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Abstract:
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The 2018 Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act brought Congressional attention to both the unlocked value and current challenges in using Federal data. The law requires a standard application process for all restricted-use data requests that fall under the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act. The legislation also requires engagement with external stakeholder groups during requirements gathering, development, testing, and eventual roll-out. The U.S. Census Bureau and the MITRE Corporation engaged with data users and stakeholders to learn about their experiences with current application processes. From December 2020 to January 2021, data users and stakeholders representing a broad array of viewpoints were interviewed. Data users in the research and evaluation community as well as statistical policy experts and senior Congressional staff were all interviewed for a unique understanding of today’s data access challenges and the future vision for a streamlined application process. We will discuss data users and stakeholders perspectives on transparency and access as well as issues of privacy and security during implementation of the Evidence Act.
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