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Federal & State Engagement

CDT’s Equity in Civic Technology team engages with the federal and state governments by submitting comments, letters, testimony, and other actions to advance our goal of ensuring government agencies use data and technology in responsible, rights-respecting ways.

 

This page includes all of our past and continued efforts to push for government use of technology that works for individuals and their families.

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CDT Joins Call for SNAP Payment Processors to Refuse USDA Data Requests. White document on a grey background.

CDT Joins Call for SNAP Payment Processors to Refuse USDA Data Requests
CDT Submits Comments to Representative Lori Trahan on Updating the Privacy Act of 1974. White document on a grey background.

CDT Submits Comments to Representative Lori Trahan on Updating the Privacy Act of 1974
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CDT Stands Up for Taxpayer Privacy
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Exploring the 2024 Federal AI Inventories: Key Improvements, Trends, and Continued Inconsistencies
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AI Action Plan Should Promote AI Transparency, Accuracy, Effectiveness and Reliability, CDT Says
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CDT Signs Onto Letter Urging Congress to Protect Postsecondary Student Data
CDT Submits Comments to OMB on Federal Agencies’ Use of Commercially Available Information. White document on a grey background.

CDT Submits Comments to OMB on Federal Agencies’ Use of Commercially Available Information
CDT Comments on NIST Digital Identity Guidelines Focus on Equity, Access, Privacy in Public Benefits Administration. White document on a grey background.

CDT Comments on NIST Digital Identity Guidelines With a Focus on Equity, Access, Privacy in Public Benefits Administration
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CDT’s Kristin Woelfel Submits Written Testimony to Pennsylvania Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

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