DATA Act: Office of Inspector General Reports Help Identify Agencies’ Implementation Challenges, GAO-17-460: Published: Apr 26, 2017. Publicly Released: Apr 26, 2017: “As of January 31, 2017, 30 Offices of Inspector General (OIG) had completed Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) readiness reviews for their respective agencies, most of which were completed from June 2016 through November 2016. GAO noted variations across the type of reviews conducted, standards used, and scope of work. For example, 16 OIG reviews focused on agencies’ implementation actions to organize and design changes as recommended in the Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) DATA Act Implementation Playbook, while others included additional implementation steps. The OIGs reported varying expectations for agencies’ readiness to meet DATA Act requirements. For 26 of the 30 agencies, the OIGs reported challenges similar to those previously reported in agencies’ implementation plans and by GAO, such as systems integration issues and lack of resources. Agencies have continued their implementation efforts since the OIG reviews.”