Using Open Data for Decision- Making

Enterprise Data Inventory 2

3 Open Data Policy 1)Create and publish an enterprise data inventory for all agency datasets, described with common metadata How many Departments are inventorying internal data?...have uniform internal metadata standards? 2)Create a process with customers and end users to prioritize release of datasets Are federal employees customers of internal data?...are we end users? 3)Clarify roles and responsibilities for efficient, effective data release and management Are federal employees customers of internal data?...are we end users?

4 Providing/Using Admin Data  “Administrative data” … refers to administrative, regulatory, law enforcement, adjudicatory, financial, or other data held by agencies and offices of the government or their contractors or grantees (including States or other units of government) collected for other than statistical purposes.” Where are the data inventories for federal Business Systems?  “Datasets must be collected, managed, produced in accordance with Open Data Policy specifications”

Open Data Maturity Internal Data Activity External Data Data Governance Data/Metadata Standards Data Quality Measurement Dataset Release Planning APIs Data-Driven Applications 5 Too Many Federal Agencies Look Like This

6 In performing analysis, lack of unifying data management is resulting in:  Highly manual, manpower intensive research  No capture of data lineage  No “golden” records – many variations on the “best” data  Lack of a searchable index or registry of business data  Inconsistent availability and uniformity of metadata  Vastly untapped structured data Minimal routine, data-driven insight into federal PM effectiveness and efficiency At What Cost?

7 Open Data: Federal Assistance Funding Audit Findings Decision: Where should we apply tech assistance?

8 Internal Data: Allocation of Staff Across Grant Programs Decision: Sufficient SMEs to deliver tech assistance? Notional

9 Internal Data: Staff Functions, by Type Decision: Rate of ‘overhead’ deliver best on mission? Notional