Nancy Potok

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

OMB adds 4 new action items for agencies to meet next year in finalized Federal Data Strategy

Big Data

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Federal deputy CIO Graves to move on to private sector

People

Section 809 panel report IT acquisition papers files computer technology

Agencies extend public comment period for some proposals after Regulations.gov outage

Federal Newscast

Chief Statistician Nancy Potok, driving force behind data transformation, to retire by year’s end

People

OMB rethinks ‘protected’ or ‘open’ data binary with upcoming Evidence Act guidance

Big Data

Where does the Federal Data Strategy go from here? Evidence panel members revisit ideas

Big Data

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Federal data as a strategic asset: a conversation with Nancy Potok

The Business of Government Hour

OMB: Evidence Act guidance in ‘very last stages’ of clearance process

Big Data

Evidence-based policy bill passage sets stage for upcoming federal data strategy

Open Data/Transparency

How a ‘culture shift’ at SBA got program offices to embrace evaluations

Big Data

Lawmakers mulling evidence-based policymaking to help agencies tell stories with data

Evidence-based policymaking isn’t necessarily to let others look over the shoulders of federal programs, but rather to help those programs succeed.

Technology

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Women of Washington: Data science and machine learning in government

New data, technology create an avenue for public and agencies to grow closer together

Federal Insights

Census Bureau offers primer on enterprise risk management

Management

The people-counting agency has learned from some big mistakes. Now, Chief Operating Officer Nancy Potok shares some lessons with Federal News Radio.