How the Treasury Department looks to use big data

As the helm of the Treasury Department, Jacob Lew has been wading into a variety of initiatives outside of the commonly understood scope of the job, including counter-terrorism measures and efforts to tap into big data to improve Americans' access to the financial system.[ Related: CIO role is crucial to federal data governance ]Secretary Lew spoke this week at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, where he affirmed the administration's commitment to press ahead with needed reforms and