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Member of House CJS Approps Subcommittee Indicted
A federal grand jury indicted Rep. Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania and four associates on racketeering conspiracy charges, accusing them of misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer, charity and campaign funds.
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NIST on the Search for Innovative Mobile Apps
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is looking for apps to showcase its wealth of data, so it’s turned to the public for help. NIST just launched a competition in which participants create a mobile app that showcases one of six of the agency?s eligible data sets, according to a notice posted in the Federal Register.
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States Should Use Open Data to Empower Consumers
State regulators have focused their efforts on making specific information available to consumers, such as airline baggage fees or home mortgage terms, which disclosures can also lead to improved business practices. However, regulators should also consider how they can unlock additional data sets to enable the development of sophisticated choice engines that help consumers make wiser purchasing decisions in areas of the economy where the market lacks transparency.
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The Case for Legislation to Reveal Info on Shell Companies
Just as Congress recognizes open data as a valuable tool for investigating fraud and providing oversight in government, it is time policymakers create better open data on shell corporations to achieve the same in the private sector.
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New & Updated Data Sources
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?Big Data? is New Source for O*NET-Employer Job Postings
Current Employer Job Postings captured in ?real-time? were used to update O*NET?s Tools and Technology (T2) and Lay Title databases. The Tools and Technology (T2) database provides information on machines, equipment, tools, and software that workers may use for optimal functioning in a high performance workplace.
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Visualization of the Week
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Mapping Where Pollution and Poverty Collide
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a data visualization tool called EJSCREEN that combines pollution data with demographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau to let users observe how certain populations might be disproportionately affected by harmful environments. The visualization displays environmental factors, such as air particulate count and lead paint, alongside demographic indicators such as income level and race.
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Notable Data Publications
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GOVERNMENT
NON-PROFITS & FOUNDATIONS
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APDU maintains a list of open calls for comment on proposed federal data collections. We periodically alert APDU members to newly added calls for comment. Over the last several weeks, calls for comment on the following proposed data collections were published in the Federal Register (with due date):
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Administration for Children and Families
- April 2016 Current Population Survey Supplement on Child Support (September 21, 2015)
Bureau of Labor Statistics
- BLS Data Sharing Program (September 22, 2015)
Energy Information Administration
- Uranium Data Program (August 27, 2015)
Department of Education
- Gainful Employment Recent Graduates Employment and Earning Survey Pilot Test (August 24, 2015)
- Program for International Student Assessment 2012 Validation Study 2015 Field Test and Main Study Additional Module Amendment (August 27, 2015)
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