2.2.3: Review

Review and clear candidate datasets.

Other Information:

REVIEW PROCESS - Generally, each major organization of the Department will be responsible for review and clearance of candidate datasets. To the extent possible, each Component will leverage their existing security and public affairs review processes while the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs will be responsible for ensuring appropriate policies and procedures are followed prior to posting a dataset to Data.gov. Key considerations include ensuring data is authoritative and of high quality, that there are no national security or privacy concerns/implications (including explicit review of risk from aggregation with other existing public data), and whether it is appropriate for public release. While we have existing processes in several of these areas, a key challenge in proceeding is developing and implementing a strategy of how to confidently address the risk of data aggregation in the data vetting/approval process. Approval decisions should be made at the lowest possible level by authorized and trained personnel; approval decisions escalated to senior levels should be by exception, where they can be resolved at periodic sessions by leadership from relevant organizations. A special working group will be formed to recommend how the Department should address data aggregation risks before data is made publicly available. This working group will include, at a minimum, senior representatives from: the Offices of the Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence); Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, Director of Administration and Management; DoD CIO, Deputy Chief Management Officer, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs); and the Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force.

Stakeholder(s):

• Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs: Ensure appropriate policies and procedures are followed prior to posting a dataset to Data.gov.

Indicator(s):

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