Episode 176: Nick Hart Values Public Data and You Should Too

Who knew Jaws could come up in a conversation on data? This week, Robert and Adam sit down with Nick Hart, President and CEO of the Data Foundation to debrief their GovDATAx conference and discuss the many factors at play in the national data ecosystem. Learn what progress Nick believes has been made in the federal data sphere and hear what he thinks is still left to be done. Plus, insights on the challenges of balancing representation and data privacy, and how data is the key to fighting fraud.  

Thank you Allocore for sponsoring! 

Show Notes 

• Allocore.com 

• Data Foundation: Website 

• OPM: SF-86 

• PBS News: Patel testifies in Senate hearing, defending changes to FBI hiring standards on prostitution, bestiality 

• PBS News: WATCH: Patel explains why FBI no longer considers bestiality an automatic hiring disqualifier 

• America’s Pulse: Website 

• Congress.gov: H.R.2069 - Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025 

• White House: Congressional Bills H.R. 1276, H.R. 2069, H.R. 2196 and H.R. 5366 Signed into Law 

• Congress: Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA) 

• Data Foundation: GovDATAx Conference 

• Congress.gov: H.R.4174 - Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 

• FedScoop: A government data policy deadline is nearing. Data leaders are looking to help 

• HHS: HHS Cracks Down on Years of Unchecked Audit Findings 

• BFS: Do Not Pay 

• Congress.gov: H.R.8463 - Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act 

• Data Foundation: Data Foundation Welcomes House Passage of Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act 

• Congress.gov: The Privacy Act of 1974: Overview and Issues for Congress 

• ACF: Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking (CEP) 

• Census.gov: Robert M. Groves 

• Grants.gov: Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 

• Data Foundation: Datum Awards 

• NCSES: The National Secure Data Service Demonstration 

• Congress.gov: H.R.150 - GREAT Act 

• Data Foundation: Data Foundation Launches Community-Led Strategy to Define a Shared Vision for America’s Data Future 

• Data Foundation: The People’s Data 100 

What’s on the GovNavigators’ radar? 

September 21st – 25th  

• Defense Scoop’s Defense Tech Week 

September 22nd  

• ACT-IAC's Digital Transformation Summit, Reston, VA 

September 22nd and 23rd 

• AGA’s Internal Control & Fraud Prevention Training, Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, D.C. 

September 25th  

• POGO and Arnold Ventures's Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act 20th Anniversary Celebration 

September 30th 

• FedRAMP Day, Arlington, VA