Federal Government Information Technology

Small Agencies Need Shared Services Providers to Step Up DATA Act Support

NextGov: Almost 60% of agencies using shared services to manage their requirements under the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act haven’t been getting the support they need, according to an investigation by the Government Accountability Office.

The 2014 DATA Act requires agencies to report all spending data to the Treasury Department in a unified format so that it can be fully understood and disseminated to the public. In order to help small agencies meet this mandate, Treasury tapped four offices to act as shared service providers: Treasury’s Administrative Resource Center, the Transportation Department’s Enterprise Services Center, Agriculture’s Pegasys Financial Services and the Interior Department’s Interior Business Center.

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