“Just over four months after its first meeting, the federal Chief Data Officer Council picked its first leader: Agriculture Department CDO Ted Kaouk.”
“The CDO Council—required under the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act passed in January 2019—had its first meeting at the end of January 2020. By law, the council is made up of CDOs from every agency required to name one. Together, the group will set the governmentwide agenda on the use of data, including how agencies should generate, store, disseminate and secure their datasets, and how agencies can work together to improve data sources and make better decisions using those data points…”
“Federal agencies are in the middle of the first one-year action plan under the Federal Data Strategy, which detailed 20 action items—some governmentwide, others focused on specific agencies or groups of agencies—to be completed before the end of 2020.”
“The current COVID-19 pandemic has complicated this effort some, prompting the Data Strategy leads to extend some action item deadlines while accelerating others that can help deal with the crisis…”
“Kaouk has been with Agriculture since 2011, serving in various roles within the Office of the Chief Information Officer…” Read the full article here.
Source: Federal Chief Data Officers Council Names First Chairman – By Aaron Boyd, June 10, 2020. Nextgov.
