Does Congress Need a Chief Data Officer?

Photo caption: New legislation cosponsored by Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.) aims to stand up a commission to explore how to infuse real-time structured data into lawmaking. Photo credit: Tom Williams / Getty Images. Article by Adam Mazmanian. Nextgov – May 30, 2023.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers thinks Congress needs to get more serious about incorporating evidence and data into legislation and about developing professional capacity to support the move. The Congressional Evidence-Based Policymaking Resolution from Reps. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.), William Timmons (R-S.C.), Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) and Dean Philips (D-Minn.) would establish a bipartisan commission that includes former members and current staffers as […]

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