Digital Government
Data Key to Ensuring Pandemic Funding Accuracy
A new GAO report advocates enhanced data collection and analysis to ensure federal pandemic relief funding goes to the right place.
Digital Government
U.S. May Have Allowed 'Known or Suspected Terrorists' to Go Undetected Among Resettled Afghan Evacuees
Missing Afghan evacuees could pose a national security threat, according to an audit.
Digital Government
Government Has 'Failed to Construct a Coherent Political Vision' for Data Protection, Experts Say
House lawmakers discussed the need for better data privacy laws and procedures during a hearing, emphasizing the Government Publishing Office as an example of progress.
Digital Government
DOD Needs Streamlined Processes, More Data In Congressional Reports
Congress’ watchdog issued several recommendations for the Department of Defense and its congressional reporting procedures, hinging on internal communications and improved data.
Artificial Intelligence
DOD Debuts Office to Help It 'Move Faster' on Artificial Intelligence
Officials provided an update on their nascent work to synchronize AI efforts across the CDO, JAIC and DDS.
Digital Government
US Spy Chief Warns Government Is Classifying Too Much Data
Emerging technologies have had a direct impact on how much data the government classifies.
Ideas
Is the Growth of Data Pedestrian or Problematic?
The intersection of cloud, edge computing and the exponential growth of data is going to increase the burden on organizations’ operations.
Digital Government
Watchdog: HUD Disaster Relief Could Use Better Data Collection, Analysis
A GAO report found one of HUD’s aid programs could be more efficient if more accurate demographic information is harvested and referenced prior to distributing funds.
Artificial Intelligence
Defense Official: Talent Tops Tools for Executing Data Strategy
The DOD’s chief data officer emphasized the importance of personnel over equipment for how the military is trying to obtain a data advantage over adversaries like China.
Digital Government
GAO: Better Data Collection Can Improve Homelessness Estimates
Auditors suggest the Housing and Urban Development Department can improve its homeless estimates by gathering better data at the local level.
Digital Government
National Guard Taps First Chief Data Officer
The bureau is being deliberate about drawing predictive insights from the massive amounts of data it captures.
Ideas
Modernizing Procurement Could Help Federal Agencies Increase Efficiency
Implementing contract lifecycle management system automates procurement systems to allow for faster, simpler and more accurate procurement.
Artificial Intelligence
Defense AI Efforts Hinge on Strong Data Environments
JAIC Director Lt. Gen. Michael Groen spoke about the department’s current efforts to implement artificial intelligence and incorporate more sophisticated software into DOD’s daily operations.
Digital Government
Better Data Would Help Federal Response to Missing Indigenous Women, Watchdog Says
The Government Accountability Office recommends improving database access and management, as well as better communication, to help resolve cases of missing and murdered Native American and Alaskan women.
Digital Government
GAO Highlights Problems with Speeding Disaster Help to Disadvantaged Areas
Disaster response is uneven across the country.
Ideas
How a National Health Care Database Could Address Mission-Critical Health Data Gaps
It’s time to consider a cloud-based national health care database to make better public health decisions and prepare for any future health crises.
Digital Government
OMB Issues 11 Action Items for 2021 Data Strategy With 2 Months Left in the Year
The 2021 Action Plan focuses on finalizing and building on action items from the original 2020 Action Plan.
Policy
White House Reveals Nation’s First Gender Equity Strategy, Aiming to Close the Pay Gap and Increase Abortion Access
The Biden administration’s Gender Policy Council has released a strategy that requires each agency to figure out how to implement measures to reach key goals and makes long-awaited reforms to data collection.
Modernization
Army Gets Strategic About Going Digital
Policy reforms and technology boosts are in the pipeline, military leaders confirmed.
Digital Government
Federal Data Officers Council Seeks Input on Mission, Focus Areas
This request “signals a maturation of the [chief data officer] position,” said a data expert.
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