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The Central Contractor Registration (CCR) was the primary supplier database for the U.S. Federal government until July 30, 2012. In October 1993, President Bill Clinton issued a memorandum that required the Government to reform its acquisition processes. Subsequently, the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 was passed, requiring the ...
The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (“Evidence Act”) signed into law on January 14, 2019, emphasizes collaboration and coordination to advance data and evidence-building functions in the Federal Government by statutorily mandating Federal evidence-building activities, open government data, and confidential information protection and statistical efficiency.
Many governments publish open data they produce or commission on official websites to be freely used, reused, or redistributed by anyone. [1] [2] These sites are often created as part of open government initiatives. Some open data sites like CKAN and DKAN are open source data portal solutions where as others like Socrata are proprietary data ...
This is a list of United States federal agencies that are primarily devoted to research and development, including their notable subdivisions. These agencies are responsible for carrying out the science policy of the United States .
The Federal Procurement Data Center (FPDC), part of the U.S. General Services Administration, manages the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS), which is operated and maintained by IBM. [2] The FPDS-NG is the current central repository of information on Federal contracting. The system contains detailed information on contract actions over ...
Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) Federal Bureau of Investigation: criminal and civilian monitoring: 104 million persons (including 34 million non-criminals) Finger and palm prints, iris, and facial data (under development to replace the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System) Next Generation ...
A government database collects information for various reasons, including climate monitoring, securities law compliance, geological surveys, patent applications and grants, surveillance, national security, border control, law enforcement, public health, voter registration, vehicle registration, social security, and statistics.
The Federal Register system of publication was created on July 26, 1935, under the Federal Register Act. [ 4 ] [ 14 ] The first issue of the Federal Register was published on March 16, 1936. [ 15 ] In 1946 the Administrative Procedure Act required agencies to publish more information related to their rulemaking documents in the Federal Register .