Even with the DATA Act, the Forecast for Transparency Remains Murky

Nextgov: As this Congress draws to a close, pundits labeled it one of the least productive and most dysfunctional of all time.

But it managed to pass the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, better known by the “nerderatti” as the DATA Act, in an attempt to enlighten taxpayers about the mother lode of federal spending data. But it’s far from clear we’ll end up with the kind of transparency that matters most.

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