2: Information
Relevant information securely, rapidly, and reliably delivered to our stakeholders. Other Information:
Information is an asset used by the public to comprehend the myriad activities performed by the Federal Government. It is
also an internal asset to be leveraged across the single, unified enterprise to improve processes, support decision-making,
document agency activities, and enable accurate reporting. The effective functioning of our constitutional democracy depends
upon the participation in public life of a well-informed citizenry, thus information must be readily available to them, and
information must be shared among agencies as well, in order to maximize the effectiveness of business decision-making throughout
the Federal Government and beyond to external partners. The Federal CIO Council supports timely and equitable delivery of
Government information and services transcending organizational and geographic barriers. MAJOR ACTIVITIES: Provide updates
to the FEA Data Reference Model (DRM) and establish DRM implementation strategies, best practices, and success stories. The
purpose of these activities is to contribute to the usability of the DRM by maintaining an effective process for modifying
the DRM and sharing strategies for success. Establish an authoritative knowledge center for Federal data issues and opportunities.
Given the need for data-sharing in the Federal Government, a resource for Government employees to access relevant data information
will be developed. Pilot DRM in the Financial Line of Business and Document Lessons Learned. KEYPERFORMANCE INDICATORS: All
agencies begin to document their architectures in conformance with DRM 2.0. All of the e-Government and Lines of Business
project management offices have fully documented their data architectures in alignment with the abstract model in DRM 2.0.
Agencies begin to use DRM to fulfill obligations of the e-Gov act sub-section 207(d) to make agency information readily available
to the citizens. SUCCESS STORY: Extensive research was conducted by the Knowledge Management (KM) Working Group of the Federal
CIO Council in 2005 and 2006 to determine the status of the implementation of KM practices in U.S. Federal agencies. The research
determined the factors that influence the success of KM practices within Federal agencies - e.g., the size of the agency,
whether the agency is a Cabinet-level department or an independent agency, the longevity of established KM Practices in the
agency, whether or not the agency had adopted an effective KM policy or strategy, and whether the primary responsibility for
KM practices was directed by a Chief Knowledge Officer or KM unit (as opposed to another type of functional unit in the agency,
such as Information Technology or Human Resources). The results of the research will be used over the next several years for
a number of purposes including: serving as a source of best practices and opportunities for improvement in KM practices; serving
as a basis for identifying knowledge, skill, and competency gaps, with a view to developing a comprehensive KM blueprint for
the Federal sector; serving as a basis for demonstrating the relationships between effective KM practices and improved individual
and organizational performance; and serving as a basis for follow-on and spin-off research projects.
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