In plain terms. The OPEN Government Data Act, enacted as Title II of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, requires federal agencies to publish their data as open, machine-readable assets by default and to maintain comprehensive data inventories. Open-data obligations must be balanced against the need to protect sensitive and personally identifiable information.
Citation. Pub. L. 115-435 (Jan. 14, 2019); 44 U.S.C. § 3506 et seq..