Online Extra: Useful links about data
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Government might run on IT systems, but the key to success is control of information. In 2006, data will take center stage. Here is a collection of online resources readers may find useful.
Government might run on IT systems, but the key to success is control of information. In 2006, data will take center stage. Here is a collection of online resources readers may find useful.
Data Reference Model
Second draft of the DRM
GAO Reports
These are some of the recent reports issued by the Government Accountability Office on different aspects of data, from issues of control and reliability to mining, sharing and management. Other reports may be found by searching the GAO Web site
Assessing the Reliability of Computer-Processed Data
Record Linkage and Privacy: Issues in Creating New Federal Research and Statistical Information
Workforce Investment Act: Labor and States Have Taken Actions to Improve Data Quality, but Additional Steps Are Needed
Data Mining: Agencies Have Taken Key Steps to Protect Privacy in Selected Efforts, but Significant Compliance Issues Remain
Data Mining: Federal Efforts Cover a Wide Range of Uses
Data Mining: Results and Challenges for Government Program Audits and Investigations
Geographic Information Systems: Challenges to Effective Data Sharing
Information Technology: Terrorist Watch Lists Should Be Consolidated to Promote Better Integration and Sharing
Information Management: Challenges in Managing and Preserving Electronic Records
Legislation
S 1169, Federal Agency Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2005
There are many pieces of legislation in which aspects of data management are included, such as the reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act, which Congress will be addressing when it reconvenes at the end of January. Readers may search for relevant bills and laws at the Library of Congress Web site.
Other Links
The Homeland Security Department's inspector general issued a report in October on faulty data obstructing the pursuit of individuals who overstayed their visas. Senior Writer Wilson Dizard covered the story for GCN.
Frank Dravis, the guru of 'dirty data' problems, runs a blog here. Dravis also participated in a GCN interview last summer.