModerator:

Gila J. Bronner, President & CEOBronner Group, LLC gbronner@bronnergroup.com

Panelists:Hudson Hollister, Executive Director Data Transparency Coalitionhudson.hollister@datacoalition.com

Amy B. Edwards, Senior Advisor Financial Transparency U.S. Department of the Treasury amy.edwards@treasury.gov

Seth Unger, Senior Policy Advisor for Public AffairsOffice of the State Treasurer, Ohioseth.unger@tos.ohio.gov Session 14: Data Transparency in Government