Open Data/Transparency
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The OPEN Government Data Act requires agencies to appoint a chief data officer to help them develop a comprehensive data inventory the public can access.
February 08, 2019 -
The new law requires agencies to appoint a chief evaluation officer, whose job will involve asking key questions about the effectiveness of agency programs, and finding ways to measure their effectiveness.
January 22, 2019 -
The Data Act implementation is a work in progress for federal agencies, which have until 2022 to make spending data automatically available to anyone who wants to see it.
January 21, 2019 -
The more accessible and standardized the data, the faster and better research can take place. That's in part the idea behind a National Institutes of Health information technology initiative known as STRIDES.
December 18, 2018 -
Federal Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent said all of the work around IT modernization in 2018 set the foundation for bigger accomplishments in 2019.
December 13, 2018 -
Melanie Corcoran-Freelander, chief technology officer at Ursa Space Systems, said her secret for success hits very close to home: Strong support system.
December 05, 2018 -
Paul Saladna and Shamlan Siddiqi, with NTT DATA Federal Services, Inc., join host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss agile software development, integration, IT modernization, and the value of open source software. December 3, 2018
December 03, 2018 -
One year from Monday is the date by which agencies must manage all their permanent records electronically and send them to the National Archives and Records Administration in an electronic format.
November 26, 2018 -
Tyler Morris, the director of product management for Iron Mountain Government Solutions, explains how agencies improve records management and office space management at the same time.
November 22, 2018 -
Tracy Toulou joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about a partnership program between the Justice and Interior departments giving Native American tribes more access to crime data.
November 06, 2018 -
Agencies receive more Freedom of Information Act requests now than ever before. But their workforces haven't kept up with the growing demand.
October 30, 2018 -
Until recently, the Defense Logistics Agency spent a good deal of time and money printing and mailing hard copies of its unclassified maps in order to be archived.
October 29, 2018 -
As part of a broader customer service transformation under the President's Mangement Agenda, the Defense Imagery Managment Operations Center (DIMOC) aims to "connect the dots" between its stovepiped program offices.
September 03, 2018 -
Asad Jabbar, head of Capture Management and Josh Wilson vice president of Advanced Analytics at LMI, join host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss super hubs, data cataloging, the proper approach to analytics, and what data analytics means in this new world of big data. September 4, 2018
August 30, 2018 -
The Education Department's Federal Student Aid Office is launching a mobile app for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to help the agency gain a better view into applicants' pain points with the form.
August 28, 2018
