CRS Updates Report on Data Quality

CRS Report, The Information Quality Act: OMB’s Guidance and Initial Implementation, Updated September 17, 2004.

  • “In December 2000, Congress passed and the President signed the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (P. L. 106-554). Section 515 of that more than 700-page bill has subsequently been referred to as the “Data Quality Act” or the “Information Quality Act” (IQA) (codified at 44 U. S. C. 3504(d)(1) and 3516). Although little noticed at the time, the IQA has subsequently been the subject of intense debate and controversy. The act required the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance to federal agencies designed to ensure the “quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity” of information disseminated to the public. It also required agencies to issue their own information quality guidelines, and to establish administrative mechanisms that allow affected persons to seek correction of information maintained and disseminated by the agencies that does not comply with the OMB guidance.”
  • For reference see Data Quality’ Law Is Nemesis Of Regulation, from the 8/16/2004 Washington Post, and the Data Quality Act and Peer Review Bulletin, from Open the Government.org
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