Case studies & examples
Business case for open data
Six reasons why making your agency's data open and accessible is a good business decision.
Source: data.gov
Keywords: open data
CDOC Data Inventory Report
The Chief Data Officers Council Data Inventory Working Group developed this paper to highlight the value proposition for data inventories and describe challenges agencies may face when implementing and managing comprehensive data…
Source: Federal Chief Data Officer's Council
Keywords: data practices, metadata, data inventory
DSWG Recommendations and Findings
The Chief Data Officer Council (CDOC) established a Data Sharing Working Group (DSWG) to help the council understand the varied data-sharing needs and challenges of all agencies across the Federal Government. The…
Source: Federal Chief Data Officer's Council
Keywords: data practices, data agreements, data sharing, data access
Data Skills Training Program Implementation Toolkit
The Data Skills Training Program Implementation Toolkit is designed to provide both small and large agencies with information to develop their own data skills training programs. The information provided will serve as…
Source: Federal Chief Data Officer's Council
Keywords: data sharing, Federal Data Strategy
Data.gov Metadata Management Services Product-Preliminary Plan
Status summary and preliminary business plan for a potential metadata management product under development by the Data.gov Program Management Office
Source: data.gov
Format: PDF (7 pages)
Keywords: data management, Federal Data Strategy, metadata, open data
Department of Transportation Model Data Inventory Approach
This document from the Department of Transportation provides a model plan for conducting data inventory efforts required under OMB Memorandum M-13-13.
Federal CDO Data Skills Training Program Case Studies
This series was developed by the Chief Data Officer Council’s Data Skills & Workforce Development Working Group to provide support to agencies in implementing the Federal Data Strategy’s Agency Action 4 gap-closing…
Source: Federal Chief Data Officer's Council
Keywords: data sharing
Fuels Knowledge Graph Project
The Fuels Knowledge Graph Project (FKGP), funded through the Federal Chief Data Officers (CDO) Council, explored the use of knowledge graphs to achieve more consistent and reliable fuel management performance measures. The…
Source: Federal Chief Data Officer's Council
Keywords: metadata, data sharing, data access
Implementing Federal-Wide Comment Analysis Tools
The CDO Council Comment Analysis pilot has shown that recent advances in Natural Language Processing (NLP) can effectively aid the regulatory comment analysis process. The proof-ofconcept is a standardized toolset intended to…
Source: Federal Chief Data Officer's Council
Keywords: data sharing
National Renewable Energy Laboratory API Case Study
This case study describes the launch of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Developer Network in October 2011. The main goal was to build an overarching platform to make it easier for…
Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Keywords: API
Profile in Data Sharing - National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise
The Federal CDO Council’s Data Sharing Working Group highlights successful data sharing activities to recognize mature data sharing practices as well as to incentivize and inspire others to take part in similar…
Source: Federal Chief Data Officer's Council
Keywords: data sharing
Profile in Data Sharing - National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Programs
The Federal CDO Council’s Data Sharing Working Group highlights successful data sharing activities to recognize mature data sharing practices as well as to incentivize and inspire others to take part in similar…
Source: Federal Chief Data Officer's Council
Keywords: data sharing
Profile in Data Sharing - Roadside Inspection Data
The Federal CDO Council’s Data Sharing Working Group highlights successful data sharing activities to recognize mature data sharing practices as well as to incentivize and inspire others to take part in similar…
Source: Federal Chief Data Officer's Council
Keywords: data sharing
Profiles in Data Sharing - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
The Federal CDO Council’s Data Sharing Working Group highlights successful data sharing activities to recognize mature data sharing practices as well as to incentivize and inspire others to take part in similar…
Source: Federal Chief Data Officer's Council
Keywords: data sharing
Transitioning to a Data Driven Culture at CMS
This case study describes how CMS announced the creation of the Office of Information Products and Data Analytics (OIPDA) to take the lead in making data use and dissemination a core function…
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Format: PDF (10 pages)
Keywords: data management, data sharing, data analysis, data analytics
U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Census Bureau collaborate on national roads and boundaries data
It is a well-kept secret that the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Census Bureau were the original two federal agencies to build the first national digital database of roads and boundaries…
Source: U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: data management, data sharing, data standards, data validation, data visualization, Federal Data Strategy, geospatial, open data, quality
