1: Data Inventory
Create and maintain an Enterprise Data Inventory (Inventory) Other Information:
Purpose: To develop a clear and comprehensive understanding of what data assets they possess, Federal Agencies are required
to create an Enterprise Data Inventory (Inventory) that accounts for all data assets created or collected by the agency. This
includes, but is not limited to, data assets used in the agency's information systems. The Inventory must be enterprise-wide,
accounting for data assets across programs [^2] and bureaus [^3], and must use the required common core metadata available
on Project Open Data. After creating the Inventory, agencies should continually improve the usefulness of the Inventory by
expanding, enriching, and opening the Inventory (concepts described in the framework below). The objectives of this activity
are to: * Build an internal inventory that accounts for data assets used in the agency' s information systems * Include data
assets produced through agency contracts and cooperative agreements, and in some cases agency-funded grants; include data
assets associated with, but not limited to, research, program administration, statistical, and financial activities * Indicate
if the data may be made publicly available and if currently available * Describe the data with common core metadata available
on Project Open Data. Framework to Create and Maintain the Enterprise Data Inventory: Expand, Enrich, Open: Since agencies
have varying levels of visibility into their data assets, the size and maturity of agencies' Enterprise Data Inventories will
differ across agencies. OMB will assess agency progress toward overall maturity of the Enterprise Data Inventory through the
maturity areas of "Expand," "Enrich," and "Open."
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