'Something for everyone' in Center for Data Innovation's list of congressional recommendations

"It’s hard  to imagine Congress as trendy, what with its pleated dress pants and conservative skirt-suits, but Joshua New, policy analyst at the Center for Data Innovation, says Capitol Hill is doing its part to keep up with the Joneses.

'The desire to promote innovation is very much en vogue in government, on both sides of the aisle,' New said during an interview with Federal News Radio about the center’s recent report, '10 Steps Congress Can Take to Accelerate Data Innovation.'

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This year’s report focuses on three areas where Congress can take action to speed up data innovation. They involve:

• publishing data the government already collects.
• collecting more data that can be put to valuable use.
• encouraging industries to make better use of data."