1. 1 Data Architecture Subcommittee: A Knowledgebase with Implications for EPA Data Architecture Brand Niemann Senior Enterprise Architect EPA Enterprise Architecture Team U.S. EPA March 29, 2008

2. 2 Overview 1. Charter and Plans 2. Meeting Minutes 3. Offsites 4. Presentations 5. Data Quality Profile 6. Implications for EPA Data Architecture

3. 3 1. Charter Charter - April 2006: –Authority –Subcommittee Purpose –Expected Outcomes –Responsibilities –Leadership, Roles, and Reporting Note: Within the context of this charter data includes metadata. Also within the context of this policy, data is used interchangeable with information.

4. 4 1. Plans Plans - January 11, 2007: –Engage COIs in advancing the management of Federal data as a valued national asset. Each COI will implement the 3 pillar framework strategy. –Authoritative knowledge center for: Best practices, DRM, Implementation solutions, Strategies, Frameworks, Standards, and Policies, procedures, and other guidance –Stewards of the FEA DRM and related documents. –Federal Data Broker.

5. 5 Communities of Interest (COI) Vision Each COI will implement the 3 pillar framework strategy. Business & Data Goals drive Information Sharing/Exchange (Services) Governance Data Strategy Data Architecture (Structure)

6. 6 1. Plans Six Strategic Goals for DAS: –1. Improve decision making by citizens and government. –2. Improve availability of government information and services to citizens. –3. Improve communication among government entities and with citizens. –4. Reduce cost of government through re-use of quality data. –5. Increase business driven Federal data production and management. –6. Improve quality, visibility, discovery, accessibility of and confidence in available information.

7. 7 1. Plans 2006 Accomplishments - January 11, 2007: –Six Strategic Goals for DAS: Goal 1 and 6: No activity yet on these two goals. Goal 2: Initial Results. Goal 3: Initial Results. Goal 4: Haven’t touched on this, but work accomplished by PERSON work group might fit here. Goal 5: Initial Results.

8. 8 1. Plans 2007 Potential Activities: –DRM Implementation Guide – Feedback from Best Practices Work Group says the demand for this guide is high. Development is pending resources. –Develop recommendations for services to enable discover and access available information. –Federal Data Quality Profile Development. –Explore and Expand on DAS collab.core.gov, DRM portal, and other communication tools (e.g. registry search, wikis, requirements tools. –DRM version 3.0 – Only if changes are requested. To date, nothing reported.

9. 9 2. Meeting Minutes March 13, 2008 (?) February 14, 2008 (Y) January 10, 2008 (no meeting) December 13, 2007 (Y) November 8, 2007 (Y) October 11, 2007 (?) September 13, 2007 (Y) August 9, 2007 (Y)

10. 10 2. Meeting Minutes July 12, 2007 (Y) June 14, 2007 (?) May 10, 2007 (Y) April 12, 2007 (Y) March 8, 2007 (Y) February 8, 2007 (Y) January 11, 2007 (Y & P)

11. 11 2. Meeting Minutes December 14, 2006 (2Y) October 12, 2006 (Y) September 14, 2006 (P) August 10, 2006 (Y) July 13, 2006 (Y)

12. 12 3. Offsites June 20-21, 2006: –Workgroups: Communications, Integration, Governance, Person, None of the Above. August 16, 2007: –DAS Offsite Meeting Summary. –Meeting Agenda. –Participant Meeting Expectations. –DRM implementation Success Stories. –DRM Implementation Barriers and Enablers. –DAS Future Implementation.

13. 13 4. Presentations: 2008 March 13, 2008, Driving for Reach, Agility and Speed in Government, How Mass Collaboration is Revolutionizing The Way We Drive Change, Frank DiGiammarino, NAPA. February 14, 2008, National Housing Locator, Ramesh Ramakrishnan, Citizant. February 14, 2008, Managing Data as Product, Mike Daconta, Oberon Associates, Inc.

14. 14 4. Presentations: 2007 December 13, 2007, Measuring Data Management Practice Maturity: A Community’s Self-Assessment, Peter Aiken, VCU School of Business. December 13, 2007, Megacities & Megatrends/Data Management Implications (Managing Data as a Global Asset), Michael F. Wells, Siemens One, Inc. November 8, 2007. Web 2.0, Some Semantics and a Bit of Ontology, Sam Chance, SAIC. October 11, 2007, DLIS Data Quality, Richard A. Hansen, DLIS- SDQ. October 11, 2007, It’s All About the Strategy: Mashing Up the Environmental LOB and GEOSS, Mary McCaffery, US EPA. September 12, 2007, AFEI Information Sharing Working Group, Bryan Aucoin, Enterra Solutions, Jarl Magnusson, DNV. August 16, 2007, Managing Data As A National Asset, Suzanne Acar, Department of the Interior, and Mary McCaffery, US EPA.

15. 15 4. Presentations: 2007 July 12, 2007, DOJ Information Sharing Segment Architecture and NIEM 2.0 Update, Kshemendra Paul, Chief Architect, U.S. Department of Justice. June 26, 2007, Universal Core Overview, Clay Robinson, and John McNamara,PM-ISE, May 9, 2007, Lessons Learned from Data Standardization, Lou Kerestesy, Consensus Systems, Maureen Findorff, SRA International, and Doug Black, SRA International. March 8, 2007, Proposed Data Questions for OMB-300 EA Section, Alma Duque. April 12, 2007, Global Justice Entity Relationship Model: A Conceptual Entity Relationship Model, David C. Hay, Essential Strategies, Inc. February 8, 2007, Proposed Data Questions for OMB-300 EA Section, Suzanne Acar, DoI, and Mary McCaffery, US EPA. February 7, 2007, Data Architecture at CIA, Dave Roberts, CIA. January 11, 2007, Universal Core Discussion, Suzanne Acar, DOI and Mary McCaffery, US EPA.

16. 16 4. Presentations: 2006 December 14, 2006, Memorandum of a Agreement for National Data Governance, Bryan Aucoin, Chief Architect, IC Enterprise Architecture (Emeritus). December 14, 2006. XML Schema Interoperability Working Group Status Report, KC Morris, NIST, and Ken Sall SAIC. November 9, 2006, CIO-G6 JC3IEDM Briefing, Rafael Falagan de la Fuente, Multilateral Interoperability Programme. October 12, 2006, Achieving Information Sharing in Federal Agencies via Data Services, SOA, and Controlled Vocabularies, Chuck Mosher, MetaMatrix. October 11, 2006, FEA DRM Management Strategy, Suzanne Acar, Department of the Interior.

17. 17 4. Presentations: 2006 September 14, 2006, National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Status and Future, Kshemendra Paul, Chief Enterprise Architect, US DOJ. September 11, 2006, How to Manage Data Across Agencies Using the FEA DRM, Suzanne Acar, Department of the Interior. July 19, 2006, What Does the DRM Mean to Me? – The FEA DRM Management Strategy, Suzanne Acar, Department of the Interior, and Bryan, DNI. June 21, 2006, PERSON Harmonization Work Group, Bob Ridgely, Social Security Administration. June 21, 2006, Enterprise Resource Planning - Integration Work Group, Dwayne Jackson, DHS.

18. 18 4. Presentations: 2006 June 16, 2006, Comments on the Person Work of the Data Architecture Subcommittee (DAS) Person sub- team and Comments from Rick Jordan, FAA Data Architect, with support from Kirk Lutz of IBM Corporation. June 23, 2006, Architecture Principles for The Federal Government, FEA PMO. August 18, 2006 (September 6, 2006), The Data Reference Model Management Strategy, DRAFT. November 9, 2006, DRM Best and Next Practices Workshop: Collection and Collaboration Focus, John Dodd, CSC. November 9, 2006, DRM Best and Next Practices Workshop: Collection and Collaboration Focus, SI International.

19. 19 5. Data Quality Profile Overview: –Background –Work Group Participants –Expectations and Purpose –DQ Profile Content Themes –Next Steps and Timeline –Questions Federal Data Quality Guide (12/15/2007) Federal Data Quality Guide Comments (09/25/2007) Federal Data Quality Paper (08/13/2007) Federal Data Quality Profile (07/09/2007) Measuring Data Management Practice Maturity, IEEE, Peter Aiken, et. al., 2007.

20. 20 6. Implications for EPA Data Architecture DAS Recommendation EPA Data Architecture Implementation Comments Web 2.0 Wiki for Collaboration PilotingPassword protected Data Quality Profile Implemented for indicators From ROE 2008 GovernanceImplemented for indicators From ROE 2008 DRM 3.0 Suggestions ImplementingFrom SICoP

21. 21 Before: DAS Colab.Core.Gov

22. 22 After: epametadata.wik.is http://epametadata.wik.is/Federal_Data_Architecture_Subcommittee_DAS