Under the executive order, agency heads are required to modify or rescind internal regulations that interfere with intra- or inter-agency sharing of unclassified data within 30 days.

The pledge is aimed at creating a smooth exchange of data in or outside of the VA system to improve veterans’ care.

Former HHS CIO Perryn Ashmore; Former Exec. Director of Financial Management at HHS Mike Peckham; DHS’ Megan Mahle.

NASA is focused on engineering, operations and safety data, said Chief Data Officer Ron Thompson, who plans to depart in July.

Responses to a new RFI will inform new guidance on overlooked areas including data ethics and equity.

Existing agreements are often old and fail to account for agencies' need to repurpose and reuse the data.