While OMB acknowledged issues raised by the Civic Hacking Agency’s gov metadata project, there are also real signs of progress.

The information will inform the Federal Chief Data Officers Council’s work to create best practices.

The nonprofit says establishing the role would improve the visibility and capabilities of agency CDOs.

The think tank recommends the strategy be amended to address the lack of equitable data collection.

NASA is focused on engineering, operations and safety data, said Chief Data Officer Ron Thompson, who plans to depart in July.

State Deputy CDO Garrett Berntsen tells FedScoop his agency's Center for Analysis has focused "a lot of energy" on addressing its talent gap.

Agencies may not begin work on the delayed 2021 Action Plan until the end of the year.

Responses to a new RFI will inform new guidance on overlooked areas including data ethics and equity.

He will also become deputy director for human capital data management and modernization at OPM.