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Open Government: Early Steps

Open Government: Early Steps. David Curren – NIH Susan Ross – Columbia University. Today’s Goals. Update on DATA Act OMB GRIP Pilot Implementing ideas from last meeting Discussion of models for institutional FFATA reporting. Update on DATA Act.

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Open Government: Early Steps

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  1. Open Government:Early Steps David Curren – NIH Susan Ross – Columbia University

  2. Today’s Goals • Update on DATA Act • OMB GRIP Pilot • Implementing ideas from last meeting • Discussion of models for institutional FFATA reporting

  3. Update on DATA Act • Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2012 (aka DATA Act) passed by House in April 2012. - H.R. 2146 • Senate version (S.1222) has not been passed. Still in committee.

  4. OMB GRIP Pilot • Pilot program with 9 institutions representing the universe of Federal grantees. • Still in early stages; currently developing schema/data dictionary. • Goal of reducing transparency burden by pulling data from existing reporting portals. • Utilizes many existing data elements from FFATA , ARRA and SF425. • Who should be involved in discussion?

  5. Implementing Ideas from Last Meeting • Clearinghouse for transparency requirements from different agencies. • Quarterly transparency newsletter • Create Executive Summaries of each agency’s reporting requirements. • Who is responsible? • How often? • Where is it hosted?

  6. Implementing Ideas from Last Meeting • Identify and suggest improvements to existing Federal reporting systems • Pilot ways to simplify the reporting process For both… • What changes can be made without regulations? • Opportunities for pre-population? • Fix existing pain points • Sh0rt vs. long term changes

  7. Implementing Ideas from Last Meeting • Share best practices amongst institutions • Ongoing, informal discussions? • Listserv? • Formal best practices document? • Survey? • What do YOU have to share?

  8. Models of Institutional Reporting • Central Administration? • Departmental Reporting? • Dedicated vs. ah-hoc personnel assignments? • Differences between ARRA and FFATA models?

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