It includes processes to monitor the production of data and facilitate its use within activities and automated information systems. The goals of data management are to promote interoperability, improve data quality, ensure security of data, and maximize the efficient use of resources. To gain an understanding of the scope of data challenges within the DON, the DON CIO hosted a two-day meeting in August of 1999. The audience of 60 attendees, representing 28 organizations, received briefings from 17 Navy and Marine Corps Commands on their data-centric projects. There is a need for policy, process, supporting infrastructure, and a plan to leverage efforts.
Data management requires senior management champions.
Data management is not adequately addressed in budget or acquisition processes. In an era of network-centric warfare, addressing the issues has never been more essential. Building upon the lessons learned in these two days, the DON CIO refined the next three points of the strategy. The policy also directs organizations to standardize and register data elements to meet the requirements for data sharing and interoperability among information systems throughout the Department of Defense. Although sound in its objectives, DoD data administration policies have not been adequately implemented across DoD organizations.