Data Transparency Agenda 2015On behalf of the private sector and the public interest, the Data Transparency Coalition pursues the publication of government information as standardized, machine-readable data. The Coalition advocates for specific policy changes; educates policymakers, industry, and the public on the benefits of data transparency; and brings government and industry together to collaborate on policy and technology solutions. In 2015, the Coalition will focus its advocacy in the following domains. The 2015 Data Transparency Agenda will evolve as goals are achieved and new opportunities are presented.Data Transparency CoalitionDTC_01e6f880-88a1-11e1-816a-08f08bba6d9d_0a1044ec-0b27-11e5-8ef0-787c363d1fb3Pursue the publication of government information as standardized, machine-readable data._0a10469a-0b27-11e5-8ef0-787c363d1fb3Government Management_0a104780-0b27-11e5-8ef0-787c363d1fb3IIn 2014, years of persistent advocacy by the Coalition paid off. The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act) was unanimously passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Obama on May 9, 2014.DATA ActWork to ensure full implementation of the DATA Act, which requires the federal government to transform its spending information from disconnected documents into standardized data._0a10482a-0b27-11e5-8ef0-787c363d1fb3I.AOther Federal LawsTarget specific changes to the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Computer Matching Act, the Federal Agency Data Mining Act, the E-Government Act, the Federal Records Act, the Freedom of Information Act, and other management laws to require data transparency._0a104ee2-0b27-11e5-8ef0-787c363d1fb3I.BState ReformsSupport state-level DATA Act-style reforms in states like Maryland, Ohio and California._0a104ee3-0b27-11e5-8ef0-787c363d1fb3I.CMarylandOhioCaliforniaMarkets & Economy_0a105022-0b27-11e5-8ef0-787c363d1fb3IICongressSecurities and Exchange CommissionIn 2014, the Coalition lobbied Congress and the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt, and enforce, data standards throughout federal financial regulatory reporting.Financial Regulatory ReportingPursue legislation for data transparency in financial regulatory reporting similar to the Financial Industry Transparency Act of 2010._0a10511c-0b27-11e5-8ef0-787c363d1fb3II.ACongressXBRLWork to stop XBRL exemption legislation, which would ban the SEC from collecting structured-data financial statements from the majority of public companies._0a10511d-0b27-11e5-8ef0-787c363d1fb3II.BCongressCorporate IdentifiersEncourage the universal adoption of the Legal Entity Identifier and open corporate identities and hierarchies._0a105252-0b27-11e5-8ef0-787c363d1fb3II.CCorporationsNonprofit FilingsWork to amend the Internal Revenue Code to transform nonprofit filings into data._0a105310-0b27-11e5-8ef0-787c363d1fb3II.DCongressIRSPatent FilingsEncourage the US Patent and Trademark Office to collect patent filings as data._0a10539c-0b27-11e5-8ef0-787c363d1fb3II.EUS Patent and Trademark OfficePatent ApplicantsLaws, Amendments & Judicial MaterialsPursue data transparency for federal laws, amendments, and judicial materials._0a10539d-0b27-11e5-8ef0-787c363d1fb3IIICongressThe JudiciaryIn 2014, the Coalition applauded the Senate's announcement in December 2014 that bills and other legislative information from the 113th and upcoming 114th Congress will be available for bulk XML download._0a10539e-0b27-11e5-8ef0-787c363d1fb32015-01-012015-12-312015-06-04http://www.datacoalition.org/issues/data-transparency-agenda/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net