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Tag Archives: data
The DATA Act – Working Towards Federal Spending Transparency
The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 requires federal agencies to prepare and submit standardized, accurate information about the roughly $3.7 trillion they spend each year. The Office of Management and Budget and the Department of the Treasury are … Continue reading
The Insights and Analyses from Mapping Data
Geographic information systems (GIS) are powerful tools that display spatial information (such as locations on a map) in order to help us understand patterns and relationships about our world. So, with National GIS Day on November 16th, the WatchBlog is … Continue reading
Posted in About GAO, Information Technology, Science and Technology
Tagged Amtrak, ARM, BIE, data, data analysis, Federal Housing Administration, geographic information systems, geography, GIS, GIS Day, map, mapping, maps, rural, Rural Housing Service, visualizing data, what is rural
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Podcast on Federal Oversight of Contractor Information Security Controls
Federal agencies often rely on contractors to operate computer systems and process information on their behalf. Federal law and policy require that agencies ensure that contractors adequately protect these systems and information. Hear our podcast with Greg Wilshusen, a director … Continue reading
Using DATA to Shine the Light on Federal Spending
Understanding how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars is a daunting task. In fiscal year 2013 alone, the federal government spent $3.5 trillion. In May, Congress unanimously passed and the President signed the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA), which … Continue reading
Posted in Budget and Spending, Government Operations, Information Management, Information Technology, Video
Tagged accountability, big data, community of practice, Comptroller General, data, DATA Act, data analytics, data sharing, digital accountability and transparency act, FAIS, government, inspector general, IT, Recovery, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, SI, transparency, USASpending, USASpending.gov
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AskGAOLive: IRS Securing Financial and Taxpayer Data
What happens to all the personal data you send to IRS with your tax return? Join us for a chat about IRS controls to secure your data from threats, today at 2:00pm ET. You can send us your questions in … Continue reading
2014 Duplication and Cost Savings Report
As the fiscal pressures facing the government continue to mount, so too does the need for executive branch agencies and Congress to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government programs and activities. Today, we released our 4th annual report on federal programs, … Continue reading
Posted in About GAO, Duplication and Cost Savings
Tagged cost savings, data, defense health care, duplication, effectiveness, efficiency, fragmentation, MIA, OMB, overlap, POW, revenue, revenue enhancement, taxpayers
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