Metatopia Conference 2007

Managing Data as a National Asset

Suzanne Acar Suzanne Acar
Senior Information Architect, and Federal Data Architecture Subcommitee Co-chair
U.S. Department of the Interior


Tuesday 9:45am - 10:45am

Level: Data Management - Intermediate

Federal information is a national asset needed by the public to understand the activities of their government and it is an internal asset to be leveraged across the single, federated government enterprise to:

  • improve performance
  • support decision-making
  • document agency activities
  • fight the global war on terrorism
  • enable accurate reporting.
The Federal Data Reference Model (DRM) supports the emergence of repeatable processes that enable agencies to discover, share and seamlessly exchange data and information relevant to meet business and mission objectives. The key to the DRM's successful implementation is the establishment of governance, guidance and processes to solve the real information sharing problems of government.

The Federal Community recognizes that government organizations must be accountable and their performance must be measured. This is best done through identifying Lines of Business (LOBs) and Communities of Interest (COIs), each taking responsibility for managing the data that support their business (or mission) and applying appropriate governance, standards, and services.

Dr. Suzanne Acar (DOI) share her work and findings to enhance agency collaboration for improved information sharing. Points of emphasis will include:
  • The mission of the Federal Data Architecture Subcommittee
  • The Federal DRM Management Strategy
  • Engaging Communities of Interests and Stakeholders
  • The Three Pillar Data Strategy Framework
  • Future directions.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Suzanne Acar possesses over 20 years of government experience in enterprise data administration and enterprise data architectures. She currently leads the Department of the Interior (DOI) enterprise data architecture initiatives, and is co-chair of the Federal Data Architecture Subcommittee responsible for implementation guidance of the FEA DRM in government agencies. She is a member of Data Management Association (DAMA) and has recently taken on an advisory role to the DAMA National Capitol Region Chapter. She also represents DOI on the Interagency Committee on Standards Policy (ICSP) which oversees the use of standards by Federal agencies.
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