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Forum: Federal Data Strategy Priorities for 2021 — Data Coalition
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The Data Coalition and the Data Foundation jointly are co-sponsoring a virtual public forum to discuss next steps and priority actions for the Federal Data Strategy in 2021. The forum will provide an opportunity for the data community to offer...
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Nick Hart, PhD Agencies are rapidly working to implement the first year of the Federal Data Strategy. Join the 11/2 public forum to provide comments on what the year 2 should look like. Sign up to speak or attend here: #opendata #eval #econtwitter #transparency #privacy 100d
Science Is Needed to Rescue the Nation From COVID-19, but Not Just Traditional Biomedical Science
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As the US pushes rigorous education in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), it is worth reflecting on this global pandemic and what kind of science society is not effectively using. So far, the greatest unmet need in...
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Nick Hart, PhD .⁦⁩: “the greatest unmet need in successfully fighting coronavirus disease 2019 (#COVID19) in the US relates to the insights provided by the social sciences rather than by the traditional biomedical sciences” 110d
Modernizing U.S. Data Infrastructure — Data Foundation
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This report proposes a strategy for developing a National Secure Data Service that would revolutionize the federal government’s data analysis capabilities, while promoting and even expanding privacy protections available today. Read the full report.
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Nick Hart, PhD ICYMI: A proposal from and me earlier this year to build a data service as an FFRDC at . Low cost, fast, privacy-protective, and to support a data infrastructure that doesn't exist today. Taking the #EvidenceAct to the next phase. 123d
Committee creating the Federal Data Service to finally meet - FedScoop
Dave Nyczepir 🌊 - FedScoop 159d 1 tweets
The advisory panel tasked with creating a “national secure data service” will hold its first meeting in the coming weeks after delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which could become a focus of early pilot projects. Meetings of the Advisory...
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Nick Hart, PhD Committee creating the Federal Data Service to finally meet 159d
Effectively Coordinating Data Roles to Optimize Data Maturity: The Case of the Department of Education — Data Coalition
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The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (including the OPEN Government Data Act) created new data governance dynamics within agencies by requiring agencies to designate the Statistical Officials, the Evaluation Officers, and the Chief...
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Nick Hart, PhD At 1pm EST today, join the #EvidenceAct leaders from for a discussion about using data for improving their programs, how they are changing culture, and advancing the mission of ED with data! 168d
Think Tank Calls for ‘National Secure Data Service’ to Improve Fed Data Management – MeriTalk
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Nick Hart, PhD Think Tank Calls for ‘National Secure Data Service’ to Improve Fed Data Management 180d
COVID Impact Survey
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According to the COVID Impact Survey, between April and June an average of 72 percent of households were practicing the 3 W’s. For households who had a friend or family member die from COVID-19, 79 percent practiced the 3 W’s.
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Nick Hart, PhD Phoenix was among the lowest compliance with the #3Ws in our last results from . The results are now clear. As are the benefits. Wear a mask. Social distance. Wash your hands. 191d
Results — COVID Impact Survey
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Nick Hart, PhD Heads up for researchers, you can access the de-identified microdata for free online. Great resource for members studying #COVID19. 229d
Food insecurity doubles due to coronavirus, may exceed Great Recession | Food and Environment Reporting Network
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One-fifth of Americans say they have had trouble getting enough food to eat during the economic turmoil of the coronavirus pandemic, a nearly overnight doubling of food insecurity in the United States…
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Nick Hart, PhD Food insecurity doubles due to coronavirus, may exceed Great Recession 255d
We desperately need sound data to understand COVID impacts
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Now is not the time to dither or shirk in our collective responsibility to ensure decision-makers have good data to make informed decisions. Evidence-based policymaking is needed now, perhaps more than ever. But we cannot have useful evidence...
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Nick Hart, PhD "Now is not the time to dither or shirk in our collective responsibility to ensure decision-makers have good data to make informed decisions. #EvidenceBased policymaking is needed now, perhaps more than ever." #COVID19 255d
COVID Impact Survey
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Nick Hart, PhD Coming soon -- the will release the sub-national jurisdictions included as part of the Survey, in addition to the full survey questionnaire. Learn more about the project funded in part by at 287d
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Nick Hart, PhD Appreciate all of the researchers reaching out about how to access and use the #opendata microdata produced from the Survey. It’s all online at #Covid_19 — keep sharing your findings with us! 253d
FAQs — COVID Impact Survey
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Nick Hart, PhD “Why hasn’t the federal government started a Survey? ...Government will hopefully launch a survey in the coming months and the looks forward to supporting that endeavor.” 291d
Response Rates
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How many people in your community have already responded to the 2020 Census? Keep track with this map of response rates.
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Nick Hart, PhD #2020Census self-response rates are now > 30%. Still a long ways to go for a complete count, but making good progress. If you haven’t responded yet and are practicing #StayAtHomeAndStaySafe today, take a few minutes to respond! 305d
The pandemic is bad, we need the capability to measure just how bad
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Using data must be a key component of the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, and also a core feature of future planning to ensure the policies implemented today are sound and achieve the desired outcomes for the American people.
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Nick Hart, PhD Fmr US Chief Statistician & I write in this morning about the critical role of data in addressing the #Covid_19 pandemic: "we can’t have useful evidence without good data" #evidencebased 308d
Data Coalition to Host Virtual SXSW Panel with Government Data Leaders — Data Coalition
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On Monday, March 16, representatives of the U.S. government and data community will discuss open data use during a Data Coalition webinar titled “Innovating with Open Government Data.”
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Nick Hart, PhD "With the passage of the #EvidenceAct and implementation of the White House’s #FedDataStrategy, government is making great strides in recognizing data as a strategic asset and using it for the benefit of the American public" via 321d
International Locations with Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
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Cases of COVID-19 have been reported in multiple locations around the world, including the United States. Global case numbers are reported by the World Health Organization.
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Nick Hart, PhD The number of coronovirus tests administered in the US should be #opendata. It was reported publicly on CDC’s website...until today. Yesterday: /1 331d
Webinar Series and Summary Report on Developing and Using Evidence-Building and Evaluation Plans for Improved Decision-Making
Mathematica - Mathematica 337d 1 tweets
This webinar series and summary report consider the array of federal agency strategies to create and implement evidence-building and evaluation plans (i.e., learning agendas) as a result of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act...
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Nick Hart, PhD Great resource on #EvidenceAct implementation from ( member)! 337d
Webinar: How the GREAT Act Will Modernize Federal Grant Reporting — Data Coalition
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Join the Data Coalition on Wednesday, January 29 for a webinar on the newly enacted GREAT Act and how it will modernize federal grant reporting.
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Nick Hart, PhD Happening 1/29: the hosts a webinar to discuss the new #GREATAct and its implications. RSVP for the free event here 384d
Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy
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What we learned from the spy in your pocket.
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Nick Hart, PhD Fmr member ⁦⁩ in NY Times: “Describing location data as anonymous is ‘a completely false claim’ that has been debunked ...‘Really precise, longitudinal geolocation information is absolutely impossible to anonymize.’” 405d
Archived Data
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OPRE regularly archives research and evaluation data for secondary analysis, consistent with the ACF evaluation policy, which promotes rigor, relevance, transparency, independence, and ethics in the conduct of evaluation and research. One practice...
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Nick Hart, PhD New Resource: released an Archived Data website today, making admin data available for secondary use on 📑📈👨‍👩‍👦‍👦👶🏼👧🏽 Check it out here 412d