Re-posting email from the Data Coalition in Washington, DC: 

Data Coalition Announces New Partnership with U.S. Census Bureau. In 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau will launch the most important data collection activity in government in a decade: the decennial census. With that in mind, the Data Coalition has entered a formal partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau to promote a reliable count of U.S. households. “Virtually every decision that uses data in government and the private sector for the next 10 years will be affected by the upcoming census count,” said Data Coalition CEO Nick Hart. “The business community should embrace the opportunity to support informed decision-making in our society by promoting an accurate census." The Data Coalition’s partnership with the Census Bureau will support activities to encourage the American public to respond to the census, including a public event in fall 2019. Read our press release on the partnership here. 

Data Coalition Applauds Release of Final Federal Data Strategy. On Tuesday, June 4, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the third and final phase of the Federal Data Strategy. “The release of the long-awaited Federal Data Strategy from the Trump Administration is a positive sign about the Executive Branch’s recognition that government data can and should be used more strategically to benefit the American public," said Data Coalition CEO Nick Hart. "As written, the Federal Data Strategy will encourage a greater emphasis on data- and evidence-informed decision making throughout our government while taking meaningful steps to implement key provisions of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act. The Data Coalition has partnered with OMB to host a public forum on the strategy on July 8. Sign up here.