3.5: Data Inventory and Storage

Create an Enterprise Wide Data Inventory and Storage Service

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HUD currently manages over 52 programs that rely upon the collection and analysis of data. This data covers a broad range of information about housing inventory, customer demographics, performance of public housing authorities, and various other kinds of information. Some of this is stored in open formats and published on specific program areas' websites. HUD seeks to make this data more accessible by continuing its work to create an enterprise wide data inventory to properly log the location, purpose, and other relevant criteria of each data asset. This will include standardizing metadata, providing data context and usability guidance to consumers of the information, and distributing data through modern channels (including Data.gov). The Department will also investigate the utility of an enterprise data storage service. Either through utilizing Data.gov's proposed Shared Data Storage Service or its own repository, HUD will identify data that exists within its program and support areas, aggregate it, store it in one centralized service, and then publish it on Data.gov, provided that the data in question is not sensitive in nature. HUD's Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) will conduct a feasibility study that compares Data.gov's Shared Data Storage Service, its own proprietary repository, and any other options that may support this initiative. Implementation of this initiative will be performed in a phased approach that will identify goals that can be realistically achieved in 6, 12, and 24 months.

Stakeholder(s):

• Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)

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