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EnterpriseDataStrategyEmpoweringDataInformedDiplomacySEPTEMBER2021TableofContentsLetterFromTheDeputySecretaryofStateforManagementandResources04ExecutiveSummary05070809IntroductionStrategicDriversforaData-CentricDepartmentDepartmentofStateDataVisionGoalsandObjectives1112131415Goal1:CultivateaDataCultureGoal2:AccelerateDecisionsthroughAnalyticsGoal3:EstablishMission-DrivenDataManagementGoal4:EnhanceEnterpriseDataGovernanceGuidingPrinciplesMovingForward1617U.S.DepartmentofStateEnterpriseDataStrategyPage2U.S.DEPUTYSECRETARYOFSTATEFORMANAGEMENTANDRESOURCESBRIANP.MCKEONWhenourforeignaffairsprofessionalsareequippedwithhigh-qualityandtimelydata,wecanmaketheworldsafer,morejust,andlessdivided.EnterpriseDataStrategyEmpoweringDataInformedDiplomacyAletterfromtheDeputySecretaryofStateforManagementandResourcesToleadAmerica’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.BrianP.McKeonU.S.DeputySecretaryofStateforManagementandResources<<RETURNTOTABLEOFCONTENTSU.S.DepartmentofStateEnterpriseDataStrategyPage4ExecutiveSummaryAmericafacesanevolvinggloballandscape;threatstoAmerica’sprosperity,values,andsecurityarerapidlychangingandaffectcountry,regional,andinternationalcontextsdynamically.ThepaceofAmerica’sdiplomacymustadapttomeetthespeedoftheseeverchanginggeopoliticaltrends.Wehavethemostadvanceddiplomaticcorpsintheworld,anditisimperativethatwematchtheexcellenceofourglobalworkforcewithexcellenceinourdata-driveninsights.Advancedanalysismustactinsupportofdiplomacy,puttingevidence-basedinsightsatourprofessionals'?ngertipstohelpthemachievetheirmission.Likewise,tostreamlinethedeliveryofouroperations,wemustusedatatoprovideenablingservicesmorenimblyandexpeditiously.Inthelastdecade,theprivatesectorhascontinuedtoacceleratethepaceoftechnologicalinnovation,puttinghighlyadvancedtechnologyinthehandsofindividuals,companies,andgovernmentsaroundtheworld.WhileithascreatedenormousopportunitiestotransformthewayAmericaconductsitsaffairs,ithasalsoprovidedthosesameopportunitiestoouradversaries.Newtechnologyalonewillnotsolveourproblems,butitisavitalcomponenttousingdatafordiplomacy.Thesethreedrivers—anevolvinggloballandscape,theneedfordata-driveninsights,andanincreaseinthepaceoftechnologicalinnovation—necessitateanenterpriseapproachtomodernizingthewaytheDepartmentusesdataasastrategicasset.ThisenterprisedatastrategyprovidestheDepartment-wideapproachtoadaptingtothesedriversoverthenextthreeyears.ThecreationofthisstrategyanditsresultinginitiativeswilltransformhowtheDepartmentcollectivelymanagesandappliesdataacrossallitsmissionareas.ThestrategyisgroundedinaVisionthatprovidesstrategiccoherenceandalignmentfortheDepartment’seffortstoimprovedatamaturityandcapabilities,withGoalsandObjectivesthatserveastargetstoachievethisVision.TheDepartment’s?veGuidingPrinciplesserveasourNorthStartoreinforcedecisionsaroundourdata(Figure1).Goingforward,theseelementswillinformanimplementationplanthatwilloutlinecriticalactivitiestoexecutethisstrategy.Thisstrategyrepresentstheclosecollaborationofbureausandof?cesacrosstheDepartmenttodevelopaholisticapproachtobuildingafoundationofdatacapabilitiesandassets.AstheDepartment’s?rstdatastrategy,itisacriticalsteptowardimprovingourabilitytousedatatoinformdiplomacywhileupholdingthehighestlevelsofscienti?canddataintegrity.Thisstrategy,andafollowingimplementationplan,aresetonathree-yeartimehorizontocreatemomentum,deliverrapidreturnonitseffortstosupporttheDepartment’sworkforce,andprovideaccountabilitytoAmericantaxpayers.Wehavethemostadvanceddiplomaticcorpsintheworld,anditisimperativethatwematchtheexcellenceofourglobalworkforcewithexcellenceinprovidingdata-driveninsights.<<RETURNTOTABLEOFCONTENTSU.S.DepartmentofStateEnterpriseDataStrategyPage5Figure1VISIONDataisacriticalinstrumentofdiplomacy,theDepartment’sglobalworkforceisempoweredwiththeskillsandtoolstoderiveactionablemissioninsightsfromdata,anditsdataassetsaresecurelysharedandeffectivelymanaged.GOALS&OBJECTIVES1234CULTIVATEACCELERATEESTABLISHENHANCEADATADECISIONSMISSION-DRIVENENTERPRISECULTURETHROUGHDATADATAANALYTICSMANAGEMENTGOVERNANCE?4.1InstituteDataGovernance1.1StrengthenDataFluency1.2EnhanceDataCollaboration2.2ProvideModern1.3HirefortheFuture2.1DeliverAnalyticProducts3.1EnableAccesstoData3.2De?neDataArchitecture3.3De?neandImplementOperatingModel4.2DevelopDataPolicy4.3MeasuretheAnalyticTools2.3PilotandScaleAIandDataStandardsOrganizationalValueofDataandAnalyticsMLApplications3.4EstablishDataQualityProgramGUIDINGPRINCIPLESSHAREDAPPLIEDGOVERNEDETHICALSECUREDataisappropriatelysharedacrosstheDepartmentthroughcollectivestewardshiptoenableanalysisacrosstheenterpriseandDataisbroadlyunderstoodandappliedtoinformevidence-baseddataenablesthedecisionsatalllevelsandmissionsacrosstheglobe.EffectiveoversightandmanagementofDataisresponsiblycollected,stored,andutilizedtoprovideaccountabilitytotheU.S.eachclassi?cationleveltaxpayerandupholdthetoprotectU.S.nationalhighestlevelsofscienti?cinterestsathomeandanddataintegrity.abroad.DataissafeguardedthroughindustryleadingsecuritypracticesatDepartment’sapplicationsthroughimproveddataquality,simpli?eduse,andinvestmentdecisionsprioritizedbymissionimpact.enhanceitsvalue.<<RETURNTOTABLEOFCONTENTSU.S.DepartmentofStatePage6EnterpriseDataStrategyIntroductionThisenterprisedatastrategyrepresentstheelevationofdatainAmericandiplomacyatatimewhentheworlddemandsit,diplomacycallsforit,AmbassadorsandotherDepartmentleadersrequireit,andourworkforceexpectsit.DatarepresentsanessentialtooltomaintaintheUnitedStates’competitiveadvantageontherapidlyevolvinggloballandscape.Diplomacycanbemoreeffectivewithcomprehensive,timely,andaccuratedataandintuitiveanalysis.Withtheexponentialgrowthinthemagnitude,velocity,andcomplexityofdata,theDepartment’sabilitytoleverageinnovativetechnologiestoharnessdata’sfullpotentialwillincreaseourcapacitytoadvancetheinterestsoftheAmericanpeopletheirsafetyandeconomicprosperity.Plan(JSP).Asaresponsiblestewardoftaxpayerdollars,theDepartmentremainscommittedtooperationalexcellenceandmustleveragedatatoappropriatelyassessprogrameffectiveness,pinpointandmitigateareasofrisk,andprovidetransparencytothepublic.Thisintentionaluseofdatacanprovidedecision-makersandthepublicalikewithnotonlyanswerstocriticalquestionsaboutU.S.in?uenceoverseas–Whatarewedoing,andwherearewedoingit?–butitcanalsoallowustoanswermoreusefulquestions–Howeffectivearewe,andhowcanwedobetter?ToguidetheDepartmentinexecutingitsmissionbotheffectivelyandef?ciently,thisenterprisedatastrategymustalignourdataandanalyticsactivitiesandacceleratethedeliveryofdataTheDepartment'sdistinctroleinforeignrelations,andinsightstodecision-makersatalllevelsofwithembassiesandconsulatesin191countries,meansitcollectsandgeneratesuniquedatafromday-to-daydiplomatic,assistance,andsecurityactivities.Thisdatanotonlyinformsouroperationsbutisalsovitaltoourinteragencyandforeignpartners.AsAmerica’salliesandadversariesinvestindatacollection,analysis,andenablingtechnologies,theDepartment,too,mustdevelopitsownstrongandsecuredatacapabilitiesandcultivateadata-?uentworkforcetorespondtotheworld’smostpressingchallenges.theDepartment.ThisstrategyistheproductofclosecollaborationofstakeholdersacrosstheDepartment.Leadersanddatapractitionersfromover20bureausandof?cesparticipatedinworkingsessionsandreviewstoidentifycommondatachallengesandde?netheVision,Goals,Objectives,andGuidingPrinciplesrequiredtoshapetheDepartment’sdata-drivenfuture.Aswemovetowardimplementingthisstrategy,theDepartmentwillbuildfromitscurrentdataleaderstoextractbestpracticesandsecurelyscaleupexistingeffortsforimpactfulenterprisedeployment.ApplieddataandanalyticsalsoenabletheDepartment’sgoalsofensuringthetransparent,effective,andef?cientuseofresources,asdescribedunderGoal4oftheFY2018-2022DepartmentofStateandU.S.AgencyforTosustainmeaningfulprogress,afollow-onimplementationplanwilloutlineownershipandresponsibilitiesformonitoring,reporting,andevaluationoftheexecutionofthisstrategy.InternationalDevelopment(USAID)JointStrategicTheDepartment’sabilitytoleverageinnovativetechnologiestoharnessdata’sfullpotentialwillincreaseourcapacitytoadvancetheinterestsoftheAmericanpeopletheirsafetyandeconomicprosperity.<<RETURNTOTABLEOFCONTENTSU.S.DepartmentofStateEnterpriseDataStrategyPage7STRATEGICDRIVERSdata-cforeantricDEPARTMENTThisisnotonlyanopportunity,butarequirementfortheUnitedStatestomaintainitsdiplomaticedgeontheglobalstage.ChangingglobalrealitiesdrivetheneedforDataInformedDiplomacy.Asnewactorsandtrendsproducearapidlyevolvinggloballandscape,thedemandfordata-driveninsightsfromourworkforceincreasestokeeppacewithshiftingmissionneeds.Additionally,technologicalandexecutiveleadershipfrompartneragenciesincreasinglyseekinsightstoinformevidence-baseddiplomatic,security,economic,andhumanrightspolicydecisions.Attheworkinglevel,theworkforcedemonstratesabroadandincreasedinterestinproducingandconsumingdata,asexhibitedbyinnovationhascreatedtheopportunitytoequipourthenearly900dashboardsforover45,000usersworkforcewiththerightdatawhentheyneedit.hostedbytheDepartmentinjustoneofitsdatavisualizationplatforms.TheDepartmentmustsupportthisgrowingappetitefordataanalysisandvisualizationbystrengtheningenablingcapabilities,includingdataanalyticstraining,datamanagement,governance,scienti?canddataintegrity,storage,anddatasharingtofacilitatetheculturalandorganizationalshiftsneededtoadoptdatainformeddecision-making.EvolvingGlobalLandscapeTherapidlyevolvinggloballandscapeacceleratesthepaceofinternationaleventsandrequiresincreasinglynuanceddiplomaticaction.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.TechnologicalInnovationRapidtechnologicalinnovationenablestheDepartment’sworkforcetoexpanddatainformedinsights.Emergingtechnologiessuchas5G,sensortechnology,cloud-basedstorage,connectedandautonomousvehicles,andmanyothersdramaticallyincreasethevolumeandtypesofpublicandprivatedataproducedaroundtheglobe.Likewise,newdatacollection,management,analytic,geospatial,andvisualizationtools,alongwithemergingarti?cialintelligence(AI)andmachinelearning(ML)techniques,presentexcitingopportunitiesfortheDepartmenttocapitalizeonitsvastdataresources.TheDepartmentwillneedtobalancethesenew,DemandforData-DrivenInsightsAcrosstheDepartment,stakeholdersaredemandinginnovativecapabilitieswithprivacy,civilliberties,moredataanalysistohelpachievetheirpolicyandmanagementgoals.Thesedemandsspaninternaloperationaleffectivenessandcriticaldiplomaticengagement.SeniorDepartmentof?cialsandsecurity.Thisisnotonlyanopportunity,butarequirementfortheUnitedStatestomaintainitsdiplomaticedgeontheglobalstage.<<RETURNTOTABLEOFCONTENTSU.S.DepartmentofStateEnterpriseDataStrategyPage9datavisionU.S.DEPARTMENTofSTATEDataisacriticalinstrumentofdiplomacy,theDepartment’sglobalworkforceisempoweredwiththeskillsandtoolstoderiveactionablemissioninsightsfromdata,anditsdataassetsaresecurelysharedandeffectivelymanaged.GoalsandObjectivesFROMVISIONTOACTIONTofacilitateactionableprogresstoenhancetheDepartment’sdatacapabilities,fourGoalsserveasfoundationaltargetstoguidehowtheDepartmentwillreachitsVision.EachGoalseekstobuildonandscaleidentifiedopportunitiesforimprovementtocreatemeaningfulimpactfortheDepartmentandensureefficientimplementationtimelines.ThethirteenspecificObjectivesrepresentactionsthattheDepartmentneedstotaketoreachitsGoals.TheseboldyetachievablestepswillhelpdriveactiontowardtheDepartment’sVisionoverthenextthreeyears.1.CULTIVATEDATACULTUREOBJECTIVES1234Recruit,train,andincentivizeaworkforceandworkplacewheredataisroutinelysought,valued,and?uentlyutilizedfordecision-makingatalllevelsandgeographies.1.1StrengthenDataFluency1.2EnhanceDataCollaboration1.3HirefortheFuture2.ACCELERATEDECISIONSTHROUGHANALYTICSEmpowertheDepartment’sglobalworkforcetoutilizedatabyprovidingeasyaccesstotheDepartment’sdataassets,modernanalyticstools,andcustomerservicetoenabletheiruse.OBJECTIVES2.1DeliverAnalyticProducts2.2ProvideModernAnalyticTools2.3PilotandScaleAIandMLApplications3.ESTABLISHMISSION-DRIVENDATAMANAGEMENTImplementtechnologysolutionstoeffectivelycreate,collect,store,protect,andsharedataacrosstheDepartment,theinteragency,andwiththepublic.OBJECTIVES3.1EnableAccesstoData3.2De?neDataArchitecture3.3De?neandImplementDataStandards3.4EstablishDataQualityProgram4.ENHANCEENTERPRISEDATAGOVERNANCEEnableoversightandcoordinationofDepartmentdatathrougheffectivestewardship,policies,processcontrols,andinvestmentdecisionsthatappropriatelyvaluedata.OBJECTIVES4.1InstituteDataGovernanceOperatingModel4.2DevelopDataPolicy4.3MeasuretheOrganizationalValueofDataandAnalytics<<RETURNTOTABLEOFCONTENTSU.S.DepartmentofStateEnterpriseDataStrategyPage11GOaL1:CULTIVATEDATACULTUREiMPactIMPERATIVESOLUTIONTheDepartment’sRecruit,train,andIncreaseddatafluencyempowersemployeestopairdataskillswithmissionexpertisetoadvanceAmericandiplomacyandworkforcedoesnothavethedataskillsneededforeachroleinthefuture.incentivizeaworkforceandworkplacewheredataisroutinelysought,valued,andfluentlyutilizedfordecision-makingatalllevelsandgeographies.operationalefficiency.?Objective1.1:StrengthenDataFluencyToprepareitsworkforceforanincreasinglydata-drivenworld,theDepartmentwillinvestindata?uencyinitiativestoenhancedataandanalyticskillsatalllevelsandacrosstheenterprise.Currently,theDepartment’sworkforcehasvariouslevelsofknowledge,skills,andabilitiesforusingdatatocompletetasksandmakedecisions.Goingforward,roleswillrequiregreaterdata?uencythancurrentlyavailable.ThisObjectivewillencompasstrainingcoursesandsupportmaterialstailoredtoneedsforexploring,understanding,andinterpretingdata,aswellasidentifyingnewwaystostimulatethecreativeandimpactfulusesofdatatoadvancediplomacy.tolearnfromtheDepartment’sdataexpertsandidentifythedatasetstheyneed.Toenabledatacollaboration,theDepartmentwillscalesecureforumsandchannelstopairpro?ciencyinmission-criticalknowledgedomainswithdatapracticestoextractnewbene?tsfromtheDepartment’sdata.Objective1.3:HirefortheFutureTheDepartmentwillevolveitshiringpracticestoincluderequisitedataskills.Dataskillsetsmustbeanintegralcomponentforawiderrangeofkeypositions.Ifdataskillsgapsareleftunaddressed,theDepartment’shiringwillbeunabletokeeppacewithevolvingdataneeds.AsacomplementtotheDataFluencyeffortsfocusedonupskillingtheexistingworkforce(Objective1.1),theDepartmentwillinstituterequirementsforthedataskillsneededinspeci?crolesbyupdatingjobpostingsandpositiondescriptionsandcreatinganewseriesofdatasciencepositionstomeetidenti?eddataskillscapabilities.Objective1.2:EnhanceDataCollaborationTheDepartmentwillcreatechannelstoshareinstitutionaldataandknowledgeacrosstheenterpriseandincentivizecross-bureaudatacollaboration.WhiletheglobalworkforcehasdeepexpertiseinthemissionandoperationsoftheDepartment,theydonothaveaccesstoforums<<RETURNTOTABLEOFCONTENTSU.S.DepartmentofStateEnterpriseDataStrategyPage12GOaL2:ACCELERATEDECISIONSTHROUGHANALYTICSiMPactIMPERATIVESOLUTIONTheDepartment’sglobalworkforcelackstoolsforconductingadvancedanalyticsandcreatingproductstoderiveinsights.?EmpowertheDepartment’sglobalworkforcetoProvidingtheworkforcewithdatatoolsandanalysisenablesevidence-baseddecision-makingacrossmissionandoperationalactivities.utilizedatabyprovidingeasyaccesstotheDepartment’sdataassets,modernanalyticstools,andcustomerservicetoenabletheiruse.?Objective2.1:DeliverAnalyticProductsTheDepartmentwillexpandtheabilityoftheworkforcetobetterusewidelyavailableenterpriseanalyticsresources.WhiletheproliferationofTobettersupportusers,theDepartmentwillfacilitateaccesstoenterpriseanalytictools,streamlineapprovalandlicensingprocessesfornewtools,andde?neresponsibilitiesforthetraininganalyticsproductshasbene?ttedindividualbureaus,neededtoacceleratetheiruseformission-drivenof?ces,andposts,potentialusersinotherpartsoftheenterpriselosevaluabletimesearchingthemoutorbuildingredundantones.Tobringproductstopotentialusers,theDepartmentwillmarketexistinganalyses,dashboards,andotherdataproducts,whileestablishinguserfeedbackmechanismstoenablecontinuousimprovementandidenti?cationofnewproductsthatcandrivemission-centricdecisions.Incaseswheremultiplestakeholdershavesimilaranalyticneedstomeetmissionrequirements,theDepartmentwillencouragejointdevelopmentofproductstobreakdownsilosandmaximizereturnoninvestment.analysis.Objective2.3:PilotandScaleAIandMLApplicationsTheDepartmentwillexploreequippingitsworkforcewithAIandMLcapabilitiestoinformforeignpolicydecisionsandincreaseoperationalef?ciency.TheDepartmentmustestablishpoliciesandprocessesthatensureAIandMLcapabilitiesareappliedethically,protectprivacy,reducebias,promotetransparency,andaligntolegislativeandexecutiverequirements.(Footnote1)TheDepartmentwillalsocatalogongoingAIandMLinitiativesandcapitalizeonthesesuccessesbyharnessinginteragencypartners’accomplishmentstocomplementtheDepartment’smissionset,pilotingnewusecases,Objective2.2:ProvideModernAnalyticToolsTheDepartmentwillexpandthesecureuseofmodernanalytictools,suchasvisualizationsoftware,scalingexistingcapabilities,andsharingexpertisegeospatialdatacapabilities,cloudplatformsandprogramminglanguages,toderivenewtypesofinsightsfromitsdata.Skilleddatausersmusthaveappropriateanalytictoolsfortheirbusinessneeds.Amoreintegratedapproachtoprovidingtheworkforcewiththerighttools,willenhanceopportunitiestoextractvaluefromdata.acrosstheDepartment.Footnote:Relevantexecutivemandatesincludebutarenotlimitedto:ExecutiveOrder13859onMaintainingAmericanLeadershipinAI(Released11February2019),ExecutiveOrderonPromotingtheUseofTrustworthyArti?cialIntelligenceintheFederalGovernment(Released3December2020),andExecutiveOrder14028:ImprovingtheNation’sCybersecurity.<<RETURNTOTABLEOFCONTENTSU.S.DepartmentofStateEnterpriseDataStrategyPage13GOaL3:ESTABLISHMISSION-DRIVENDATAMANAGEMENTiMPactIMPERATIVESOLUTIONTheDepartmentdoesnothavethetechnologiesneededtoenableeffectivemanagementandoversightofitsdata.Implementacommontechnicalapproachtoeffectivelycreate,collect,store,protect,andsharedataacrosstheDepartment,theinteragency,andwiththepublic.Mission-drivendatamanagementimprovesthedepth,breadth,andqualityofanalysispossiblewiththeDepartment’sdata,whilemakingmoreefficientuseoftheresourcesneededformaintenancethroughoutitslifecycle.Objective3.1:EnableAccesstoDatastandards,suchaswebservices,datadiscovery,andmetadata,thatarebroadlyunderstoodandusedtodescribe,ingest,record,andformatdata.Anenterpriseapproachtodatastandardsisneeded,ascurrentapproachesarebespoketospecificdataproductsandarenotapplieduniformlynorbroadlyunderstood.BydrawinguponestablishedDepartmentandinternationalstandardsandadaptingthemfortheenterprise,dataowners,stewards,anduserswillgainclarityontheirrolesinapplyingstandardstodata.Thestandardswillenablegreaterdiscovery,utility,security,andefficacyoftheDepartment’sdata.TheDepartmentwillestablishsimple,streamlined,andsecureaccesstoauthoritativeinternalandexternaldatasetsforDepartmentusersacrosstheglobe.Presently,theDepartmentemploysafederatedapproachtodatamanagement,andthislandscapeattimespreventsbureaus,of?ces,andpostsfromaccessingpotentiallyusefuldataassetsorfromknowingtheyexist.Recognizingtheneedforanenhancedcybersecuritypostureandrequirementtoensuresecurityofclassi?edandsensitivedata–suchasPersonallyIdenti?ableInformation(PII)–theDepartmentwilldevelopasecurecommonplatformforselectdatasetswithintegratedrecordsmanagement,transparentdatalineage,andclearlyidenti?ablesystemsofrecordtomaintaintheintegrityofshareddata.Objective3.4:EstablishDataQualityProgramTheDepartmentwilldeploytheframework,tools,andprocessesnecessaryforupholdingthehighestlevelsofscientificanddataintegrityandimprovingdataqualitytoenablethedevelopmentoftrustworthyandaccuratedatathatcanbereadilyblended,analyzed,reported,andsharedacrosstheenterpriseandwiththepublic.Decision-makingmustbebasedonreliabledata,yetwithlimitedguidanceondataentryandassociatedreviewprocesses,theDepartment’sdataqualityObjective3.2:De?neDataArchitectureTheDepartmentwilldesigndataarchitecturetoreinforcedataintegration,standardization,security,andqualityacrosstheenterprise.ItwillleverageexistingITmodernizationeffortsandpartnershipswiththeITExecutiveCouncil(ITEC),TheBureauofInformationResourceManagement(IRM),andotherbureauITorganizationstoensuretheserequireddatacapabilitieshavebeenimplementedtoenableisinconsistent.Tor