U.S. OPEN DATA ACTION PLANBuilding upon ... efforts ... set forth in the Open Data Charter, the U.S. Government is releasing this U.S. Open Data Action Plan which outlines new commitments as well as plans for enhancements and releases of certain data assets across the categories set forth by the Charter. U.S. Government USG_6de7d49e-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9cThe U.S. Government manages information as a national asset, opening up its data, where possible, as a public good to advance government efficiency, improve accountability, and fuel private sector innovation, scientific discovery, and economic growth._6de7d980-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9cTo outline new commitments as well as plans for enhancements and releases of data assets._6de7db24-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9cOpen DataOn June 18, 2013, President Obama and other G7 leaders endorsed the Open Data Charter. The Open Data Charter sets out five strategic principles: 1. Open Data by Default – foster expectations that government data be published openly while continuing to safeguard privacy ...Quality2. Quality and Quantity – release quality, timely and well-described open data ...QuantityUsability3. Useable by All – release as much data in as many open formats as possible ...Governance4. Releasing Data for Improved Governance – share expertise and be transparent about data collection, standards and publishing processes ...ExpertiseTransparencyStandardsInnovation5. Releasing Data for Innovation – consult with users and empower future generations of innovators. ConsultationEmpowermentPublicationPublish open data in a discoverable, machine-readable, useful way_6de7dd22-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c1Data.govData.gov serves as a national catalog for open data sets -- the public can find everything from data about consumer complaints about private student loans from the Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to 911 service-area boundaries from the state of Arkansas. In January 2014, Data.gov was relaunched using open-source software, having been developed in the open with the help of community contributors. Federal Consumer Financial Protection BureauFederal AgenciesThe public can also get information about open government data from each Federal agency. Many Federal agencies are developing websites at [department].gov/data to better explain the data assets they create, manage and publish. All executive branch agencies are now required to develop a machine-readable catalog of their public data at [department].gov/data.json, such as www.treasury.gov/data.json, allowing simple software tools to automatically get updated information about the latest data available and have access to the same information that Data.gov collects and publishes. Even when government data assets are technically public and available online, there can still be barriers to using and understanding them. The U.S. Government will improve the way it describes and publishes data sets by better focusing on user needs. Specific actions include: Usability TestingConduct regular usability tests_6de7de62-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c1.1General Services AdministrationThe General Services Administration (GSA) Data.gov team will conduct regular usability tests to observe whether users are able to easily complete the most important tasks on the site and prioritize enhancements accordinglyTrainingProvide training on user research and usability studies_6de7df8e-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c1.2Federal AgenciesGSAAll Federal Agencies will now have access to free, regular training on user research and usability studies from the GSAAPIsProvide Application Programming Interface (API) usability training_6de7e0c4-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c1.3GSA will launch an Application Programming Interface (API) usability training program to support Federal employees in user research to inform when and if an API -- used to connect data or services to other digital tools -- is appropriate, and how to optimize API documentation and featuresPrioritizationWork with the public and civil society organizations to prioritize open data sets for release_6de7e1fa-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c2The PublicCivil Society OrganizationsEntrepreneursResearchersNew data sets will be prioritized for release based on public feedback. To make that feedback loop possible, each agency will use online feedback mechanisms such as an email address or an online platform to solicit input. The public can give feedback and browse listed data sets that could potentially be made open but are not yet publicly available for download at [department].gov/data. Publishing a list of public data sets that include data that could be made public lets civil society, entrepreneurs, researchers, and the general public more easily connect with the Federal government employee responsible for a particular data set and explain why its release should be prioritized. Input & FeedbackUse online feedback mechanisms such as an email address or an online platform to solicit input_6de7e33a-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c2.1Public DataPublish a list of public data sets_6de7e466-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c2.2Improvement & InnovationSupport innovators and improve open data based on feedback _6de7f1fe-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c3InnovatorsEntrepreneursThe U.S. Government will make it simpler for entrepreneurs and innovators to find, understand, and use open government data to develop new products, services, and companies.
There is more than $3 trillion of potential additional economic benefit from open data worldwide, according to a recent McKinsey report. Entrepreneurs and innovators are constantly working on new and interesting ways to use the public, free resource of open government data. New York University’s GovLab conducted a study of 500 companies and organizations that are fueled by open data, and is now hosting a series of Open Data Roundtables to bring companies and government data owners together. Specific, actionable feedback from these sessions and others has the potential to improve descriptions, formats, and accessibility of government data.
Further engagement will include: Engagement & FeedbackHolding online and in-person customer feedback and engagement mechanisms, including data jams (workshops) and datapaloozas (high-profile summits)_6de7f230-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c3.1Services & ToolsOffering shared services and open-source tools to share and improve open data, such as Data.gov’s open-source platform that includes WordPress for content management and CKAN for cataloging data, which are made available for improvement and re-use_6de7f231-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c3.2Sector-Specific FeedbackFacilitating sector-specific feedback sessions with open data users and stakeholders_6de7f232-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c3.3Challenges & PrizesLaunching well-designed incentive prizes and challenges to use open government data in pursuit of policy goals. _6de7f233-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c3.4High-Priority DataContinue to release and enhance high-priority data sets _6de7f234-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c4Presidential Innovation FellowsPresidential Innovation Fellows are entrepreneurs, developers, designers, and other innovators typically from the private sector who join government agencies for six to 12-month fellowships and work closely with the office of the U.S. Chief Technology Officer. U.S. Chief Technology OfficerIn carrying out the President’s Executive Order to make open and machine-readable the new default for government information, and following the Open Data Policy memorandum to Federal agencies about managing information as an asset, Federal agencies are regularly releasing and enhancing data sets.
To help with this task, the U.S. Government will recruit a third round of Presidential Innovation Fellows to work on a series of Data Innovation projects... Presidential Innovation Fellows will further scale the Administration’s data innovation initiatives in climate change, health, energy, education, finance, and public safety. These projects include both open data initiatives and “My Data” initiatives. “My Data” initiatives, such as the Blue Button (for healthcare) and Green Button (for energy usage), are designed to give Americans secure electronic access to their own personal data.
Each of the following projects will be led by a Presidential Innovation Fellow: Weather, Climate & Earth DataMake weather, climate, and Earth observation data holdings more easily available and usable in the cloud_6de7f235-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c4.1National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is working to make its vast weather, climate, and Earth observation data holdings more easily available and usable in the cloud to unleash the full potential of these resources, spur economic growth, and help entrepreneurs launch businesses. Census Maps & Geospatial InformationMake Census Bureau maps and geospatial information more easy to access and use_6de7f236-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c4.2Census BureauThe Census Bureau collects and produces a wealth of geospatial, demographic, and economic data resources, and is seeking to make its maps and geospatial information more easy to access and use. Earth Observation DataMake NASA's Earth observation data open and machine-readable_6de7f237-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c4.3National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration works to make its Earth observation data open and machine-readable, and is expanding its climate data to be easily findable, machine-readable, and usable by innovators developing new climate-resilience and climatepre-paredness tools.Climate DataExpand NASA's climate data to be easily findable, machine-readable, and usable_6de7f2e4-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c4.4Innovatorsdeveloping new climate-resilience and climate-preparedness toolsNASATourism & RecreationMake a wide variety of newly catalogued government data easy for entrepreneurs and innovators to discover and use, including data about tourism and recreation opportunities on the Nation’s public lands and waters_6de7f438-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c4.5U.S. Department of the InteriorTouristsRecreationistsEntrepreneursInnovatorsThe U.S. Department of the Interior is working to make a wide variety of newly catalogued government data easy for entrepreneurs and innovators to discover and use, including data about tourism and recreation opportunities on the Nation’s public lands and waters.Skills & SafetyMake skills and safety information data resources more open, machine-readable, and useful_6de7f58c-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c4.6U.S. Department of LaborInnovatorsThe U.S. Department of Labor, in support of the President’s Skills and Training Data Initiative and Safety Data Initiative, is working to make its skills and safety information data resources more open, machine-readable, and useful for third parties and innovators. Tax ServicesIntroduce new digital services for taxpayers_6de7f6fe-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c4.7Internal Revenue ServiceTaxpayersThe Internal Revenue Service is introducing many new digital services for taxpayers, including making it easier to securely access their own tax account, make mobile payments, check their refund status, or conduct other transactions. The Agency continues to work with its many third-party stakeholders to deliver better services in support of tax administration. Blue Button InitiativeExpand consumer access to electronic health information_6de7f852-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c4.8U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsU.S. Department of DefenseCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesConsumersHealth Care ProvidersCaregiversThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is leading the public-private Blue Button Initiative to expand consumer access to electronic health information. Blue Button empowers consumers with secure access to their own healthcare information -- such as medical records, prescription information, medical claims, and lab data -- so they can choose to share it with health care providers, caregivers, and others they trust. Technology CommercializationCommercialize of National Laboratory-generated technologies_6de7f9a6-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c4.9U.S. Department of EnergyThe U.S. Department of Energy is working to accelerate the commercialization of National Laboratory-generated technologies, in part by making information about those technologies easier to find and use. Expansions, Enhancements & ReleasesContinue to expand, enhance, and release data sets_6de7fb4a-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5Selected Examples of Data Releases -- The United States already publishes a number of data sets in the categories set forth by the Open Data Charter (see more on Data.gov). The data sets below are selected examples of expansions, enhancements, and releases.
Consumer Financial ComplaintsInclude new types of complaints and new fields_6de7fcbc-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.1Companies ConsumersThe data currently includes complaint details about private student loans, mortgages, credit cards, debt collection, bank accounts and services, credit reporting, money transfers, and other consumer loans. The type of data about each complaint includes, among other things company name to length of response time and result. The upcoming enhancement will include new types of complaints and new fields. Small Business DataRevamp the small business data base (Dynamic Small Business Search) will be revamped_6de7fe4c-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.2CompaniesSmall BusinessesThe government's small business data base (Dynamic Small Business Search) will be revamped by:
* Improving accessibility to the data, and
* Making the data available for third parties through an API.
The improvements are designed to enable third parties to create, for example, tools to give more context about contractors and suppliers so that companies can more easily locate qualified U.S. suppliers for their manufacturing facilities, ultimately reducing the transaction costs for firms working to source products and manufacture in the United States. Crime & Justice GrantsRelease an API of forecasted fiscal year funding opportunities_6de7ffbe-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.3Office of Justice ProgramsDepartment of JusticeCrime and Justice Grants Program -- This action focuses on releasing an API of forecasted fiscal year funding opportunities from the Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Justice. Data available will include funding opportunity title and description, program type/area, awarding office, expected release quarter, actual release date, applicant eligibility type, awarding agency point of contact, amount available, and average award amount. Justice Developer HubRelease a developer hub with bulk and API access to data_6de80108-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.4Department of JusticeThe Department of Justice will release a developer hub with bulk and API access to data, as appropriate.
Earth Surface DataReport hourly on parameters such as wind speed and direction, wind gust, temperature, dew point, cloud data, sea level pressure, altimeter setting, station pressure, present weather, visibility, precipitation amounts for various periods, snow depth_6de802f2-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.5NOAAEarth Observation -- International Surface Hourly Data -- This data includes hourly reports on parameters such as wind speed and direction, wind gust, temperature, dew point, cloud data, sea level pressure, altimeter setting, station pressure, present weather, visibility, precipitation amounts for various periods, snow depth as observed by each of 20,000 stations worldwide. Hurricane DataImprove visible and infrared images collected by U.S. and international satellites_6de8046e-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.6NOAAEarth Observation -- Hurricane Satellite -- Improvements made to the collection of visible and infrared images collected by U.S. and international satellites. This will be useful for estimation of hurricane intensity and rates of intensification; applications for insurance, and construction industries. Improvements included:
* Better data connections to compare and connect data sets, and
* More combined data to provide additional context. Surface TemperatureRelease of surface temperature data from Landsat 8 operational thermal infrared sensor_6de805c2-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.7Earth Observation -- Landsat Surface Temperature -- This effort will result in a release of surface temperature data from Landsat 8 operational thermal infrared sensor, which is used in energy models to monitor water use for irrigated lands. Common Core & Post-Secondary EdRelease the Common Core of Data and Integrated Post-secondary Education Data Systems via API_6de80716-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.8National Center for Education StatisticsEducation -- National Center for Education Statistics’ Common Core of Data and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems -- This data set will be released via API. National Design MuseumMake digitized collections metadata and digitized collection images publicly available_6de80888-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.9Smithsonian InstitutionCooper-Hewitt National Design MuseumEducation -- Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Collection -- The Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Collection plans to make all digitized collections metadata public domain, and digitized collection images without copyright or other restriction publicly available at the highest available resolution for non-commercial, educational use. Freer & Sackler GalleriesMake digitized collections metadata and digitized collection images publicly available_6de809dc-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.10Smithsonian InstitutionFreer Gallery of ArtArthur M. Sackler GalleryEducation -- Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler
Gallery Collections -- The Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery plans to make all digitized collections metadata public domain, and digitized collection images without copyright or other restriction publicly available at the highest available resolution for non-commercial, educational use.American Art MuseumRelease images for noncommercial, educational use_6de80b26-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.11Smithsonian InstitutionAmerican Art MuseumEducation -- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection API -- After a successful limited release of an API of the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection and hackathon that resulted in a number of working prototypes, the Smithsonian American Art Museum is planning a staged release, from open metadata, like artist or medium, to an open API of digitized collections images without copyright or other restriction available for noncommercial, educational use.Energy ProjectionsRelease long-term energy projections via API and bulk files_6de81922-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.12U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEnergy and Environment -- Long-term Energy Projections from EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook -- The U.S. Energy Information Administration released this data set via API and bulk files.
Disaster-Related DataRelease new disaster-related data in a machine-readable format_6de81923-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.13FEMAEnergy and Environment -- OpenFEMA initiative -- OpenFEMA will regularly release new disaster-related data in a machine-readable format and host workshops to build tools that support first responders, survivors, and impacted communities.WorkshopsHost workshops to build tools that support first responders, survivors, and impacted communities_6de81924-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.14FEMAFirst RespondersSurvivorsImpacted CommunitiesCampsites & RecreationRelease data about campsites and other recreational opportunities on public land_6de81925-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.15Energy and Environment -- Recreation on Public Lands Information -- This effort will result in a release of data about campsites and other recreational opportunities on public land.
HydrographyProvide information about national hydrography_6de81926-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.16Energy and Environment -- Watershed Assessment, Tracking, & Environmental
Results System -- This data set will be expanded to include information about national hydrography.
BuildingsEnable users to generate and export statistical data about groups of buildings_6de81927-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.17Energy and Environment -- Buildings Performance Database -- Enhancements include a data table tool that allows users to generate and export statistical data about groups of buildings by type and region, a financial forecasting tool that forecasts cash flows for energy efficiency projects and an API that allows external software to conduct analyses of the data. Natural Resource RevenuesImprove usability and documentation of data on revenues from natural resource extraction from public lands_6de81928-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.18Finance and Contacts -- Natural Resource Revenues -- Improve usability and documentation of data on revenues from natural resource extraction from public lands.
Wind Data & MapsRelease wind turbine details and mapping with an API_6de81929-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.19USGSGeospatial -- Wind Turbine Details and Mapping -- This data will be released as map with an API. Crop DataReleased new map layers including river, lake, and road layers at national and regional level to the geo-referenced, crop-specific land cover data_6de81940-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.20Geospatial -- CropScape -- Released new map layers including river, lake, and road layers at national and regional level to the geo-referenced, crop-specific land cover data.
Hurricane KatrinaRelease geospatial data about the impact of natural disaster Hurricane Katrina_6de81ada-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.21Geospatial -- Hurricane Katrina Sampling and Monitoring -- Released geospatial data about the impact of natural disaster Hurricane Katrina.Food SecurityRelease the Global Food Security data model_6de81c42-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.22Global Development -- Global Food Security -- The underlying data model will be released, as part of the Global Open Data on Agriculture and Nutrition, an initiative established to increase the quality, quantity, and timeliness of available data to support agriculture and nutrition efforts in food security. By releasing the model, researchers will be able to evaluate the assumptions made in analyzing the data set and to also draw their own conclusions through changes in these assumptions. FamineRelease Famine Early Warning Systems data for bulk download_6de81da0-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.23Global Development -- Famine Early Warning Systems -- Will be released for bulk download.
Foreign AssistanceContinue adding data to the Foreign Assistance Dashboard_6de81f3a-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.24Global Development -- Foreign Assistance Dashboard --U.S. Government agencies that provide Foreign Assistance funds (Development Aid) regularly add data about those activities. Employment StatusSecurely share data about employment status through web services to verify employees_6de820a2-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.25Government Accountability and Democracy -- Federal Employee
Human Resources Data -- Will securely share data about employment status through web services to verify employees and review dynamic HR data to determine data sets that can made publicly available consistent with privacy protections. HR DataReview HR data to determine data sets that can made publicly available consistent with privacy protections_6de8220a-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.26Payroll DataImplement architecture, data quality, and usability improvements to Federal employee payroll data_6de8239a-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.27Federal EmployeesGovernment Accountability and Democracy -- Federal Employee
Payroll Data -- Will implement architecture, data quality, and usability improvements.
Training DataImplement architecture, data quality, and usability improvements to Federal employee training data and add acquisition training data_6de82516-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.28Federal EmployeesGovernment Accountability and Democracy -- Federal Employee
Training Data -- Will implement architecture, data quality, and usability improvements and add acquisition training data. Employee Retirement DataBegin production data feeds from Federal payroll centers, and integrate data with other personnel systems_6de82688-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.29Federal RetireesFederal Payroll CentersGovernment Accountability and Democracy -- Federal Employee Retirement Data Repository -- Will begin production data feeds from Federal payroll centers, and integrate data with other personnel systems.Adverse Health Events Make available via API and bulk download reports of drug adverse events and medication error reports_6de8282c-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.30Healthcare ProfessionalsHealthcare ConsumersHealth -- Adverse Event Reporting System -- Previously only available through limited quarterly reports and FOIA requests, these 3.9 million individual reports of drug adverse events and medication error reports are submitted anonymously by healthcare professionals and consumers will be made available in their entirety via API and bulk download. They are a critical tool to support safety surveillance. Product RecallsRelease a RESTful API and XML of the public product recall data and add data not currently accessible_6de82a34-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.31Food and Drug AdministrationHealth -- Product Recalls -- The Food and Drug Administration will release a RESTful API and XML of the public product recall data and add data not currently accessible from existing resources, such as product identifiers and geographic details.Disease SurveillanceIncorporate Tuberculosis data as well as combining weekly data into more accessible data sets_6de82bba-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.32Health -- National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System -- Notifiable disease data will incorporate Tuberculosis data as well as combining weekly data into more accessible data sets with static URLs. Product LabelsRelease product labels via API_6de82d72-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.33Health -- Structured Product Labels -- Will be released for the first time and made available via API. With Structured Product Label data, for example, you could make tools to more easily identify which specific products have been affected by a recall.Health Interview SurveyExpand the National Health Interview Survey to include a representative sample of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (NHPI)_6de82ef8-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.34Native HawaiiansPacific IslandersNHPIHealth -- The National Health Interview Survey --This data set, which covers health status and conditions, disability, access to and use of health services, health insurance coverage, immunizations, risk factors, and health-related behaviors will be expanded to include a representative sample of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (NHPI). Having a representative sample makes it possible to understand NHPI health problems, strengths, and needsMedicare ReimbursementsRelease information about how physicians and other health care professionals in the Medicare program are paid_6de83088-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.35PhysiciansHealth Care ProfessionalsCMSHealth -- Medicare Reimbursements -- Historically, a permanent injunction, issued in 1979, prohibited the government from disclosing annual Medicare reimbursements paid to individual physicians under Medicare. In May 2013 this injunction was lifted. As a result, this data set was the first time CMS publicly released information about how physicians and other health care professionals in the Medicare program are paid.Nurse Practitioners SurveyMake available data on nurse practitioner practice patterns_6de8325e-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.36Nurse PractitionersHealth -- National Sample Survey of Nurse Practitioners -- For the first time, this anonymous survey data will be available on nurse practitioner practice patterns including: specialties, services offered, billing arrangements, relationships with physicians, impact of legal restrictions on practice, and job satisfaction. Chemical SafetyRelease the Interactive Chemical Safety for Sustainability Dashboard_6de8400a-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.37Science and Research -- Interactive Chemical Safety for Sustainability
Dashboard -- This dashboard was released in beta.Scientific DataAdopt common data standards and host a central repository for scientific data_6de8400b-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.38Federal LabsScience and Research -- Lab Data Clearinghouses -- Several Federal labs have adopted common data standards and host a central repository for scientific data in a given field, taking into account the need to separate proprietary data from public data. Clearinghouses such as the Secure Transportation Data Project and the Buildings Performance Database address these challenges by aggregating proprietary data into nonproprietary data clusters and stripping personally identifiable information and proprietary information from data points to make some of this data available to the public. By the end of 2015, additional clearinghouses will be formed and will help enable research and business use while protecting personal information and nonpublic proprietary commercial data.Energy Production & ConsumptionRelease U.S. energy production and consumption statistics via API and bulk files_6de8400c-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.39Statistics -- Energy Production and Consumption for the United States -- These historical (50 years to present) U.S. energy production and consumption statistics will be released via API and bulk files.Employer-Household DynamicsExpand segments of employer-household dynamics data to be available online for public use_6de8400d-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.40EmployersEmployeesHouseholdsStatistics -- The Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics -- This longitudinal database of linked employer-employee microdata covers more than 95 percent of U.S. private-sector jobs. Today, access to certain microdata is only granted to qualified researchers on approved projects and at restricted sites. This database will expand segments of data to be available online for public use while continuing to protect privacy. Coal StatisticsData about coal production, mining, imports, exports, and shipments to electricity plants will be released via API and bulk files_6de8400e-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.41Statistics -- U.S. Coal Statistics -- This data about coal production, mining, imports, exports, and shipments to electricity plants will be released via API and bulk files.Career TrainingMake available to the public in an open, online open educational resources repository data about education and career training programs_6de8400f-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.42Community CollegesSocial Mobility and Welfare -- Courses and Curriculum Developed Through the
Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program -- This data about education and career training programs that can be completed in two years or less, and prepare program participants for employment in high-wage, high-skill occupations, will be available to the public on an open, online open educational resources repository.Agricultural CensusRelease the agricultural census data set_6de84082-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.43American Agricultural SectorFarmersRanchersSocial Mobility and Welfare -- Agricultural Census -- The full agricultural census data set will be released, which can help the public evaluate changes to the American agricultural sector and food production over time. Alternative FuelUpdate the Alternative Fuel Station Locator_6de84226-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.44Alternative Fuel DealersTransport and Infrastructure -- Alternative Fuel Station Locator and Downloadable Data -- Will be updated based on feedback received at data summits.Travel Warnings & AlertsRelease a new API to share travel warnings and alerts_6de845d2-df8b-11e3-8e16-ce84ec429d9c5.45Bureau of Consular AffairsU.S. Department of StateTransport and Infrastructure -- Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts -- U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs will release a new API to share travel warnings and alerts.2014-05-092015-05-092016-07-28OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net