1. Data Transparency in Government From the White House To the State House NASACT Annual Conference 2015 Concurrent Session #14 August 25, 2015

2. T ODAY ’ S P ANEL M ODERATOR : Gila J. Bronner, President & CEO Bronner Group, LLC gbronner@bronnergroup.com P ANELISTS : Hudson Hollister, Executive Director Data Transparency Coalition hudson.hollister@datacoalition.com Amy B. Edwards, Senior Advisor Financial Transparency U.S. Department of the Treasury amy.edwards@treasury.gov Seth Unger, Senior Policy Advisor for Public Affairs Office of the State Treasurer, Ohio seth.unger@tos.ohio.gov Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 2

3. BETTER DATA, BETTER DECISIONS, BETTER OUTCOMES: The DATA Act & Federal Grants BETTER DATA, BETTER DECISIONS, BETTER OUTCOMES: The DATA Act & Federal Grants Hudson Hollister, Executive Director, Data Transparency Coalition hudson.hollister@datacoalition.com hudson.hollister@datacoalition.com Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 3

4. THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 4

5. THE PROBLEM Financial: Agencies to Treasury Payments: Agencies to Treasury Budgets: Agencies to OMB Assistance: Agencies to FAADS Procurement: Agencies to GSA Grants: Grantees to agencies, OMB Contracts: Contractors to agencies, GSA Subawards: Grantees and Contractors to OMB Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 5

6. THE SYMPTOMS Agencies: Count ‘em! The Solyndra Saga Pencils and Highlighters Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 6

7. THE FIX Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 7

8. THE CAMPAIGN 2009: Stimulus 2010: Groundwork 2011: Introduction 2012: Coalition 2013: Negotiation 2014: Passage 2015: Standards 2017: Success? Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 8

9. THE IMPACT … for Citizens … for Managers … for Grant and Contract Recipients Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 9

10. THE HORIZON HHS Pilot Program OMB Decisions in 2018 … and Beyond Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 10

11. THE LEADERS Teradata Workiva PwC RDG Filings RR Donnelley DataTracks Socrata Booz Allen Hamilton StreamLink Software Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 11

12. THE NEXT STEP Follow @datacoalition Engage with HHS DATA Act team Join us on September 23 Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 12

13. Better Data, Better Decisions, Better Government: Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act) Implementation Update Amy B. Edwards, Senior Advisor, Financial Transparency Office of the Fiscal Assistant Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury August 25, 2015 Session 14: Data Transparency in Government

14. Spending Transparency Federal Financial Accountability and Transparency Act– established USASpending.gov in 2006 Publish data for contracts, grants, other financial assistance USASpending.gov management moved to Treasury in 2014 Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 14

15. Updated USASpending.gov Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 15

16. DATA Act Expands USASpending.gov to include agency expenditures Requires consistent data standards Enable the data to be used by multiple communities Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 16

17. Using the Data Federal executives and program managers Federal CFOs State and local policy-makers and managers Private entrepreneurs Academics/ researchers General public Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 17

18. Vision and Opportunity Provide reliable, timely, secure, and consumable financial management data for the purpose of promoting transparency, facilitating better decision making, and improving operational efficiency. Better Data, Better Decisions, Better Government GOALS  Capture and make available financial management data to enable the data consumers to follow the complete life cycle of Federal spending -- from appropriations to the disbursements of grants, contracts, and administrative spending  Standardized information exchanges – definitions and format – to enable timely access to discoverable and reusable detail transaction level data  Design and refine processes and systems to streamline reporting requirements and reduce compliance costs while improving transparency Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 18

19. Lead Treasury (Data Transparency PMO) OMB Design and Implement Treasury Data Exchange Standards Treasury Blueprint/roadmap between data elements OMB Data Definition Standards OMB Pilot to Reduce Admin Burden Treasury Data Analytics Support Senior Accountable Officials from Federal Agencies Consult Industry Non-Federal stakeholders Federal Lines of Business Executive Steering Committee – OMB and Treasury Governance and Implementation Structure Inter-Agency Advisory Committee – OMB, Treasury, OSTP, GSA and Representatives from: CFOC, BOAC, ACE, COFAR, CAOC, CIOC, PIC Inter-Agency Advisory Committee – OMB, Treasury, OSTP, GSA and Representatives from: CFOC, BOAC, ACE, COFAR, CAOC, CIOC, PIC 19

20. Progress and Accomplishments Data Standards Policy Guidance Blueprints Data Exchange / DATA Act Schema Agency Implementation Playbook Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 20

21. DATA Act Schema Map Federal financial data to a standard taxonomy and format Labeling data with a definition and other characteristics such as reporting period, units of measure and validation rules Represented in an XBRL format Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 21

22. DATA Act Playbook Organize Your Team Review Elements Inventory Data Design & Strategize Execute Broker Test Broker Implementation Update Systems Submit Data Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 22

23. Next Steps Data Standards Finalize all data standards by the end of the summer Agency Implementation Review agency implementation plans Conduct additional agency workshops Data Exchange Continue to revise DATA Act Schema to capture additional award- level data elements Complete DATA Act pilot and demonstrate “data broker” concept Outreach Continue to engage external stakeholders (through means such as GitHub, monthly calls) Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 23

24. Resources USASpending: https://www.usaspending.gov/Pages/data-act.aspx Spending Transparency Collaboration (GitHub): https://fedspendingtransparency.github.io Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 24

25. O HIO T REASURER’S T RANSPARENCY P ROJECT Seth Unger Senior Policy Advisor for Public Affairs, Office of the State Treasurer, Ohio seth.unger@tos.ohio.gov Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 25

26. T REASURER’S T RANSPARENCY P ROJECT OhioTreasurer.gov Launched by Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel in 2011 Started by posting all state employee and teacher salaries online in a searchable database for the first time in Ohio government history Next, placed all state-owned buildings and properties online with a “Google Earth” style map Continued in December 2014 with the launch of OhioCheckbook.com Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 26

27. As a result of OhioCheckbook.com, Ohio is setting a new national transparency standard Cutting edge website propelled Ohio from 46 th in the country in government spending transparency to 1 st among the 50 states* *According to the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Features: “Google-Style” search capabilities Interactive charts and graphs allow users to drill down on state spending like never before Compare and share with full social media integration Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 27

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29. Includes checkbook-level data on more than $473 billion, spanning 8 fiscal years Displays individual checks on more than 130 million spending transactions Encompasses more than 4.5 billion pieces of spending information Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 29

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31. Q UESTIONS & A NSWERS Moderator: Gila J. Bronner, President & CEO Bronner Group, LLC gbronner@bronnergroup.com Panelists: Hudson Hollister, Executive Director Data Transparency Coalition hudson.hollister@datacoalition.com Amy B. Edwards, Senior Advisor Financial Transparency U.S. Department of the Treasury amy.edwards@treasury.gov Seth Unger, Senior Policy Advisor for Public Affairs Office of the State Treasurer, Ohio seth.unger@tos.ohio.gov Session 14: Data Transparency in Government 31