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GameChanger
President’s Management Agenda
Elevates IT Modernization
Trump Calls for ‘Robust, Integrated’ Approach to Data
As federal documents go, the President’s Management Agenda is among the most significant for outlining executive priorities. In introducing it
in 2001, President Bush said it would measure achievements, rather than promises. President Obama followed suit, and focused heavily on information technology. President Trump’s PMA, released in March, continues the IT push by focusing on modernization and the use of government data as a “strategic asset” in evidence-based policymaking, and to improve operations.
role in data, if it doesn’t establish “a robust, integrated” approach to deliver on its mission, serve customers, and steward taxpayers dollars.
invest in staff and promote a data management culture at agencies;
The use of data analysis outside of government is transforming society, business and the economy, according
to the PMA, and the government risks losing the public trust and its leadership
• Policy: Clarify, harmonize and update existing laws, policies and procedures;
One way government will highlight the increased use of data for evidence- based approaches is by “improving dissemination (and) making data available more quickly and in more useful formats,” according to the PMA.
IT Modernization
Game Changing Technology to Meet Agency Missions
President Trump’s PMA creates a Federal Data Strategy to “set priorities for managing government data as a strategic asset, including establishing data policies, specifying roles and responsibilities for data privacy, security and confidentiality.”
• Process: Establish routine processes and identify priorities, improve coordination and promote maturity; and
The PMA labels this use of data
as one of 14 Cross-Agency Priorities (CAPs), and highlights four cross-cutting activities to drive the strategy:
• Platform: Develop effective governance organizations and a suite of tools and applications available across agencies that serve the needs of diverse users and facilitate data integration, exchange and use.
• People: Harmonize roles and responsibilities for data management both within agencies and governmentwide,
Welcoming the approach, Christian Horner, policy director of The Data
Where the Drivers of Change Intersect: Example Actions
IT Modernization
Data Accountability, and Transparency
People - Workforce of the Future
IT MODERNIZATION
Mitigate risks to data, systems, and networks by implementing cutting-edge cybersecurity capabilities
Improve automation of the hiring process
DATA ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY
Establish key performance measures to evaluate the status of project delivery
Use data to focus intense employee engagement improvement efforts on the lowest-performing organizations
PEOPLE -
WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE
Build a modern IT Workforce through realigning, reskilling, and retaining strategies
Invest in data science and analytical capabilities and training across Government
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