Results for "Federal Data Strategy"

The Data Skills Training Program Implementation Toolkit is designed to provide both small and large agencies with information to develop their own data skills training programs. The information provided will serve as a roadmap to the design, implementation, and administration of federal data skills training programs as agencies address their Federal Data Strategy’s Agency Action 4 gap-closing strategy training component.

Status summary and preliminary business plan for a potential metadata management product under development by the Data.gov Program Management Office

It is a well-kept secret that the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Census Bureau were the original two federal agencies to build the first national digital database of roads and boundaries in the United States. The agencies joined forces to develop homegrown computer software and state of the art technologies to convert existing USGS topographic maps of the nation to the points, lines, and polygons that fueled early GIS. Today, the USGS and Census Bureau have a longstanding goal to leverage and use roads and authoritative boundary datasets.

2025 CDO Council Survey Results

The Assessing Data Skills Playbook supports the Federal Data Strategy by helping agencies get started with assessing data skills.

The Data Ethics Framework supports the Federal Data Strategy by helping federal leaders and data users make ethical decisions as they acquire, manage, and use data in support of their agencies’ missions.

The Data Governance Playbook supports the Federal Data Strategy by helping agencies get started with prioritizing data governance and assessing maturity.

This template was created by the Data and Analytics CoE to help agencies build a Data Governance Steering Committee Charter.

The Data Innovation Event Playbook supports the Federal Data Strategy by helping agencies host events to strengthen stakeholder engagement for data-related efforts.

This template was created by the Data and Analytics CoE to help agencies as they build a Data Governance Advisory Group (DGAG) Charter.

The Federal CDO Council’s Approach to Measure Chief Data Officer Value and Impact paper proposes several ways CDOs can measure the impact and value of their initiatives,including enterprise analytics programs, and proposes adopting a product management mentality in addition to an asset management mentality to help ensure the alignment of data programs and initiatives to business and mission outcomes.

Federal Chief Data Officers (CDOs) are pivotal and transformational in revolutionizing data management. This paper seeks to help agency CDOs implement key components of successful Enterprise Analytics programs by applying lessons learned from successful programs established since the passage of the Evidence Act.

The report is intended to provide a common language and framework for reporting on the quality of data sets and a foundation upon which federal agencies can make decision about the management of data products throughout their lifecycle. The report fulfills a responsibility under Action Step 19 of the Federal Data Strategy 2020 Action Plan.

This template was created by the Data and Analytics CoE to help agencies build an Office of the Chief Data Officer Charter.

The Federal Data Strategy provides a common set of data principles and best practices in implementing data innovations that drive more value for the public. Annual Federal Data Strategy action plans identify and prioritize practice-related steps for a given year, along with targeted timeframes and responsible entities. The plan identifies initial actions for agencies that are essential for establishing processes, building capacity, and aligning existing efforts to better leverage data as a strategic asset.

This memorandum establishes a Federal Data Strategy (Strategy) as a framework of operational principles and best practices that help agencies deliver on the promise of data in the 21st century. Through consistent data infrastructure and practices, the Strategy will enable Government to fully leverage data as a strategic asset by supporting strong data governance and providing the protection and security that the American people, businesses, and partners deserve. Dated June 4, 2019.

OMB M23-22 Delivering a Digital First Public Experience, otherwise known as 21st Century IDEA, was a bipartisan act signed into law in December 2018. In September 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued M-23-22, Delivering a Digital-First Public Experience (PDF, 220 KB, 32 pages). In part, this memo provides further policy guidance to help agencies fully implement 21st Century IDEA. The law and policy guidance collectively establish a framework and the requirements for a digital-first public experience.

The Curated Data Skills Catalog supports the Federal Data Strategy by providing a list of learning opportunities to help agencies develop competencies for managing data as a strategic asset and making data-driven decisions.

Improving staff data skills allows agencies to better harness the power of data. This playbook provides advice and tools for assessing data skills and addressing gaps. Executing the activities contained in this document will help agencies progress in fulfilling requirements of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 and related guidance.