Don Beyer introduces National Secure Data Service Act
Published Thursday, May. 13, 2021, 8:39 pm
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Don Beyer
Eighth District Congressman Don Beyer has introduced the National Secure Data Service Act, legislation to improve the federal government’s data analysis capabilities.
The bill follows a recommendation by the 2017 Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking report calling for the establishment of a National Secure Data Service to facilitate access to data across government.
“It has been years since a commission established by Congressional mandate identified a widespread need for a consolidated data infrastructure, which would generate solutions for American society. It’s time we followed through on this recommendation,” Beyer said. “Researchers must be able to link data collected through surveys, federal program administration, and non-governmental data sources; the lack of coordination across our data infrastructure is a serious limitation on our ability to inform evidence-based policymaking. The National Secure Data Service Act would take an important first step towards solving this problem.”