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House bill calls on EPA to update IT systems that store air quality data

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The Environmental Protection Agency would be required to update the legacy IT platform it uses to store air quality data systems under new legislation in the House. pushes the EPA to update the IT system for storing AirNow and the Air Quality System (AQS). The “ Clean Air in the Cloud Act ,” introduced Tuesday by Rep.

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Commerce looking to publish AI-ready data guidance in coming months

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Guidance from the Department of Commerce aimed at establishing a first-of-its-kind framework for using the agency’s public federal data with artificial intelligence tools could come in the next several months. That initial search was an effort to see what was already out there in terms of AI-ready data guidance, according to Houed. “We

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Empowering auditors: Indonesia uses data-driven oversight to clean up its corruption-prone procurement sector

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Data-driven monitoring enables citizens to submit high-quality complaints to authorities. Formal guidelines have been introduced in several regions to ensure data-driven audits are conducted to a high standard. Results: The reform has led to significant improvements, particularly in audits triggered by public complaints.

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Commerce requests information about AI, open data assets, data dissemination

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The Department of Commerce is requesting information concerning AI-ready open data assets, alongside the development of data dissemination standards. In describing itself as “an authoritative provider of data,” the agency said it is looking to ensure the accuracy and integrity of data as AI intermediaries access and consume data.

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HHS IT draft strategy aims to connect health data with systems

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HHS’s Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), which released the draft Wednesday, establishes the following four goals: “promote health and wellness, enhance the delivery and experience of care, accelerate research and innovation and connect the health system with health data.”

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GSA isn’t fully compliant with geospatial data requirements, watchdog finds

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The General Services Administration is not fully compliant with a key piece of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act that governs processes related to geospatial data, a new watchdog report found. Notwithstanding these corrective actions, we identified deficiencies in GSA’s compliance with the” Geospatial Data Act.

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Growing data culture requires agencywide buy in, officials say

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When federal officials gathered at the Chief Data Officers Council symposium Thursday, it didn’t draw protesters outside the building with signs calling for more data and evidence in government. Unlike other challenges, such as conservation issues, data and statistics don’t have large bases that can be activated to speak up.

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