An Office of Inspector General review of the Department of Energy's progress implementing the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 has found no significant weaknesses, a milestone for a complex process that has been difficult for many agencies.
The DATA Act requires federal agencies to collect and report financial and data elements as established by Department of the Treasury and Office of Management and Budget standards. In addition, the data should be made available to taxpayers via a dedicated website.
The OIG’s "readiness review" of the Energy Department’s ability to meet DATA Act requirements by April 30, 2017, found it making significant progress along the eight-step implementation process. This included, among other things, organization of a DATA Act working group, inventory of existing agency data and implementation of needed changes to information technology systems and business processes to capture required data.
A complete copy of the review is available on the department’s website.
