Data Coalition

The Data Coalition is a community of the @Data_Foundation, advocating for open data and evidence-informed policy.

[Nick Hart, PhD @NickRHart]

Improper payments affect over $150 billion per year in federal spending -- that's too much. Treasury's Do Not Pay system was designed to help address this, but only 4% of programs are using it.

Today, the @Data_Foundation is endorsing the Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act ahead of tomorrow's markup in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

The bill includes a strong privacy framework. It preserves independent verification before any adverse action, maintains confidentiality obligations, establishes congressional oversight and public reporting, and streamlines administrative processes — all without eliminating the protections that matter.

Privacy and program effectiveness aren't at odds. They reinforce each other. This bill removes targeted administrative barriers while preserving core safeguards.  We're urging the Committee to advance this bill in its mark-up on April 29th.

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[Nick Hart, PhD @NickRHart]

This week, key House leaders introduced the SECURE Data Act and GUARD Financial Data Act, the most significant federal privacy effort in years. As someone who has worked on federal data policy for decades, I welcome this step and the historic coordination between the House Committee on Energy and Commerce & U.S. House Committee on Financial Services.

But we also have work to do. Meaningful privacy protection requires more than rights on paper, it requires accountability mechanisms that make those rights enforceable in practice. That means data protection impact assessments, proportionate safeguards against reidentification risks, and careful attention to preemption.

Our most durable national privacy and transparency laws — the Privacy Act, the Evidence Act, OPEN Government Data Act, CIPSEA — were all built on bipartisan consensus. That's the standard this effort should meet.

My full statement on behalf of the @data_foundation --> https://t.co/hx8mwe8tht

#privacy #transparency

[Data Coalition @DataCoalition]

ℹ️ This roundtable is off-the-record and available to Data Coalition members only. Learn how you can become a member of the Data Coalition member: https://t.co/aXuZS1T2Rp

[Data Coalition @DataCoalition]

⏰ HAPPENING TODAY at 2 p.m. ET: We're hosting a members-only virtual roundtable discussion with senior U.S. Department of the Treasury leadership about the use of the Do Not Pay system: https://t.co/CoKtFN9QYy

[Data Coalition @DataCoalition]

🪙 For over a decade, Do Not Pay has been helping agencies to address fraud and improper payments with data-driven strategies. In FY 2025 alone, Treasury and Do Not Pay helped agencies to prevent, detect, and recover $11.7 billion in potential fraud and improper payments.

[Data Foundation @data_foundation]

The Data Foundation and @Results4America have learned that HHS has decided to drastically restructure and effectively dismantle the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) at the Administration for Children and Families.

[Data Coalition @DataCoalition]

📊 Today at 1 PM ET: What do the FY2026 appropriations bills mean for data policy priorities?
Join Data Coalition members for our analysis of funding outcomes for agency data infrastructure, evaluation capacity, and Evidence Act implementation: https://t.co/4ENdLLkpwL

[Data Coalition @DataCoalition]

📅 Tomorrow at 1 PM ET: Data Coalition members-only briefing on what the FY2026 appropriations bills mean for federal data infrastructure and evaluation capacity.
Members: https://t.co/4ENdLLkpwL

[Data Coalition @DataCoalition]

In a @washingtonpost letter to the editor, @NickRHart writes, "our democracy depends on trusted data. Trust requires institutional infrastructure with the independence, resources and resilience to serve America through political transitions." https://t.co/zHf97Z4eBX

[Data Foundation @data_foundation]

Last night @data_foundation partnered with Generative: AI Art and Culture Series & @_ai_collective for an amazing evening of live AI demos at the LINE DC. Tech, art, and policy leaders came together! 🎨🤖 #AI #DataPolicy

[Data Foundation @data_foundation]

Our President & CEO @NickRHart joined CNN this morning to talk about crime data in DC, BLS, and trust -- more here:

[Data Coalition @DataCoalition]

🚨Calling Data Coalition Members! RSVP for tomorrow's happy hour at Astro Beer Hall! Join your fellow members for networking, drinks, and appetizers from 4:30 p.m. RSVP by 8/13 or let us know you're coming! https://t.co/c8t4LeluHg

#DataNetworking #HappyHour #WashingtonDC

[Nick Hart, PhD @NickRHart]

My takeaways from #ASAE25 and what it means for our @DataCoalition members -- check out the video here: https://t.co/77jKL0Usw7 #ASAE2025 #Opendata #privacy #evaltwitter #Econtwitter

[Nick Hart, PhD @NickRHart]

🚨 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮. Help us expose this at #SXSW2026 with Christopher Marcum, Nancy Potok, & @SuzetteKent45
𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲 → https://t.co/JB64uquaFY
⏰ Ends Aug 24
#DataSecurity #NationalSecurity #SXSW26

[FedScoop - @fedscoop.bsky.social @fedscoop]

White House names new official to oversee federal statistical system
https://t.co/JJGbWeEGS1 via @madialder

[Nick Hart, PhD @NickRHart]

Congratulations to @MarkCalabria on being tapped as the new Chief Statistician of the United States. This critical role coordinates our federal statistical system and implements the Public Trust Rule. We look forward to continued collaboration to advance evidence-informed policymaking. Full statement from the @data_foundation: https://t.co/ZdNhFqS9oo

[Nick Hart, PhD @NickRHart]

What does the "One Big Beautiful Bill" (OBBB) mean for federal data? We tried to answer that in a new explainer from the @Data_Foundation. More --> https://t.co/chlTDRNGFw

[Data Coalition @DataCoalition]

TOMORROW: The 2025 Data Coalition Member Summit will be hosted at the City Club of Washington! We're bringing together Data Coalition members to celebrate our community's impact and collaborate on a new strategy for 2025 & beyond! 🚀 https://t.co/7kx8LDFPmX #MemberSummit2025

[Data Coalition @DataCoalition]

This Thursday, 6/12, in D.C., we're hosting our 2025 Member Summit to explore data collaboration and public service alongside special guest speakers such as Justin Cole (@polysciguy) from Bureau of Fiscal Service! Members, there's still time to register: https://t.co/mnmXeL8pSR

[Data Coalition @DataCoalition]

Our 2025 Member Summit will kick off with remarks from Ron Vassallo, CEO of @KaptivateLLC & @data_foundation Board Member, who will lead us into an afternoon of meaningful discussions on the current federal data landscape. Members can RSVP here to join: https://t.co/7kx8LDFPmX