Treasury's Data Transparency Push Brings 250 Years of Federal Finance Into Focus | AI GovCast

GovCIO Media & Research Podcasts · Jul 2, 2026 · 1m

Justin Cole, director of data transparency at the Treasury Department's Bureau of Fiscal Service, outlined a new initiative highlighting the nation's oldest continuously updated federal financial data ahead of the U.S. 250th anniversary. He explained how Treasury is expanding access to trusted spending, revenue and debt data while embracing AI as another way for the public to discover authoritative information. Cole also shared how industry can build new tools that make government data more accessible and useful.