Nick Hart

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

The White House is calling on CDOs to take on governmentwide projects that will advance the Biden administration’s executive orders on government outreach…

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

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

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

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(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)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

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Next 10 years of federal data decision-making outlined in WH strategy

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Nancy Potok

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

Federal Statistician Nancy Potok will retire from her leadership job at the Office of Management and Budget after a busy year coordinating the rollout…

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workforce

OMB’s data reskilling pilot to train executives as well as front-line employees

The Office of Management and Budget will soon launch a reskilling pilot aimed at bringing the federal workforce up to speed on data science skills.

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

Former Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking members say it’s time for Congress to reconsider recommendations that never got off the ground.

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