All About Data

Army Chief Data Officer Dr. David Markowitz outlines the Army's near-term goals for data analysis and artificial intelligence readiness.

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 on this interview: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2022/08/deputy-us-cto-lynne-parker-leading-federal-ai-expert-leaving-government/

The National Science Foundation is kicking off a pilot to test a long-awaited service expected to streamline federal data sharing in and out of government, now that the CHIPS and Science Act is law. Former U.S. Chief Statistician Nancy Potok, now a member board at the Data Foundation, talks about the NSDS will function. Check out our article on this interview: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-insights/2022/09/national-secure-data-service-comes-into-focus-through-semiconductor-bill/

David Spirk, former chief data officer at the Defense Department, now a member of the Fortem Technologies Government Advisory Board, explains how data drives AI-readiness for DOD.

The Labor Department is seeking feedback on its first-ever Enterprise Data Strategy, a three-year roadmap focused on getting more value from the wealth of data it produces. For more on what the data strategy means for the agency, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke with DOL’s Chief Data Officer Scott Gibbons and Chief Innovation Officer Chike Aguh.

This episode features a Federal News Network-moderated panel with agency chief data officers at ATARC's AI & Data Virtual Summit.

Dr. Molini Patel of the Bureau of Medical Services won one of the State Department's first-ever Data for Diplomacy Awards for her work managing data related to COVID-19 and air quality at 80 posts around the world. Check out our article on this interview: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/all-about-data/2022/06/state-dept-data-for-diplomacy-winner-recognized-for-covid-19-air-quality-projects/

Fighting increasingly dangerous wildfires falls on federal, state and local government agencies. But the Federal Chief Data Officers Council is piloting ways to use interagency data to reduce the spread and severity of wildfires. Chief Data Officer for Wildland Fire Roshelle Pederson gives an update on this pilot, Check out our article on this interview: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/all-about-data/2022/07/cdo-council-pilot-fights-wildfires-using-interagency-data-to-target-fuel-sources/

Former HHS Chief AI Officer Oki Mek says the department has an inventory of at least 100 AI use cases across the department. But data challenges keep the agency from taking the next step on many of these concepts. Check out our article on this interview: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/all-about-data/2022/05/first-hhs-chief-ai-officer-sees-promise-in-100-ai-use-cases-but-challenges-moving-them-forward/

Nancy Morgan spent the last three years as the intelligence community's chief data officer. In that time, the amount of information both collected and produced by intelligence agencies has grown exponentially. The IC is now rewriting its 2017 data strategy to help guide spy agencies in all aspects of how they use an ever growing amount of data. Morgan retired at the end of April, but first, she sat down with Federal News Network's Jory Heckman and Justin Doubleday to discuss the IC's evolving data strategy, and why she thinks data isn't just a field for highly trained data scientists. Check out our article on this interview: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/inside-ic/2022/05/outgoing-intelligence-community-data-chief-previews-forthcoming-data-strategy/