Chief data officers hear familiar mantra: ‘Do more with what you have or with less’

Summary: Federal agencies have plenty of data but until recently they haven’t had the policy leadership needed to maximize its use in day-to-day decision-making. The Trump administration made chief data officers the cornerstone of two major documents: The Federal Data Strategy and the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act. But CDOs face workforce and other resource challenges, as Federal Drive with Tom Temin heard from Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman.