A new report by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) and EY US found that a majority of state CIOs and chief digital officers (CDOs) consider data quality to be important – particularly when it comes to generative AI – but less than a quarter have a dedicated data quality program.

New bipartisan legislation from Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., aims to improve the quality, usability, and completeness of grant recipient audit data.

The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced earlier this month it will invest $27 million to enhance data system development and interoperability among California’s five containerized ports – the Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, San Diego, and Hueneme.

New Mexico has launched a new Federal funding dashboard that allows users to track and analyze statewide and community projects and services funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is using high-resolution data to find and protect important habitat features like wildlife road crossings.

As part of its efforts to improve maternity care within the state, New Jersey has released the latest edition of the New Jersey Report Card of Hospital Maternity Care.

Bloomberg Philanthropies has recognized five new cities in the United States for establishing exceptional data capabilities to inform policy decisions, allocate funding, improve services, evaluate program effectiveness, and engage residents.

The National League of Cities (NLC) is using data visualization to better understand train derailments and other safety issues nationwide.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is requesting public input on how to improve the collection, use, and transparency of criminal justice data at the state, local, Tribal, and territorial level (SLTT).

From the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health officials understood that using data to gather insights from otherwise inert information across the entire health ecosystem would improve public health outcomes, but raising the value of that data requires a lot of work, according to several public health officials.