Herschel Chandler

Not all of the fields found on https://openbeta.usaspending.gov/developers or listed in the data dictionary. For example, descriptionofcontractrequirement. I'd like to understand the precise definition and more importantly the data lineage...

I think that the Boolean value is fine for the data element. What I'm talking about is more from the perspective of a data dictionary and the management of data...

Oh - on the renaming, I totally understand. Very tactically, when I'm on the openbeta site trying to look at the fields there, I ctrl-C the element and then flip...

I think that this image from the Data Transparency Coalition also provides good, high-level context. But by primer, I mean start with the basics. Agency, recipient, contractor, etc. Who are...

That is certainly a mysterious handle.. There isn't much of a back and forth dialog on this site historically when it comes to policy and guidance commentary from the government...

You have to keep in mind that most of the source documents are NOT available via FBO. I would guess that most acquisition information is not readily available to the...

One of the most important considerations with any standard is how to audit compliance with the standard. The standard must be comprehensive to leave little gray area or wiggle room....

When dealing with a migration of existing data standards to a new standard, the idea of "global" and "local" standards could be implemented. A global standard applies across all stakeholder...

@justinduncan Having a second standard for reporting the same data reminds me of the lesson learned at the SEC in allowing businesses to continue sending PDF reports as well as...

@JimMcKay1 - I've wondered the same thing. In data element discussions it seems to have been decided not to define "program". I believe that with the current definitions that we're...