Government Matters

Breakdown of Legal Entity Identifier

Hudson Hollister, president of the Data Foundation, discusses how an identification system used in the private sector could help agencies...

Utilizing Data to Improve Decision Making

Danny Werfel, Director of Boston Consulting Group, explores the methods of data use in decision making.

HHS OIG Use of Data in Investigations

Assistant Inspector General at the Office of Inspector General at the Health and Human Services Department, Thomas O’Donnell, discusses how...

GAO Report: Improving DoD’s aviation mishap data

Cary Russell, director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at GAO, discusses issues with aviation mishap reporting at the Department...

NIST pushes on next version of Risk Management Framework

Jonathan Alboum, CTO of Public Sector at Veritas discusses upcoming changes to the NIST framework, and why it will place...

Data-sharing enhancement to increase transportation safety & efficiency

Ariel Gold, data program manager for the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office at the Department of Transportation, discusses her...

Leveraging emerging technologies to boost military readiness

Frank Strickland, managing director at Deloitte Consulting, discusses a report on how to use cutting-edge tech to solve age-old difficulties...

Impact of limited federal data on Puerto Rico recovery, economy

Cindy Brown Barnes, director of Education, Workforce & Income Security Issues at GAO, details a new report on the lack...

How federal agencies should approach data literacy

Andrew Churchill, vice president of Federal at Qlik and Neal Smith, VP of the Digital Service Innovation Center at Salient...

Benefits of modernizing federal grant reporting

Hudson Hollister, president of the Data Foundation discusses how data could be used to improve grant reporting at federal agencies.

How agencies can leverage data as a strategic asset

Mike Hettinger, president of Hettinger Strategy Group, discusses what data uses could be examples to agencies to accomplish PMA goals...

Supporting the Bureau of Fiscal Service mission with analytics

Tony Peralta, data architect at the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, discusses some of his agency’s analytics success stories, and...

Federal Data Strategy includes four key components

Jake Bittner, CEO of Qlarion and Sonny Kakar, founder & CEO of Sevatec, join the program to discuss the Federal...

Innovation efforts at USAID’s Global Development Lab

Alexis Bonnell, chief of Applied Innovation & Acceleration at the USAID Global Development Lab, discusses using large amounts of data...

HHS using data to improve user experience, healthcare for citizens

Department of Health and Human Services Chief Technology Officer Bruce Greenstein, and HHS Chief Data Officer Mona Siddiqui, discuss how...

Report: Using data to make spending decisions at DoD

Tim Dinapoli, director of Acquisition & Sourcing Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses how data gathering at the...

Mastering Your Government Data

Watch Now On-Demand Presented by Software AG Government Solutions While information offers a lot of benefits, it can be challenging,...

OMB wraps pilot program to reduce contractors’ reporting burdens

Hudson Hollister, executive director of the Data Coalition, discusses the results from a pilot program at the Office of Management...

How government can build an evidence-based culture

John Kamensky, senior fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government, discusses how developing an evidence-based culture in...

NGA’s new approach to public-private partnerships

Anthony Vinci, director of plans and programs at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, discusses how the organization is leveraging public-private...

Federal IT market transitions to a data-first approach

In the wake of sequestration, spending on federal IT is poised for a rebound — especially on the civilian side...

Preparing for the Data Deluge in the Public Sector

Here is Jeff Henry, Executive VP of Sales and Marketing at ViON Corporation. Sponsored: Today in government, chief information officers...

Federal agencies and comprehensive data strategy

Sanjay Sardar, vice president and service line director for data science at SAIC, offered advice to federal agencies trying to...

Implementing category management

Angela Styles, Partner at Crowell and Moring, looks at data transaction reporting rules, category management and Fair Pay Executive Order.

Use of commercial data in federal programs

Kathryn Larin, acting director of forensic audits at the Government Accountability Office, discussed the use of commercial data in federal...

How to get the most out of government data

Qlik federal director Monica McEwen discussed visualization and agencies’ efforts to maximize the value of government data.