The Chief Data Officers Council would be required to report to Congress on best practices for data management related to emerging technology and AI, among other things.

OMB has yet to release guidance on how agencies should implement an open government data law.

Monitoring and logging are critical for agencies as they assess datasets, though “bias-free data might be a place we don’t get to,” the federal cyber agency’s CDO…

Kirsten Dalboe will take over as chair, replacing the CFTC’s Ted Kaouck, while Robert King slides into the vice chair spot vacated by DOT’s Dan Morgan.

A new report from the Data Foundation and Grant Thornton identifies a need for clearer guidance on when information must be communicated to the executive branch.  

A number of member-developed projects advancing innovative data practices are planned for this year.

Data governance, infrastructure and the workforce remain areas in need of improvement, said the chair of the federal CDO Council.

The order borrows heavily from principles already established by the defense and intelligence communities, extending them to those outside the national security space.

The department isn't the only one taking an iterative approach to AI.

Improved collaboration between agencies and their CDOs could cement the CDO Council as a major force in federal policy.