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The DATA Act just passed the Senate. Here’s why that matters.

Often, data isn’t always available, or when it is, it’s not available in formats that can be easily compared.

That’s "pretty unbelievable in this day and age," said sponsor Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) in a speech on the Senate floor about the bill’s passage by unanimous consent. The DATA Act would fix that problem by establishing government-wide financial data standards for all federal funds spent by agencies or other entities receiving money. The measure would also centralize where most government financial data will be published online.

By Andrea Peterson

Full Story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/04/10/the-data-act-just-passed-the-senate-heres-why-that-matters/

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