Data Transparency Coalition

Holding Government Accountable.

If more federal data were published online in machine-readable formats, citizens and watchdog groups could keep closer tabs on what their government is doing.

Revealing Wasteful Spending.

The DATA Act will bring together federal spending data from many sources on a single electronic platform, so that anyone can search through it for waste.

Preventing Fraud Before it Happens.

The DATA Act will allow law enforcement to search through grant and contract data to find factors that suggest fraud may be occurring.

Democratizing Financial Analysis.

The Financial Industry Transparency Act will make all financial regulatory information readily searchable and downloadable.

Creating High-Tech Jobs.

If more federal data were published online in machine-readable formats, technology companies could build apps to help agencies and citizens use that data to make better decisions.

Federal Data Reform

Too often, the U.S. government does not publish crucial data online - or, when it does publish data, fails to use formats that make the data useful.

The Data Transparency Coalition brings together technology companies, nonprofit organizations, and individuals to support the publication of federal data online in consistent, machine-readable formats. Federal data reform starts with the DATA Act, which will open the government's spending information to illuminate waste and fraud. But it won't end there. Other types of federal information need reform, too.

Join us and support our campaign for federal data reform!