Libraries and Public Access to Federal Data: Chris Marcum Talks to the Public Data Project (opens in new tab)

On May 7, 2026, Molly Hardy, Project Lead for the Public Data Project, sat down for an interview with Chris Marcum, Senior Fellow for Data Policy at the Data Foundation and former Senior Statistician at the White House Office of Management and Budget. Please click the video above to listen and watch; the interview transcript below has been lightly edited for clarity.