Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.2146 DATA Act

Werfel: New laws could set back transparency efforts

2012-07-18T14:27:34Z

In April, the House passed by voice vote its Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, or the DATA Act (H.R. 2146). The bill would create the Federal Accountability and Spending Transparency Commission, which is to succeed the board that ...

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Werfel: New laws could set back transparency efforts

2012-07-17T19:58:02Z

Analytics Bellwether Teradata Champions the DATA Act: for Social Good, Economic Good

2012-07-05T09:06:32Z

Teradata will call attention to the benefits of integrated data analytics for the social and economic good by urging the Senate to pass H.R. 2146 and adopt an innovative process already successful among multiple state revenue agencies – which ...

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Analytics Bellwether Teradata Champions the DATA Act: for Social Good, Economic Good

2012-07-05T08:59:23Z

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120412/CL86658LOGO) Teradata will call attention to the benefits of integrated data analytics for the social and economic good by urging the Senate to pass H.R. 2146 and adopt an innovative process ...

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OMB not enamored of House-passed data transparency measure

2012-06-10T19:58:58Z

The legislation known as the DATA Act (H.R. 2146), which is pending in the Senate, would impose a universal reporting requirement for recipients of federal grants, loans and contracts. It would require all agencies to use the same formats to publicly share

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NLC Opposes Legislation that Would Undermine Partnership with Federal Government

2012-05-21T16:12:08Z

The provisions, which are included in H.R. 2146, the DATA Act, and S. 1789, the 21st Century Postal Service Act, would severely restrict the participation of federal agency personnel in conventions, conferences and meetings hosted by federal agencies and .

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Is the DATA Act Considering the Numbers?

2012-05-07T09:04:56Z

Call me stubborn but I’m still not convinced that the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 2146), more famously known as the DATA Act, is exactly a good thing -- or at least in its current form. Like most others out there ...

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IMA Urges Senate to Ratify DATA Act, Recommends XBRL as Data Standard for US Government

2012-05-03T10:42:44Z

MONTVALE, N.J., May 03, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- IMA(R), the world's leading and largest association focused exclusively on advancing the global management accounting profession, announced today its support of H.R. 2146, "The Digital ...

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IMA Urges Senate to Ratify DATA Act, Recommends XBRL as Data Standard for US Government

2012-05-03T09:59:47Z

MONTVALE, N.J.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--IMA ®, the world’s leading and largest association focused exclusively on advancing the global management accounting profession, announced today its support of H.R. 2146, “The Digital Accountability and ...

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IMA Urges Senate to Ratify DATA Act, Recommends XBRL as Data Standard for US Government

2012-05-03T09:31:09Z

IMA ®, the world’s leading and largest association focused exclusively on advancing the global management accounting profession, announced today its support of H.R. 2146, “The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act” (DATA Act), and urged the ..

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IMA Urges Senate to Ratify DATA Act, Recommends XBRL as Data Standard for US Government

2012-05-03T09:23:59Z

MONTVALE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IMA ®, the world’s leading and largest association focused exclusively on advancing the global management accounting profession, announced today its support of H.R. 2146, “The Digital Accountability and Transparency ..

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Howard 'Buck' McKeon: Time for governmental fiscal accountability

2012-04-30T04:34:03Z

This week, Congress acted with H.R. 2146, the Digital Accountability Transparency Act, legislation aimed at reforming the way federal tax dollars are tracked and spent. This bill establishes strong, universal data and reporting standards for government spe

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Bill Increasing Transparency and Limiting Agency Travel & Conferences Passes House

2012-04-28T03:32:00Z

Congressman Mike Michaud has praised House passage of H.R. 2146, the Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act, which is a bipartisan bill to promote accountability and transparency in federal spending. The bill also includes limits on ...

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House Acts to Cap Federal Travel Spending

2012-04-27T09:31:06Z

One byproduct of the General Services Administration (GSA) scandal over wasteful government travel spending, the House of Representatives approved by a unanimous voice vote, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 2146). Among other ...

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Statement of AICPA President and CEO Barry C. Melancon, CPA, …

2012-04-25T18:44:40Z

The following is a statement by Barry C. Melancon, CPA, CGMA, president and CEO of the American Institute of CPAs, praising the U.S. House of Representatives on passage of H.R. 2146, the "Digital Accountability and Transparency Act," or DATA Act ...

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McKeon Votes In Favor Of Government Spending Standards

2012-04-25T17:40:14Z

Today, Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon voted in favor of H.R. 2146, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (“DATA”), which establishes strong, universal data and reporting standards for government spending. KHTS News Brought To You By ...

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House tightens controls on conference spending

2012-04-25T16:21:30Z

Under the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 2146), agencies would have to cut their conference spending budgets by 20 percent compared to 2010's amounts. And an agency could only spend as much as $500,000 in a single conference.

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Wednesday: Highway in the House, postal reform in the Senate

2012-04-24T20:47:32Z

House members will take up two other bills under a suspension of the rules. One is H.R. 2146, the Digital Accountability and Transparency act, or the DATA act. This bill would require any entity that receives federal funds to report each quarter on the use

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House tightens controls on conference spending

2012-04-24T19:57:26Z

GSA Scandal Lends Urgency to Data Transparency Measure

2012-04-23T19:01:21Z

The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 2146) was introduced in June 2011 by Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif. It would impose universal reporting requirement for recipients of federal grants ...

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IMA Urges Passage of the DATA Act to Move XBRL Across Government

2011-10-06T01:00:00Z

HR 2146/S. 1222, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act), would require XBRL to be used by federal agencies to better monitor all federal spending and improve transparency and accountability to protect taxpayer funds. ...

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CBO estimates cost of DATA Act

2011-09-30T01:00:00Z

Issa is chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which approved the DATA Act (HR 2146) in June. Alice Lipowicz is a staff writer covering government 2.0, homeland security and other IT policies.

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Commentary: Keep the cows in Wisconsin

2011-08-18T01:00:00Z

The proposal, HR 2146, would mandate farm owners use the federal E-Verify program, which is an online database employers can use to check the immigration status of their employees. If a prospective hire is not in the database, a problem that has ...

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Commentary: Keep farm labor supply intact

2011-08-15T01:00:00Z

The proposal, HR 2146, would mandate farm owners use the federal E-Verify program, an online database employers can use to check the immigration status of their employees. If a prospective hire is not in the database, a problem that has occurred ...

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No summer vacation for effort to improve federal financial transparency ...

2011-08-03T01:00:00Z

Further, on the same day and in a complementary effort, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darryl Issa, R-California, and others introduced HR 2146, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2011 (DATA Act). ...

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Education

2011-06-28T01:00:00Z

Despite opposition from the higher education community, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved two bills on Wednesday, June 22 to boost transparency for federal spending (HR 2146, the Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) ..

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House Oversight Committee Channels The Love Boat in Transparency Bill Markup

2011-06-22T01:00:00Z

The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, also know as the DATA Act (HR 2146), seeks to revolutionize the way we track how our tax dollars are spent. It will allow for unprecedented transparency in federal spending and create a board to ensure ...

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DATA Act aims to institutionalize Recovery Board

2011-06-20T01:00:00Z

Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (HR 2146) which was introduced June 13. Both proposals aim to create a Federal Accountability and Spending Transparency Board, which appears to mirror the current Recovery Accountability and Transparency ...

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H.R.2146 Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2011

2011-06-17T01:00:00Z

Hmmmm, no blog posts found for this bill at this time. This means that this this bill has not yet been mentioned on a publicly-searchable blog by either its official number (for example, "H.R. 3200") or title (for example, "America's Affordable Health Ch

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Devaney: Quality goes up when recipients report

2011-06-14T01:00:00Z

Obama issued an executive order, and Issa introduced a bill (HR 2146.) Read more about the Obama's order. Read more about Issa's legislation. When asked, Devaney said both of the avenues will lead to better transparency with tougher oversight and

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