Telling the story of how federal datasets benefit American lives & livelihoods
essentialdata.us is a collaborative effort dedicated to documenting the ways that federal data impact every corner of our lives.
For federal data colleagues, essentialdata.us can support agency implementation of the bipartisan Evidence Act of 2018, which requires public engagement to understand the value of specific datasets, and prioritize data that deeply impact the public.
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