Data Foundation

Chief data officers focused on accelerating AI adoption across government

Chief data officers across the federal government see their work as the key to accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence tools across the federal…

Big Data

OMB sees data-driven decision-making as key for better customer service in government

Big Data

White House touts CDO Council as ‘game changer’ for meeting equity, CX goals

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Survey: Half of federal chief data officers are unclear about responsibilities

Open Data/Transparency

National Secure Data Service comes into focus through semiconductor bill

Federal Insights

Data literacy for government impact

Commentary

How agencies are actually using data and data science to evaluate programs

Management

CDO Council gets tips on how to recruit talent, share data across agencies

Big Data

Federal Data Strategy 2021 action plan sets cross-agency goals on AI, upskilling workforce

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CDOs making progress, feeling confident in role, survey finds

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Dusk settles over the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

OMB memo elevates evidence-building as ‘need-to-have,’ evaluation experts say

Agency Oversight

Federal CDOs still lack clarity around responsibilities, report finds

Most federal chief data officers have experience with their organizations, but that doesn’t always mean they know where they stand.

Big Data

Doctor Nancy Potok is co-author of the Data Foundation's proposal for a national data service … and former chief statistician of the United States

Could a national data service help leaders make better decisions?

Leading thinkers have proffered the idea of a national data service. The Data Foundation says it would support the goal of evidence-based decision making.

Technology

A man wearing a mask walks past posters encouraging participation in the 2020 Census, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Wednesday is Census Day, the date used to reference where a person lives for the once-a-decade count, as the U.S. is almost paralyzed by the spread of the novel coronavirus, but census officials vowed the job would be completed by its year-end deadline. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Census Bureau receives ’emergency’ approval to conduct pandemic survey

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The Census Bureau’s efforts to get a snapshot of conditions under the pandemic comes a few weeks after calls for Congress to fund a “robust data infrastructure” under the CARES Act went unheeded.