CDOs Band Together To Work on Data Sets
The Federal Data Strategy, released last December, evolved from the President’s Management Agenda, which in 2018 called for the development of a data strategy. The FDS provides guidance on how agencies should use and manage their data, and requires that agencies meet regular benchmarks to ensure long-term outcomes are achieved.
Agencies have been excited about finding new ways to use the vast amounts of data they already collect. For instance, data.gov contains 215,370 public data sets available for anyone to use. Resources.data.gov, launched in July 2019, provides access to the tools needed to implement the FDS.
CDOs are eager to increase the amount of cross-agency work that they do, noting the connections among the ReImagine Nation panelists alone. Kirsten Dalboe, CDO of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Daniel Morgan, Transportation Department CDO, both work at agencies that regulate pipelines. DOT recalls defective cars; CPSC recalls bad car seats.
“Together, we keep families safe on the roads,” Morgan said. “CDOs want to work together. We all want to make our agencies work better.”