All About Data

The Postal Regulatory Commission plans to build up its data capabilities. But it’s not getting everything it asked for in its fiscal 2024 budget request, now that the Postal Service approves its budget, not Congress. Here to tell his side of the story is the Postal Regulatory Commission’s Chairman Michael Kubayanda.  "One of my particular goals, through the budget process, is for better technology...

Eric Stein, the State Department’s deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Global Information, is looking at ways to use emerging technology to improve FOIA processing governmentwide See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A panel of agency CDOs and data experts go deep on the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence in the federal government. Federal News Network moderated this discussion at an ATARC AI summit earlier this month. You'll hear from: -Brien Lorenze, chief data officer, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee -Heather Martin, acting director, Office of Plans, Programs, and Strategies,...

Several agencies behind the Joint Financial Management and Improvement Program (JFMIP) are releasing a Payment Integrity Plan this fall. For a preview, we hear from the Treasury Department’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Accounting Policy and Financial Transparency Renata Miskell. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...

The intelligence community has a new data strategy. The  2023-2025 IC Data Strategy  lays out the steps all 18 intelligence agencies will take to develop a more data-savvy workforce, and set the groundwork for the IC to use artificial intelligence tools. For an update on the early implementation of the strategy and how the new document came together, I sat down with Lori Wade, the IC’s chief data...

The State Department's former Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, a career diplomat with more than 30 years of experience, touts the success of the department building out its data expertise to better address DEIA and workforce issues. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) is on a mission to train more than 3,000 military and civilian professionals in data analytics and AI skills. David Pearson, the director of DAU's Engineering and Technology Center, and Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda discuss the future of training in the defense community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at http...

The Office of Personnel Management's latest data strategy is focused on developing a federal workforce that’s proficient in data and analytics skills across all agencies. OPM Chief Data Officer and Deputy Director for Human Capital Data Management Ted Kaouk talks about the strategy and his role as CDO Council chairman. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice a...

Bureaus and offices across the State Department are looking for data scientists to join the federal workforce and lead its emerging “data science for diplomacy” initiatives. Farakh Khan, division director for the communications, culture and training team at the State Department’s Center for Analytics, has the details. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

On this episode, we present a Federal News Network-moderated panel of agency chief data officers at ATARC’s GITEC Summit in Annapolis, Maryland.  The panel includes: -Capt. Brian Erickson -Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer, Coast Guard -Luke Douglas - Chief Data Officer, Peace Corps -Elizabeth Puchek - Chief Data Officer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services -Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Be...

The rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT raises new questions about how to regulate it. At a recent ATARC panel, hear from Chakib Chraibi, chief data scientist at the National Technical Information Service, Scott Beliveau, chief of Advanced Enterprise Analytics at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Suman Shukla, the data management section head of the Product Management Division of the U...

Rachel Wang, the State Department's first chief data officer at the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, outlines priorities for her new office, as the department is launching CDO offices across all its bureaus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service is looking to modernize the way the federal government does business — and giving agencies a status update on its goals through the end of the decade. Bureau Commissioner Tim Gribben outlines the bureau's latest progress on its data initiatives. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...

The Defense Department is looking at a 2025 deadline to make better use of artificial intelligence. To meet that goal, the Air Force and Space Force are looking to upskill airmen and guardians to better understand and work with this emerging tech. The Department of the Air Force is also working with the private sector and academia on projects to better use of DOD data needed to power AI algorithms...

Agencies are swinging for the fences with high-impact use cases for AI. Bonnie Evangelista, the Tradewind execution lead within the Defense Department's Chief Digital and AI Office, talks about how DoD is using artificial intelligence to help it write contracts. Later, Meikle Paschal, program manager for RPA at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, talks about USCIS's plans to roll out un-att...

It's a double feature this week! First, we'll hear from a panel of federal experts about the state of their health care data since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Later, you'll hear how the Office of Personnel Management plans to hire the next generation of tech talent in government - data experts included. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:...

The Small Business Administration is bringing all its certification and loan programs onto a unified digital platform called MySBA. Larry Stubblefield, the deputy associate administrator of SBA’s Office of Government Contracting & Business Development, says bringing this data onto a single platform will improve customer experience. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

Thomas Beach, FDA’s associate director for data governance, said the agency is looking to create a master data management system that will help the agency “understand what we're doing in terms of common efforts to provide success on the mission of public health.”  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Data and evidence are increasingly driving decisions across the federal government. That’s based on nearly a decade of scorecards issued by the nonprofit Results for America. For insights into the latest scorecard, Vice President for Federal Policy at Results for America Nichole Dunn joins us with more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....

A panel of federal data experts at ATARC's Data and AI Summit tell Federal News Network how data maturity efforts at their agencies have sped up the "time to market" getting the right data to the right people at the right time. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Chris Cleary, principal cyber advisor for the Department of the Navy, and Retired Col. Michael Anderson, chief strategist for Informatica Public Sector, say the data pillar of an agency’s zero trust strategy should serve as the foundation for progress in other key areas. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

To empower data insights at the tactical level, Department of the Navy Chief Data Officer Tom Sasala says the service is making long-term investments in its Jupiter enterprise data and analytics platform. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Amb. Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, the State Department’s chief diversity and inclusion officer, discusses how disaggregated workforce data is key to the department's five-year goals to improve diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Army Chief Data Officer Dr. David Markowitz outlines the Army's near-term goals for data analysis and artificial intelligence readiness. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A double feature this week: Lynne Parker, former Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer, also former director of the White House’s National AI Initiative Office, sits down for an exit interview. Then Nick Hart, Data Foundation president and fellow at the National Academy of Public Administration, talks about NAPA's latest report on using death data to fight improper payments. Check out our article o...