Ideas
Contact Tracing Starts with Clean Data
Regardless of how information is gathered, the scale is immense, as is the problem of data accuracy.
Digital Government
Customs to Expand License Plate Reading Program Nationwide
Customs will have access to commercial datasets including license plate images and data from parking garages, toll booth cameras and financial institutions, as well as local governments and law enforcement.
Ideas
Adopting a Data-Driven Culture Enhances Digital Transformation on the Path to a Post-COVID World
Building a data-driven culture isn't easy, but it's important.
Digital Government
What the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Revealing to Federal Chief Data Officers
While some agencies have yet to reveal a chief data officer, others are spinning up new teams, tools and projects to address the global health crisis.
Artificial Intelligence
Who Should Lead AI Development: Data Scientists or Domain Experts?
Leaders in and around government debate whether technologists or subject matter experts are better suited to lead the ethical development of artificial intelligence.
Digital Government
Federal Chief Data Officers Council Names First Chairman
The Agriculture Department’s data lead will take the reins of the new governmentwide council as agencies tick items off their data to-do lists.
Digital Government
State Department Harnesses Data to Help Bring Americans Home Safely During the Pandemic
The agency turned to data-focused teams and products to help decision-makers prioritize options.
Ideas
In the Battle Against COVID-19, Data Holds the Key
Congress must act now on data initiatives to fight COVID-19.
Digital Government
Federal Data Strategy Deadlines Shift Due to COVID-19
The team prioritized some items for the pandemic response but extended other deadlines.
Ideas
COVID-19 Is a 'Global Experiment' for the Environment
Multiple measurement types and sophisticated computer models are required to figure out how and why greenhouse gases are changing due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Ideas
3 Keys to Full Spectrum Data Management
Full-spectrum data management means having a grasp on data across complex systems composed of private and public clouds, edge devices, and legacy applications and infrastructure.
Ideas
Don’t Let Data Die in the Dark
The ramifications of disorganized data can impact a business far beyond paying consumers financial settlements for non-compliance.
Digital Government
Agencies Get Guidance on the Ethics and Rigor Required for Evidence-Based Decision-Making
The second of four policy documents related to the Evidence Act focuses on standards and practices for evaluation officers.
Digital Government
The Suite Life
Nextgov chats with federal executives about their role in agencies’ ever-growing C-suites.
Digital Government
Agencies, Academia Brief White House on COVID-19 Modeling Efforts
Officials told the Office of Science and Technology where data collection and sharing could improve.
Artificial Intelligence
Report: Federal Agencies Must Be 'Better Connected, More Collaborative'
Agencies need to work together and with the private sector to improve how they manage IT systems, data and their workforces, researchers say.
Digital Government
NSF Tech Leader Aims for a Data-Savvy, Innovation-Focused Workforce
Dorothy Aronson, the National Science Foundation’s dual-hatted chief information officer and chief data officer, discusses her role in shaping the data literacy of the agency’s workforce.
Digital Government
Future of Federal Data Strategy Will Include Informing Citizens About How Their Data Is Used
As agencies share more data between departments, the administration will develop a framework and tools for citizens to manage how their personal information is used.
Ideas
Will 2020 Be the Year of Data?
Agencies across the federal government are beginning to recognize the importance of data and data-driven decision-making.
Ideas