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Tag Archives: Recovery
Reflections on Addiction and Recovery (videos)
Over 47,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States in 2014—more than any previous year on record. In fact, drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death by injury in the country, surpassing auto accidents. To help … Continue reading
Ending “Too Big to Fail”
8 years ago this month, the Federal Reserve bailed out Bear Stearns, preventing it from collapsing. This triggered an unprecedented amount of federal assistance to help stabilize markets—more than $1 trillion in loans and hundreds of billions of dollars of … Continue reading
Sharing Data to Improve Disaster Response and Recovery Programs
Since 2013, our Government Data Sharing Community of Practice has hosted a series of public discussions on challenges and opportunities related to sharing data in government. Read on for the findings of our latest forum on how government can use … Continue reading
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March 30, 2015
Tagged community of practice, data analytics, data sharing community of practice, data sharing cop, Department of Defense, disaster, disaster response, DOD, FAIS, HUD, innovation for disaster response and recovery initiative, minutes, mitre, OPM, Recovery, Steve Lord, white house
It’s Hurricane Season—Informing Federal Disaster Management
Hurricane season is well under way, and we’re highlighting some of our reports and resources that can help inform federal disaster management in events such as hurricanes. 2014’s first named storm, Hurricane Arthur, has already found a place in the … 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
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June 11, 2014
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
