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The DATA Act of 2014 requires the federal government to transform all its spending information into open, searchable data. On April 29th, the Treasury Department announced the government-wide data format that will bring together financial, budget, contract, and grant reports into one data set. All agencies must standardize their spending data by May 2017.
On Thursday, May 26th, join hundreds of open data leaders – from Congress, federal agencies, and the private sector – to explore how spending is changing! Government employees are offered free registration. For others, use promotional code APDU50 to receive 50% off. Register here.
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Job Board May 2016
APDU?s May Job Board can now be found on the APDU website. Thank you to all who submitted job postings for this month! You can submit your job postings to info@apdu.org.
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New Subcounty Pop., Housing Unit Estimates Embargoed
The U.S. Census Bureau will offer a two-day media embargo period for subscribers to view the 2015 population estimates for all local governmental units, including incorporated places, minor civil divisions and consolidated cities. Housing unit estimates will also be released for the nation, states and counties. The subcounty population estimates and housing unit estimates will be posted to the Census Bureau?s embargo site at 10 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 17.
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Panama Papers Reveal State of Data Transparency Laws
Americans have little reason to hide money in offshore shell corporations when it is exceedingly easy to do so right here in the United States. In fact, the only place it can be easier to establish a functionally anonymous shell corporation is Kenya. The Panama Papers should serve as a wakeup call for lawmakers who have failed to implement simple disclosure rules that would dramatically increase financial transparency and accountability by applying the same open data principles that Congress has already recognized are necessary for the government.
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Cape Town to Open Jobseekers Database to Private Sector
People registered with the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) in Cape Town stand the chance of getting employment with the private sector and other government agencies. The plan is part of a draft revised policy tabled by the City of Cape Town? and it is believed to be the first time a proposal has been made by any municipality to expand EPWP opportunities beyond the government.
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Dozens of Orgs Advocate for OPEN Government Data Act
The Center for Data Innovation, a data policy think tank, and almost 50 other civil society organizations, businesses, industry groups, and transparency advocates today urged congressional action on the bipartisan Open, Permanent, Electronic, and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act (H.R. 5051 / S. 2852), introduced recently by Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE).
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Census Bureau Reaches Milestone on Road to 2020 Census
The 2016 Census Test, now underway, will refine many of the innovative and cost-saving methods tested in preparation of the 2020 Census. Four years before ?Census Day? on April 1, 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau remains on schedule for the most innovative and modern census ever.
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New & Updated Data Sources
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NCES Releases New International Data Explorer
NCES has released a new Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) International Data Explorer (IDE), along with an updated IDE homepage. The IDE is an online, interactive tool that allows users to explore international study data and create customized tables, charts, maps and analyses. Users can explore results from TALIS, an international study of teachers, teaching, and learning environments, with the new TALIS IDE. Also, an updated IDE homepage allows users to more easily access data of interest across the international studies.
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Visualization of the Week
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Mapping How School Districts Stack Up
The New York Times has created a data visualization comparing education attainment in school districts across the United States based on the socioeconomic status and race of the parents of students which reveals substantial achievement gaps. The data comes from newly published research by Stanford University?s Center for Education Policy Analysis, which analyzed reading and math test score data throughout the country. Users can examine how their school district compares to the rest of the country, as well as observe the relationship between race and socioeconomic status and educational attainment on a national level. The visualization illustrates that sixth graders in the richest school districts are four grade levels ahead, on average, of sixth graders in the poorest districts, and that racial gaps in attainment are larger in areas with large economic disparities.
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Notable Data Publications
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