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October 30, 2020…

This post looks at the opinions of Twitter users surrounding the first Presidential Debate. We look at content containing at least one debate hashtag, shared immediately before, during, and after…

This election cycle, the topic of misinformation and its impact is top of mind for many voters. Play Youtube Video At a virtual event, hosted by McCourt’s…

Government programs and systems keep detailed records of eligibility and other participant information in order to provide benefits, track budgets, comply with laws, and assess program outcomes. Individuals who…

This post originally appeared on Brookings.edu on July 23, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent recession have caused considerable economic stress for the residents of Washington, D.C.

The coronavirus pandemic is causing economic damage the US has not seen in a generation, and the aftershocks of the health, economic, and…

We are pleased to share with you a new publication, Ethics of Administrative Data Sharing: Agenda-Setting Framework. This white paper offers much-needed guidance for ethical stewardship of administrative…

Sharing of credible health information on Twitter about COVID-19 is roughly keeping pace with sharing of misinformation on the internet, according to a new study by…

Georgetown students got the chance to pose questions to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at an event today at Georgetown. Georgetown students got the chance to pose questions to Facebook CEO…

Since graduating from the McCourt School of Public Policy, Alex Engler, MPP ’13, has made it his mission to improve policy and governance through the use of data science.