Clock Starts on Naming Leaders, Beginning Work on Evidence Act

NextGov: Federal agencies have until the weekend to name the key officials responsible for drafting and implementing their data strategies as the government begins work on the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act.

As agencies push to meet multiple mandates to better use all the data they collect, the Office of Management and Budget offered some assistance Thursday with the release of guidance on implementing the first phase of the Evidence Act.

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