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Jun 12
Nominations are open for the 2026 #DatumAwards! 🏆
Know a federal data champion making government more effective & transparent? Nominate them today.
The @DataFoundation celebrates leaders across CDO, Evaluation Officer, Statistical Official roles more.
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… | Deadline: Friday, July 17, 2026 at midnight ET
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Jun 12
🌱 Introducing the Center for Climate and Environmental Data (CCED — pronounced "seed")!
Building on 18 months of work from our Climate Data Collaborative, CCED expands into nature data, environmental-economic accounting, and U.S. climate data infrastructure.
Sonia Wang joins as Senior Director. Ryan Alexander continues as Senior Fellow alongside 9 experts in GHG measurement, remote sensing, env. economics, and more.
"Reliable environmental data underpins major economic decisions." — @NickHart, Data Foundation President & CEO
#ClimateData #EnvironmentalData #DataPolicy #CCED
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We're hiring! 📋
@DataFoundation is looking for an Operations Associate to support finance, grants, HR, and contracts.
Hybrid · Washington, DC · Rolling applications (reviews start June 22)
Know someone detail-oriented who wants their work to matter?
🔗 lnkd.in/ewj5N3CV
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Data Foundation retweeted
🏛️ The countdown is on! Thrilled to partner with @data_foundation for #DataSummit2026 on June 4 in Washington, D.C.
We’re diving deep into the future of public data:
🤖 AI
🏥 Public health
🍃 Climate risk management
Secure your spot today! 👇
hubs.ly/Q04jyFFn0
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Data Foundation retweeted
May 20
Our 2026 Data Summit is two weeks away! If you haven’t secured your spot yet for this full-day convening on Thursday, June 4, in Washington, D.C., now is the time: eventbrite.com/e/regtech-dat…
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Data Foundation retweeted
[2/2] Later, we will also have with us Ken Bagstad, Senior Fellow at the @data_foundation.
He will provide a richer understanding of risk, recent insights from the climate-nature-economy nexus.
📅 05/28
⏰ 12:00 PM
info 👇
🔗bc3research.org/es/evento/a-…
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Be sure to register for the @data_foundation 2026 Data Summit, Thursday June 4 in Washington, DC, focusing on public data as a strategic infrastructure. Get details and register now: datafoundation.org/pages/202…
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Data Foundation retweeted
Apr 28
Improper payments affect over $150 billion per year in federal spending -- that's too much. Treasury's Do Not Pay system was designed to help address this, but only 4% of programs are using it.
Today, the @Data_Foundation is endorsing the Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act ahead of tomorrow's markup in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
The bill includes a strong privacy framework. It preserves independent verification before any adverse action, maintains confidentiality obligations, establishes congressional oversight and public reporting, and streamlines administrative processes — all without eliminating the protections that matter.
Privacy and program effectiveness aren't at odds. They reinforce each other. This bill removes targeted administrative barriers while preserving core safeguards. We're urging the Committee to advance this bill in its mark-up on April 29th.
--> datafoundation.org/news/pres…
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Data Foundation retweeted
Apr 24
Military-connected students move often; their IEPs shouldn't restart with each move.
On April 28, @ErinMote joins @data_foundation to discuss "Moving with the Mission" and standardizing IEP interoperability.
Register: tinyurl.com/4z764ua9
#DataInteroperability
ALT A purple and white graphic for THE GENESIS MISSION VIRTUAL FORUM featuring the DATA FOUNDATION logo in the top left and the InnovateEDU logo in the bottom left. The event title is MOVING WITH THE MISSION: STANDARDIZING IEP INTEROPERABILITY FOR MILITARY FAMILIES. The date and time are listed as APRIL 28, 2026 from 10:30 to 11:00 AM ET. A circular headshot of ERIN MOTE CEO of INNOVATEEDU is in the bottom right corner.
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Check out this #podcast on the Case for Standardizing the Way We Report #Climate and #Environmental Data from the @data_foundation Climate Data Collaborative: buzzsprout.com/2571337/episo… @xbrlus
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Data Foundation retweeted
Apr 25
Chronic absenteeism requires a smarter way to coordinate data across the K-12 ecosystem.
On 4/28, Kate Cochran joins @Data_Foundation to discuss data frameworks and public-private partnerships to support student success.
Register: tinyurl.com/4z764ua9
#EdTech #K12
ALT A purple and white graphic for THE GENESIS MISSION VIRTUAL FORUM featuring the DATA FOUNDATION logo in the top left and the InnovateEDU logo in the bottom left. The event title is A DATA FRAMEWORK FOR STUDENT SUCCESS AMIDST THE ABSENTEEISM CRISIS: HOW PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ARE TRANSFORMING THE CONVERSATION. The date and time are listed as APRIL 28, 2026 from 11:55 to 12:25 PM ET. A circular headshot of KATE COCHRAN MANAGING DIRECTOR PARTNERSHIP FOR STUDENT SUCCESS INNOVATEEDU is in the bottom right corner.
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Data Foundation retweeted
Apr 24
How do we build a public data infrastructure that supports AI in education?
On 4/28, @ErinMote joins @Data_Foundation to discuss "Building the Public Data and Compute Infrastructure for Education in the AI Era."
Register: tinyurl.com/4z764ua9
#AIinEdu #GenesisMission #K12
ALT A purple and white graphic for THE GENESIS MISSION VIRTUAL FORUM featuring the DATA FOUNDATION logo in the top left and the InnovateEDU logo in the bottom left. The event title is BUILDING THE PUBLIC DATA AND COMPUTE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR EDUCATION IN THE AI ERA. The date and time are listed as APRIL 28, 2026 from 11:15 to 11:45 AM ET. A circular headshot of ERIN MOTE CEO of INNOVATEEDU is in the bottom right corner.
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Data Foundation retweeted
Apr 24
This week, key House leaders introduced the SECURE Data Act and GUARD Financial Data Act, the most significant federal privacy effort in years. As someone who has worked on federal data policy for decades, I welcome this step and the historic coordination between the House Committee on Energy and Commerce & U.S. House Committee on Financial Services.
But we also have work to do. Meaningful privacy protection requires more than rights on paper, it requires accountability mechanisms that make those rights enforceable in practice. That means data protection impact assessments, proportionate safeguards against reidentification risks, and careful attention to preemption.
Our most durable national privacy and transparency laws — the Privacy Act, the Evidence Act, OPEN Government Data Act, CIPSEA — were all built on bipartisan consensus. That's the standard this effort should meet.
My full statement on behalf of the @data_foundation --> datafoundation.org/news/pres…
#privacy #transparency
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Apr 21
Climate & Environmental Data Day is happening today at the National Academies of Sciences as part of #DCClimateWeek! We're bringing together experts & leaders to dig into current challenges, opportunities, and the future of climate data — follow along for updates! 🌎
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Apr 24
Thanks for a great event. Learn more about the Climate Data Collaborative's contributions to the climate and environmental data ecosystem here: datafoundation.org/pages/Cli…
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Apr 14
The systems behind climate & environmental data are under real pressure. Next week at #DCClimateWeek, we're convening leaders from across the space to discuss how we can move the field forward. buff.ly/lFvqcPd
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We're excited to be co-hosting Climate & Environmental Data Day during #DCClimateWeek alongside partners from across the data environment space, bringing together a full day of conversation on coordination, disruption, and the future of climate data: buff.ly/lFvqcPd
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Climate data underpins trillions in decisions. So what happens when the systems behind it are under pressure? We're digging into that question at Climate & Environmental Data Day, a full-day convening bringing together experts & leaders across sectors: buff.ly/lFvqcPd
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