Among the ways data officials are building that culture: Shark Tank-style competitions and a “data bodega.”

The legislation from Reps. Summer Lee, D-Pa., and Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is a companion to a September bill from Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Todd Young, R-Ind.

Absence of a defined data management career path contributes to data roles being a career “pit stop,” Rob King says.

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 Kaouk, 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.