Special Report: The Rise of the CDO

Rise of the Data Chiefs: Meet the Federal Officials Aiming to Usher in Government’s ‘Golden Age’ of Data

Nextgov sat down with five recently appointed agency chief data officers across government to discuss the mission of the agency CDO and whether there’s room in the federal organizational chart for yet another “chief.”

  • By Jack Moore

Timeline: Rise of the Chief Data Officer

Charting the evolution of the government's open data movement.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild and Jack Moore

Get to Know a Chief Data Officer: Niall Brennan, CMS

Nextgov sat down with five agency chief data officers across government. Read edited excerpts with Niall Brennan, chief data officer of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

  • By Jack Moore

Get to Know a Chief Data Officer: Dan Morgan, Transportation

Nextgov sat down with five agency chief data officers across government. Read edited excerpts with Dan Morgan, chief data officer for the Transportation Department.

  • By Jack Moore

Get to Know a Chief Data Officer: Deputy CDO Lynn Overmann, Commerce

Nextgov sat down with five agency chief data officers across government. Read edited excerpts with Lynn Overmann, deputy chief data officer at the Commerce Department.

  • By Jack Moore

Get to Know a Chief Data Officer: Brandon Pustejovsky, USAID

Nextgov sat down with five agency chief data officers across government. Read edited excerpts with Brandon Pustejovsky, chief data officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

  • By Jack Moore

Get to Know a Chief Data Officer: Scott Shoup, FEMA

Nextgov sat down with five agency chief data officers across government. Read edited excerpts with Scott Shoup, chief data officer of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

  • By Jack Moore