Develops shared frameworks that make federal statistical data machine-understandable and AI-ready.

Delivers an AI Readiness Assessment tool for agencies to benchmark how well their data can be processed by AI.

Builds the Government Data Agent (GDA) - an open-source platform that transforms agency data into structured, AI-ingestible formats using triplification, Schema.org tagging, and Croissant metadata.

Agencies served: NCSES, BEA, Census, BLS, IRS SOI, BTS, NCHS, NASS, and FRED.

Builds AI-powered interfaces that let any user query official federal data in plain language.

Government AI Explorer (gov.brightquery.ai) - template-based Q&A system grounded in Google DataCommons; predictable, auditable, and agency-controlled.

Government AI Chatbot (ncses.brightquery.ai) - conversational RAG system with real-time agency website retrieval, multi-turn memory, and AI-generated charts and tables.

Supports multi-agency agentic queries - autonomously integrating datasets from NCSES, BEA, and BTS in a single interaction.

Helps sub-national governments transform raw administrative data (tax filings, business registrations, employment records) into actionable policy evidence.

Delivers a prototype tool for jurisdictions to ingest, visualize, and explore their own data - no technical expertise required.

Produces a replicable roadmap that any state, local, or territorial government can follow.

Built on a hybrid architecture combining structured DataCommons models with AI-assisted natural language retrieval at state.brightquery.ai.

Serves as the primary guided entry point into the NSDS federal data ecosystem for researchers, analysts, and policymakers.

AI- and human-assisted service that helps users discover datasets, interpret metadata, assess access conditions, and navigate governance requirements.

Acts as a governance-aware mediation layer - routing requests through auditable, policy-compliant pathways without overriding agency data sovereignty.

Designed for users of all technical levels, from first-time public data users to seasoned federal researchers.

Creates the first shared dashboard for federal agencies to track how their data is being used across research, policy, and decision-making communities.

Standardizes usage metadata definitions across agencies - improving both discoverability and long-term data quality.

Positioned as a permanent shared asset within the NSDS infrastructure, building on the Democratizing Data Initiative.

BrightQuery contributes entity linkage expertise - connecting business, people, and location records across 100,000+ federal, state, and local sources.