The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, passed by Congress and signed by the President on February 9th, 2018, contains several noteworthy bright spots in the use of data and evidence-based policy. Those wins suggest there is continuing bipartisan support in Washington for using evidence, data and innovation to improve the results and cost-effectiveness of Federal […]


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The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, passed by Congress and signed by the President on February 9th, 2018, contains several noteworthy bright spots in the use of data and evidence-based policy. Those wins suggest there is continuing bipartisan support in Washington for using evidence, data and innovation to improve the results and cost-effectiveness of Federal programs and policies.


To walk us through the most notable examples, we are joined by Nick Hart (@NickRHart), the director of the Evidence-Based Policymaking Initiative at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC).


Additional resources: For more information, see overviews by BPC [click here], Results for America [click here] and three posts from Feb.  9th from the Social Innovation Research Center [click here].


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