美国国务院-企业数据战略-赋能数据知情外交-18正式版

EnterpriseDataStrategy

EmpoweringDataInformedDiplomacy

SEPTEMBER2021

TableofContents

LetterFromTheDeputySecretaryofStatefor

04

ManagementandResources

ExecutiveSummary

05

Introduction

07

StrategicDriversforaData-CentricDepartment

08

DepartmentofStateDataVision

09

GoalsandObjectives

11

Goal1:CultivateaDataCulture

12

Goal2:AccelerateDecisionsthroughAnalytics

13

Goal3:EstablishMission-DrivenDataManagement

14

Goal4:EnhanceEnterpriseDataGovernance

15

GuidingPrinciples

16

MovingForward

17

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U.S.DEPUTYSECRETARYOFSTATEFORMANAGEMENTANDRESOURCES

BRIANP.MCKEON

Whenourforeignaffairs

professionals areequippedwithhigh-qualityandtimelydata,wecanmaketheworldsafer,morejust,and

lessdivided.

EnterpriseDataStrategy

EmpoweringDataInformedDiplomacy

AletterfromtheDeputySecretaryofStateforManagementandResources

ToleadAmerica’sforeignpolicyinthe21stcentury,wemustbefullypreparedforthechallenges,bothseenandunseen,thatliebeforeus.Astheleaderofourcountry’sresponsetothesechallenges,theDepartmentofStatemustleveragedataasacriticalinstrumentofdiplomacy.Whenourforeignaffairsprofessionalsareequippedwithhigh-qualityandtimelydata,wecanhelpmaketheworldsafer,morejust,andlessdivided.

Datahasalreadytransformedthegloballandscape,inbothlife-savingandlife-threateningways,anditisourresponsibilitytobeaworldleaderinharnessingitspowerforthegoodoftheAmericanpeopleandthebroaderinternationalcommunity.Asartificialintelligenceempowersgovernmentstoanalyzedataatscaleandreevaluatehowtheyprovideservices,regulateindustries,andprotecttheircitizens;wewillallgrapplewiththeresultingethicalandaccountabilitychallenges.Yet,aswithallparadigmshiftsaffectingglobaleconomics,culture,humanrights,andsecurity,theDepartmentofStatemustbeattheforefrontoftheseissuestoensurethesafetyandprosperityoftheAmericanpeople.

Tousedataasastrategicasset,wemustfirstempowertheDepartment’sgreatestresource:itsworld-classglobalworkforce.Ourpeoplerequireaccuratedataattheirfingertips,wheretheyareandwhentheyneedit.Tothriveinthisdata-poweredworld,ourteamneedstheskills,expertise,andtoolstoturndataintoinsights.Tobesure,thismindsetcallsforaculturechangeintheDepartment—onethathasalreadybegun.Wemustcontinuetoinvestinrecruiting,training,andequippingourteamstobeskilleddataconsumersandusers.Thiswilltaketime,butwehavenonetowaste.

TheDepartment’sfirst-everenterprisedatastrategyrepresentsthededicatedeffortsofadiverseteamacrosstheDepartmentofStateandwillguideourdigitaltransformationeffortsintheyearstocome.IwouldliketosincerelythankallthehardworkingmembersofourDepartmentfamilywhomadethiseffortpossible,fromtheexpertswhodedicatedtheirtimeinone-on-oneinterviewsandfocusgroupsessionstoinfluencethestrategy’sgoals,totheleadersontheEnterpriseDataCouncilthathavecometogethertoforgeaunifiedvisionofdataatState.AndspecialthankstotheOfficeofManagementStrategyandSolutionsandtotheCenterforAnalytics,whichwillbesupportingtheexpertsandleadersacrosstheDepartmentinachievingourcollectivedatavisionintheyearstocome.

Ilookforwardtocollaboratingwithallourbureaus,ourworkforce,andourinteragencypartnersinimplementingthisstrategyandadvancingforeignpolicythroughdata.TheDepartment’smission—toadvancetheinterestsoftheAmericanpeople,theirsafetyandeconomicprosperity—cannotsucceedwithoutit.

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BrianP.McKeon

U.S.DeputySecretaryofState

forManagementandResources

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ExecutiveSummary

Americafacesanevolvinggloballandscape;threatstoAmerica’sprosperity,values,andsecurityarerapidlychangingandaffectcountry,regional,andinternationalcontextsdynamically.ThepaceofAmerica’sdiplomacymustadapttomeetthespeedoftheseeverchanginggeopoliticaltrends.

Wehavethemostadvanceddiplomaticcorpsintheworld,anditisimperativethatwematchtheexcellenceofourglobalworkforcewithexcellenceinourdata-driveninsights.Advanced

analysismustactinsupportofdiplomacy,puttingevidence-basedinsightsatourprofessionals'fingertipstohelpthemachievetheirmission.Likewise,tostreamlinethedeliveryofouroperations,wemustusedatatoprovideenablingservicesmorenimblyandexpeditiously.

Inthelastdecade,theprivatesectorhascontinuedtoacceleratethepaceoftechnologicalinnovation,puttinghighlyadvancedtechnologyinthehandsofindividuals,companies,and

governmentsaroundtheworld.WhileithascreatedenormousopportunitiestotransformthewayAmericaconductsitsaffairs,ithasalsoprovidedthosesameopportunitiestoouradversaries.Newtechnologyalonewillnotsolveourproblems,butitisavitalcomponenttousingdatafordiplomacy.

Thesethreedrivers—anevolvinggloballandscape,theneedfordata-driveninsights,andanincreaseinthepaceoftechnologicalinnovation—necessitateanenterpriseapproach

tomodernizingthewaytheDepartmentusesdataasastrategicasset.ThisenterprisedatastrategyprovidestheDepartment-wideapproachtoadaptingtothesedriversoverthenextthreeyears.

ThecreationofthisstrategyanditsresultinginitiativeswilltransformhowtheDepartmentcollectivelymanagesandappliesdataacrossallitsmissionareas.ThestrategyisgroundedinaVisionthatprovidesstrategiccoherenceandalignmentfortheDepartment’seffortstoimprovedatamaturityandcapabilities,withGoalsandObjectivesthatserveastargetstoachievethisVision.TheDepartment’sfiveGuidingPrinciplesserveasourNorthStartoreinforcedecisionsaroundourdata(Figure1).Goingforward,theseelementswillinformanimplementationplanthatwilloutlinecriticalactivitiestoexecutethisstrategy.

ThisstrategyrepresentstheclosecollaborationofbureausandofficesacrosstheDepartmenttodevelopaholisticapproachtobuildingafoundationofdatacapabilitiesandassets.AstheDepartment’sfirstdatastrategy,itisacriticalsteptowardimprovingourabilitytousedatatoinformdiplomacywhileupholdingthehighestlevelsofscientificanddataintegrity.Thisstrategy,andafollowingimplementationplan,aresetonathree-yeartimehorizontocreatemomentum,deliverrapidreturnonitseffortstosupporttheDepartment’sworkforce,andprovideaccountabilitytoAmericantaxpayers.

Wehavethemostadvanceddiplomaticcorpsintheworld,anditisimperativethatwematchtheexcellenceofourglobalworkforcewithexcellenceinprovidingdata-driveninsights.

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Figure1

VISION

Dataisacriticalinstrumentofdiplomacy,the

Department’sglobalworkforceisempoweredwiththeskillsand

toolstoderiveactionablemissioninsightsfromdata,anditsdata

assetsaresecurelyshared

andeffectivelymanaged.

GOALS&OBJECTIVES

1

2

3

4

CULTIVATE

ACCELERATE

ESTABLISH

ENHANCE

ADATA

DECISIONS

MISSION-DRIVEN

ENTERPRISE

CULTURE

THROUGH

DATA

DATA

ANALYTICS

MANAGEMENT

GOVERNANCE

1.1StrengthenDataFluency

2.1DeliverAnalyticProducts

3.1EnableAccesstoData

4.1InstituteDataGovernance

1.2EnhanceDataCollaboration

2.2ProvideModern

3.2DefineDataArchitecture

OperatingModel

4.2DevelopDataPolicy

1.3HirefortheFuture

AnalyticTools

3.3DefineandImplement

4.3Measurethe

2.3PilotandScaleAIand

DataStandards

MLApplications

3.4EstablishData

OrganizationalValueof

DataandAnalytics

QualityProgram

GUIDINGPRINCIPLES

SHARED

APPLIED

GOVERNED

ETHICAL

Dataisappropriately

Dataisbroadly

Effectiveoversight

Dataisresponsibly

sharedacrossthe

understoodandapplied

andmanagementof

collected,stored,and

Departmentthrough

toinformevidence-based

dataenablesthe

utilizedtoprovide

collectivestewardshipto

decisionsatall

Department’s

accountabilitytotheU.S.

enableanalysisacross

levelsandmissions

applicationsthrough

taxpayerandupholdthe

theenterpriseand

acrosstheglobe.

improveddataquality,

highestlevelsofscientific

enhanceitsvalue.

simplifieduse,and

anddataintegrity.

investmentdecisions

prioritizedbymission

impact.

SECURE

DataissafeguardedthroughindustryleadingsecuritypracticesateachclassificationleveltoprotectU.S.nationalinterestsathomeandabroad.

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Introduction

ThisenterprisedatastrategyrepresentstheelevationofdatainAmericandiplomacyatatimewhentheworlddemandsit,diplomacycallsforit,AmbassadorsandotherDepartmentleadersrequireit,andourworkforceexpectsit.DatarepresentsanessentialtooltomaintaintheUnitedStates’competitiveadvantageontherapidlyevolvinggloballandscape.Diplomacycanbemoreeffectivewithcomprehensive,timely,andaccuratedataandintuitiveanalysis.Withtheexponentialgrowthinthemagnitude,velocity,andcomplexityofdata,theDepartment’sabilitytoleverageinnovativetechnologiestoharnessdata’sfullpotentialwillincreaseourcapacitytoadvancetheinterestsoftheAmericanpeopletheirsafetyandeconomicprosperity.

TheDepartment'sdistinctroleinforeignrelations,withembassiesandconsulatesin191countries,meansitcollectsandgeneratesuniquedatafromday-to-daydiplomatic,assistance,andsecurityactivities.Thisdatanotonlyinformsouroperationsbutisalsovitaltoourinteragencyandforeignpartners.AsAmerica’salliesandadversariesinvestindatacollection,analysis,andenablingtechnologies,theDepartment,

too,mustdevelopitsownstrongandsecuredatacapabilitiesandcultivateadata-fluentworkforcetorespondtotheworld’smostpressingchallenges.

ApplieddataandanalyticsalsoenabletheDepartment’sgoalsofensuringthetransparent,effective,andefficientuseofresources,asdescribedunderGoal4oftheFY2018-2022DepartmentofStateandU.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopment(USAID)JointStrategic

Plan(JSP).Asaresponsiblestewardoftaxpayerdollars,theDepartmentremainscommittedtooperationalexcellenceandmustleveragedatatoappropriatelyassessprogrameffectiveness,pinpointandmitigateareasofrisk,andprovidetransparencytothepublic.Thisintentionaluseofdatacanprovidedecision-makersandthepublicalikewithnotonlyanswerstocriticalquestionsaboutU.S.influenceoverseas–Whatarewedoing,andwherearewedoingit?–butitcanalsoallowustoanswermoreusefulquestions–Howeffectivearewe,andhowcanwedobetter?

ToguidetheDepartmentinexecutingitsmissionbotheffectivelyandefficiently,thisenterprisedatastrategymustalignourdataandanalyticsactivitiesandacceleratethedeliveryofdataandinsightstodecision-makersatalllevelsoftheDepartment.ThisstrategyistheproductofclosecollaborationofstakeholdersacrosstheDepartment.Leadersanddatapractitionersfromover20bureausandofficesparticipatedinworkingsessionsandreviewstoidentifycommondatachallengesanddefinetheVision,Goals,Objectives,andGuidingPrinciplesrequiredtoshapetheDepartment’sdata-drivenfuture.Aswemovetowardimplementingthisstrategy,

theDepartmentwillbuildfromitscurrentdataleaderstoextractbestpracticesandsecurelyscaleupexistingeffortsforimpactfulenterprisedeployment.

Tosustainmeaningfulprogress,afollow-onimplementationplanwilloutlineownershipandresponsibilitiesformonitoring,reporting,andevaluationoftheexecutionofthisstrategy.

TheDepartment’sabilitytoleverageinnovativetechnologiestoharnessdata’sfullpotentialwillincreaseourcapacitytoadvancetheinterestsoftheAmericanpeopletheirsafetyandeconomicprosperity.

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STRATEGICDRIVERS

fora

data-centric

DEPARTMENT

Thisisnotonlyanopportunity,

butarequirementfortheUnitedStatestomaintainitsdiplomaticedge

ontheglobalstage.

ChangingglobalrealitiesdrivetheneedforData

InformedDiplomacy.Asnewactorsandtrendsproducearapidlyevolvinggloballandscape,thedemandfordata-driveninsightsfromour

workforceincreasestokeeppacewithshiftingmissionneeds.Additionally,technologicalinnovationhascreatedtheopportunitytoequipour

workforcewiththerightdatawhentheyneedit.EvolvingGlobalLandscape

Therapidlyevolvinggloballandscapeacceleratesthepaceofinternationaleventsandrequiresincreasinglynuanceddiplomaticaction.TheDepartmentmustconsiderandcoordinatewithdiversestateandnon-stateactorswiththeirowninterests,relationships,anddata.Additionally,thedigitalagerepresentsatremendousopportunitytoshareinformationandconnectacrosshistoricaldivides.Yet,adversariesincreasinglyweaponizetechnologythroughmisinformation,cyberattacks,anddigitalsurveillancetospreadtechno-authoritarianismandpromoteanti-democraticagendas.Tocounterthesetrends,ourdiplomacymustbemulti-faceted,encompassingawiderangeofissues,suchashumanrights,economicinitiatives,andsecurityassistance.U.S.diplomacymustbecross-functional,nuanced,andfast,deliveringresultsforitspeopleatthepaceofglobalevents.

DemandforData-DrivenInsights

AcrosstheDepartment,stakeholdersaredemandingmoredataanalysistohelpachievetheirpolicy

andmanagementgoals.Thesedemandsspaninternaloperationaleffectivenessandcriticaldiplomaticengagement.SeniorDepartmentofficials

andexecutiveleadershipfrompartneragenciesincreasinglyseekinsightstoinformevidence-baseddiplomatic,security,economic,andhumanrightspolicydecisions.Attheworkinglevel,theworkforcedemonstratesabroadandincreasedinterestinproducingandconsumingdata,asexhibitedbythenearly900dashboardsforover45,000usershostedbytheDepartmentinjustoneofitsdatavisualizationplatforms.TheDepartmentmustsupportthisgrowingappetitefordataanalysisandvisualizationbystrengtheningenablingcapabilities,includingdataanalyticstraining,datamanagement,governance,scientificanddataintegrity,storage,anddatasharingtofacilitatetheculturalandorganizationalshiftsneededtoadoptdatainformeddecision-making.

TechnologicalInnovation

RapidtechnologicalinnovationenablestheDepartment’sworkforcetoexpanddatainformedinsights.Emergingtechnologiessuchas5G,sensortechnology,cloud-basedstorage,connectedandautonomousvehicles,andmanyothersdramaticallyincreasethevolumeandtypesofpublicandprivatedataproducedaroundtheglobe.Likewise,newdatacollection,management,analytic,geospatial,andvisualizationtools,alongwithemergingartificialintelligence(AI)andmachinelearning(ML)techniques,presentexcitingopportunitiesfortheDepartmenttocapitalizeonitsvastdataresources.TheDepartmentwillneedtobalancethesenew,innovativecapabilitieswithprivacy,civilliberties,andsecurity.Thisisnotonlyanopportunity,butarequirementfortheUnitedStatestomaintainitsdiplomaticedgeontheglobalstage.

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datavision

U.S.DEPARTMENTofSTATE

Dataisacriticalinstrumentofdiplomacy,theDepartment’sglobalworkforceisempoweredwiththeskillsandtools

toderiveactionablemissioninsightsfromdata,anditsdataassetsaresecurelysharedandeffectivelymanaged.

GoalsandObjectives

FROMVISIONTOACTION

TofacilitateactionableprogresstoenhancetheDepartment’sdatacapabilities,fourGoalsserveasfoundationaltargetstoguidehowtheDepartmentwillreachitsVision.EachGoalseekstobuildonandscaleidentifiedopportunitiesforimprovementtocreatemeaningfulimpactfortheDepartmentandensureefficientimplementationtimelines.ThethirteenspecificObjectivesrepresentactionsthattheDepartmentneedstotaketoreachitsGoals.TheseboldyetachievablestepswillhelpdriveactiontowardtheDepartment’sVisionoverthenextthreeyears.

1

2

1.CULTIVATEDATACULTURE

OBJECTIVES

Recruit,train,andincentivizeaworkforceand

1.1

StrengthenDataFluency

workplacewheredataisroutinelysought,valued,and

1.2

EnhanceDataCollaboration

fluentlyutilizedfordecision-makingatalllevels

1.3

HirefortheFuture

andgeographies.

2.ACCELERATEDECISIONSTHROUGHANALYTICS

OBJECTIVES

EmpowertheDepartment’sglobalworkforcetoutilizedata

2.1

DeliverAnalyticProducts

byprovidingeasyaccesstotheDepartment’sdataassets,

2.2

ProvideModernAnalyticTools

modernanalyticstools,andcustomerservicetoenable

2.3

PilotandScaleAIandMLApplications

theiruse.

3

4

ESTABLISHMISSION-DRIVENDATAMANAGEMENTImplementtechnologysolutionstoeffectivelycreate,collect,store,protect,andsharedataacrosstheDepartment,theinteragency,andwiththepublic.

ENHANCEENTERPRISEDATAGOVERNANCEEnableoversightandcoordinationofDepartmentdatathrougheffectivestewardship,policies,processcontrols,andinvestmentdecisionsthatappropriatelyvaluedata.

OBJECTIVES

3.1EnableAccesstoData

3.2DefineDataArchitecture

3.3DefineandImplementDataStandards

3.4EstablishDataQualityProgram

OBJECTIVES

4.1 InstituteDataGovernanceOperatingModel

4.2 DevelopDataPolicy

4.3MeasuretheOrganizationalValueofData

andAnalytics

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GOaL1:

CULTIVATEDATACULTURE

IMPERATIVE

TheDepartment’s

workforcedoesnothave

thedataskillsneededfor

eachroleinthefuture.

SOLUTION

Recruit,train,and

incentivizeaworkforce

andworkplacewheredata

isroutinelysought,valued,

andfluentlyutilizedfor

decision-makingatall

levelsandgeographies.

IMPACT

IncreaseddatafluencyempowersemployeestopairdataskillswithmissionexpertisetoadvanceAmericandiplomacyandoperationalefficiency.

Objective1.1:StrengthenDataFluency

Toprepareitsworkforceforanincreasinglydata-drivenworld,theDepartmentwillinvestindatafluencyinitiativestoenhancedataandanalyticskillsatalllevelsandacrosstheenterprise.Currently,theDepartment’sworkforcehasvariouslevelsofknowledge,skills,andabilitiesforusingdatatocompletetasksandmakedecisions.Goingforward,roleswillrequiregreaterdatafluencythancurrentlyavailable.ThisObjectivewillencompasstrainingcoursesandsupportmaterialstailoredtoneedsforexploring,understanding,andinterpretingdata,aswellasidentifyingnewwaystostimulatethecreativeandimpactfulusesofdatatoadvancediplomacy.

Objective1.2:EnhanceDataCollaborationTheDepartmentwillcreatechannelstoshareinstitutionaldataandknowledgeacrosstheenterpriseandincentivizecross-bureaudatacollaboration.WhiletheglobalworkforcehasdeepexpertiseinthemissionandoperationsoftheDepartment,theydonothaveaccesstoforums

tolearnfromtheDepartment’sdataexpertsandidentifythedatasetstheyneed.Toenabledatacollaboration,theDepartmentwillscalesecureforumsandchannelstopairproficiencyinmission-criticalknowledgedomainswithdatapracticestoextractnewbenefitsfromtheDepartment’sdata.

Objective1.3:HirefortheFuture

TheDepartmentwillevolveitshiringpracticestoincluderequisitedataskills.Dataskillsetsmustbeanintegralcomponentforawiderrangeofkeypositions.Ifdataskillsgapsareleftunaddressed,theDepartment’shiringwillbeunabletokeeppacewithevolvingdataneeds.AsacomplementtotheDataFluencyeffortsfocusedonupskillingtheexistingworkforce(Objective1.1),theDepartmentwillinstituterequirementsforthedataskillsneededinspecificrolesbyupdatingjobpostingsandpositiondescriptionsandcreatinganewseriesofdatasciencepositionstomeetidentifieddataskillscapabilities.

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GOaL2:

ACCELERATEDECISIONSTHROUGHANALYTICS

IMPERATIVE SOLUTION

TheDepartment’sglobal EmpowertheDepartment’s

workforcelackstoolsfor globalworkforceto

conductingadvanced utilizedatabyproviding

analyticsandcreating easyaccesstothe

productstoderive Department’sdataassets,

insights. modernanalyticstools,

andcustomerservice

toenabletheiruse.

IMPACT

Providingtheworkforcewithdatatoolsandanalysisenablesevidence-baseddecision-makingacrossmissionandoperationalactivities.

Objective2.1:DeliverAnalyticProductsTheDepartmentwillexpandtheabilityoftheworkforcetobetterusewidelyavailableenterpriseanalyticsresources.Whiletheproliferationofanalyticsproductshasbenefittedindividualbureaus,offices,andposts,potentialusersinotherpartsoftheenterpriselosevaluabletimesearchingthemoutorbuildingredundantones.Tobringproductstopotentialusers,theDepartmentwillmarketexistinganalyses,dashboards,andotherdataproducts,whileestablishinguserfeedbackmechanismstoenablecontinuousimprovementandidentificationofnewproductsthatcandrivemission-centricdecisions.Incaseswheremultiplestakeholdershavesimilaranalyticneedstomeetmissionrequirements,theDepartmentwillencouragejointdevelopmentofproductstobreakdownsilosandmaximizereturnoninvestment.

Objective2.2:ProvideModernAnalyticToolsTheDepartmentwillexpandthesecureuseofmodernanalytictools,suchasvisualizationsoftware,geospatialdatacapabilities,cloudplatformsandprogramminglanguages,toderivenewtypesofinsightsfromitsdata.Skilleddatausersmusthaveappropriateanalytictoolsfortheirbusinessneeds.Amoreintegratedapproachtoprovidingtheworkforcewiththerighttools,willenhanceopportunitiestoextractvaluefromdata.

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Tobettersupportusers,theDepartmentwillfacilitateaccesstoenterpriseanalytictools,streamlineapprovalandlicensingprocessesfornewtools,anddefineresponsibilitiesforthetrainingneededtoacceleratetheiruseformission-drivenanalysis.

Objective2.3:

PilotandScaleAIandMLApplications

TheDepartmentwillexploreequippingitsworkforcewithAIandMLcapabilitiestoinformforeignpolicydecisionsandincreaseoperationalefficiency.TheDepartmentmustestablishpoliciesandprocessesthatensureAIandMLcapabilitiesareappliedethically,protectprivacy,reducebias,promotetransparency,andaligntolegislativeandexecutiverequirements.(Footnote1)TheDepartmentwillalsocatalogongoingAIandMLinitiativesandcapitalizeonthesesuccessesbyharnessinginteragencypartners’accomplishmentstocomplementtheDepartment’smissionset,pilotingnewusecases,scalingexistingcapabilities,andsharingexpertiseacrosstheDepartment.

Footnote:

Relevantexecutivemandatesincludebutarenotlimitedto:ExecutiveOrder13859onMaintainingAmericanLeadershipinAI(Released11February2019),ExecutiveOrderonPromotingtheUseofTrustworthyArtificialIntelligenceintheFederalGovernment(Released3December2020),andExecutiveOrder14028:ImprovingtheNation’sCybersecurity.

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GOaL3:

ESTABLISHMISSION-DRIVENDATAMANAGEMENT

IMPERATIVE SOLUTION

TheDepartmentdoesnot Implementacommon

havethetechnologies technicalapproach

neededtoenableeffective toeffectivelycreate,

managementandoversight collect,store,protect,

ofitsdata. andsharedataacross

theDepartment,the

interagency,andwiththe

public.

IMPACT

Mission-drivendatamanagementimprovesthedepth,breadth,andqualityofanalysispossiblewiththeDepartment’sdata,whilemakingmoreefficientuseoftheresourcesneededformaintenancethroughoutitslifecycle.

Objective3.1:EnableAccesstoData

TheDepartmentwillestablishsimple,streamlined,andsecureaccesstoauthoritativeinternalandexternaldatasetsforDepartmentusersacrosstheglobe.Presently,theDepartmentemploysafederatedapproachtodatamanagement,andthislandscapeattimespreventsbureaus,offices,andpostsfromaccessingpotentiallyusefuldataassetsorfromknowingtheyexist.Recognizingtheneedforanenhancedcybersecuritypostureandrequirementtoensuresecurityofclassifiedandsensitivedata

–suchasPersonallyIdentifiableInformation(PII)

–theDepartmentwilldevelopasecurecommonplatformforselectdatasetswithintegratedrecordsmanagement,transparentdatalineage,andclearlyidentifiablesystemsofrecordtomaintaintheintegrityofshareddata.

Objective3.2:DefineDataArchitecture

TheDepartmentwilldesigndataarchitecturetoreinforcedataintegration,standardization,security,andqualityacrosstheenterprise.ItwillleverageexistingITmodernizationeffortsandpartnershipswiththeITExecutiveCouncil(ITEC),TheBureauofInformationResourceManagement(IRM),andotherbureauITorganizationstoensuretheserequireddatacapabilitieshavebeenimplementedtoenabledatasharing,datamanagement,andfasterreportingtimes.

Objective3.3:DefineandImplementDataStandards

TheDepartmentwilldefineandimplementdata

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standards,suchaswebservices,datadiscovery,andmetadata,thatarebroadlyunderstoodandusedtodescribe,ingest,record,andformatdata.Anenterpriseapproachtodatastandardsisneeded,ascurrentapproachesarebespoketospecific

dataproductsandarenotapplieduniformlynorbroadlyunderstood.BydrawinguponestablishedDepartmentandinternationalstandardsandadaptingthemfortheenterprise,dataowners,stewards,anduserswillgainclarityontheirrolesinapplyingstandardstodata.Thestandardswillenablegreaterdiscovery,utility,security,andefficacyoftheDepartment’sdata.

Objective3.4:EstablishDataQualityProgramTheDepartmentwilldeploytheframework,tools,andprocessesnecessaryfor