Updated: Data Governance – A Sample Data Governance Policy for Government Agencies
Captain to Lieutenant: “Lieutenant…see this 20ft pole? Bury it in this 10ft hole!” Lieutenant: “Sergeant…?! See this 20ft pole?” Government agencies are currently working on developing “Data Governance Policies” to ensure effective management of their data. As someone who has served on agency and federal data policy working groups, I can attest that agencies are […]
Information Governance – Right now, We’re in the Wild West of Government Information Management
Enjoy it while it lasts. Government agencies have not yet embraced the larger understanding of data, records, and the conceptual model of government information – the difference between “government mission” and “government corporate.” At the moment, Knowledge Workers (who make up the large majority of government employee and contractor positions) are left to their own […]