1. 2009 NSAA/NASC Joint Middle Management Conference Page 1http://www.apa.virginia.gov Transparency: Moving Forward _____________________________________ April 20, 2009 April Gunn, CPA, CISA Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts

2. 2009 NSAA/NASC Joint Middle Management Conference Page 2http://www.apa.virginia.gov Commonwealth Data Point Background Result of legislation passed during 2005 General Assembly Session Legislator envisioned a public website with multiple years of data, as well as periodic analyses Required our office to create a searchable database containing a variety of state and local financial data

3. 2009 NSAA/NASC Joint Middle Management Conference Page 3http://www.apa.virginia.gov Commonwealth Data Point Background Currently contains demographic data, detailed state financial data, detailed local government data, and other analyses Currently has 6 full years of data and is updated quarterly Unaudited information

4. 2009 NSAA/NASC Joint Middle Management Conference Page 4http://www.apa.virginia.gov Commonwealth Data Point Background Development took 8 months Live November 1, 2005 Resources: database and web server, software/licenses, and staff Issues: no single source of data, no data linkage, timeliness of data, warehouse structure

5. 2009 NSAA/NASC Joint Middle Management Conference Page 5http://www.apa.virginia.gov Privacy Concerns Initial research/scrubbing Emergency Changes - HIPPA FERPA FOIA Other –General Citizen Inquiries –Police Officers

6. 2009 NSAA/NASC Joint Middle Management Conference Legislative/Stimulus Update Multiple bills to exempt information from VAs FOIA – all referred to FOIA council –Teachers Salaries –Police Officer Information Stimulus.virginia.gov Privacy concerns with Stimulus funds Page 6http://www.apa.virginia.gov

7. 2009 NSAA/NASC Joint Middle Management Conference Legislative Update Bill adds to requirements: Capital Outlay Debt Audit Reports In future: Commodity Information Performance measures link Copy of actual grant/contract Page 7http://www.apa.virginia.gov

8. 2009 NSAA/NASC Joint Middle Management Conference Balancing Politics and Outcomes Costs –Realistic expectations –Priorities Private entities Consistency Timeliness, Accuracy, Meaning Security/Privacy Page 8http://www.apa.virginia.gov

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15. 2009 NSAA/NASC Joint Middle Management Conference Page 15http://www.apa.virginia.gov Where are we going from here? Site re-design Transparency Portal Mandated/Other improvements Follow Stimulus funds

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17. 2009 NSAA/NASC Joint Middle Management Conference Page 17http://www.apa.virginia.gov Commonwealth Data Point Contact Information http://datapoint.apa.virginia.gov April Gunn Director ~ Data Analysis (804).225.3350 Ext. 330 April.Gunn@apa.virginia.gov