Can anyone post the citation for the Data Quality Act?
Wikipedia has a page on it...
DQA info is on the web. How much information do you want? Here's a brief synopsis -
Analysts believe that the information/data quality guidelines will “revolutionize the role of science in policy making by ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility and integrity of scientific information.” Others believe that the guidelines will be a “central battleground for reshaping or repealling environmental laws and regulations.”
Still others say that the effect of the guidelines will be determined by the number and quality of petitions filed to challenge information and the vigor with which OMB oversees and enforces the requirements.
The administrator of OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has stated that the Bush administration is “committed to vigorous implementation of the new information quality law.”
What DQA boils down to is Congress telling bureaucrats that their rules must not be based on unreasonable or unreliable assumptions, anecdotal information or exaggerated models.
DQA aims straight at the heart of bureaucratic rule making - the information an agency uses to write rules.
Supporters of the law say it will ensure that government disseminates only accurate, objective information, and bases its regulations on sound, scientific studies.
Businesses are hoping that DQA will revolutionize agency decisions. DQA rules will allow the American people to challenge an agency in court at any time in the rule-making process if faulty information is used. People can immediately seek judicial review of their complaint if the agency disagrees, even before the rule is final, say a number of attorneys specializing in regulatory law.