William Welsh writes that the DATA Act would also establish financial reporting standards as well as update the USAspending.gov portal.
The bill’s Senate and House sponsors include Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Robert Portman (R-Ohio), Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), according to Welsh’s article.
The DATA Act also intends for agencies to increase transparency by adopting the Obama administration’s Open Data Policy and the Government Performance and Results Act.