3.8.1: Data.gov

Increase the ability of the public to find, understand, and utilize information that is owned by the Federal Government.

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An important part of the Administration's Open Government initiative, Data.gov increases the ability of the public to find, understand, and utilize information that is owned by the Federal Government. HUD has provided 5 datasets and 8 tools to Data.Gov that cover a wide range of topics. HUD's datasets and tools comprise everything from physical inspection scores and housing surveys to public housing rent estimates. HUD has followed a standard process for identifying and publishing datasets. As previously stated, there are over 52 programs within HUD that collect and utilize data to fulfill their missions. The public's ability to discover the data that is published online is hampered by the lack of standardization around each program area's site navigation. These published datasets include such things as fair housing rents, public housing authority performance reviews, and a multitude of other things. The majority of the data that HUD collects, however, is not published online. HUD will utilize Data.gov to continue the publication of its data, and use it as a central repository to enable the public to easily discover and utilize the data that HUD already collects. HUD's efforts to publish its data will be dependent upon the completion of its data inventory. As HUD identifies data within each program area, it will immediately begin the publication and review process to upload the data to Data.gov, or make necessary modifications to make the data publishable. The Department is already in the process of conducting these activities as it has data already nominated 11 more datasets for submission.

Stakeholder(s):

• The Public

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