Creating Data Advantage Data is a strategic asset. Transforming the Department of Defense (DoD) to a datacentric organization is critical to improving performance and creating decision advantage at all echelons from the battlespace to the board room, ensuring U.S. competitive advantage. To accelerate the Department's efforts, leaders must ensure all DoD data is visible, accessible, understandable, linked, trustworthy, interoperable, and secure. To generate the transformative proficiency and efficiency gains across the DoD Data Strategy' s focus areas of Joint All Domain Operations, Senior Leader Decision Support, and Executive Analytics, the Department will apply the following five 'DoD Data Decrees': U.S. Department of DefenseDoD_5e8dcfdc-5d6a-11df-839d-400e7a64ea2aKathleen H. HicksDeputy Secretary of DefenseDoD LeadersData is essential to preserving military advantage, supporting our people, and serving the public. Leaders at all levels have a responsibility to manage, understand, and responsibly share and protect data in support of our shared mission. DoD Chief Data OfficerData Leadership & Governance. The DoD Chief Data Officer (CDO) is responsible for issuing policy and guidance regarding DoD' s data ecosystem (e.g., people, technology, and culture), data sharing, data architecture, data lifecycle management, and a data ready workforce. The DoD CDO shall have access to all DoD data; facilitate the adjudication of data-sharing and/or access disputes; and oversee implementation of the DoD Data Strategy.DoD Data CouncilDoD Components shall coordinate their data activities by participating in the DoD Data Council and establish appointed data leaders, e.g., CDOs, provided with resources and authority to manage data throughout its life-cycle and to promote data literacy.Joint All Domain OperationsJoint All Domain Operations. In order to rapidly field an enterprise data management solution, the Department will seek to scale existing capabilities that have proven themselves in the battlespace and in real-world operations, simulations, experiments, and demonstrations.Joint StaffThe DoD CDO will work with the Joint Staff, relevant Cross Functional Teams (e.g., Joint All Domain Command and Control, Algorithmic Warfare, etc.), and the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center to use these solutions to close interoperability gaps and create joint warfighting advantage through data-driven mission command across the competition continuum.Joint Artificial Intelligence CenterAdvanaSenior Leader Decision Support. Common access to authoritative data is essential for providing a "single source of truth" for objective and informed decision-making. The Advancing Analytics (Advana) platform is the single enterprise authoritative data management and analytics platform for the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense, and Principal Staff Assistants (PSAs), with inputs from all DoD Components. The use of other data management and analytics platforms must be approved by the DoD CDO and appropriate Component CDO to ensure adherence to an open data standard architecture. DoD Senior Leader ForumsExecutive Analytics. Senior leader forums, including the Deputy's Management Action Group and Deputy's Workforce Council, will rely on the Advana platform. DoD Components shall coordinate with the Executive Analytics Cell to develop appropriate metrics, visualizations, and insights regarding the strategic priorities, business health, and operations of the Department.Deputy's Management Action GroupDeputy's Workforce CouncilA datacentric organization_b54c0470-0c21-11ec-8c1c-e7210083ea00To generate the transformative proficiency and efficiency gains_b54c0682-0c21-11ec-8c1c-e7210083ea00VisibilityAccessibilityUnderstandabilityLinkageTrustworthinessInteroperabilitySecuritySharing & UsageMaximize data sharing and rights for data use: all DoD data is an enterprise resource._b54c0790-0c21-11ec-8c1c-e7210083ea00Decree 1Speeding these efforts is imperative. By 15 June, the DoD CDO, in coordination with fellow members of the Analysis Working Group, shall provide me a status report on the following efforts. Chief Data OfficerEstablish a DoD CDO as independent from DoD CIO_b54c08f8-0c21-11ec-8c1c-e7210083ea001.1DoD CDODoD CIOAn assessment of the establishment of DoD CDO as independent from DoD CIO and to serve as the Principal Staff Assistant for enterprise data management and data analytic issues, with courses of action to consolidate OSD data efforts. (Final Report Due: 1 July) Data Management & AnalyticsAccelerate the adoption of enterprise data management and data analytics_b54c09e8-0c21-11ec-8c1c-e7210083ea001.2Defense Digital Service (DDS)Identification, with the Defense Digital Service (DDS), of near-term options to accelerate the adoption of enterprise data management and data analytics capability consistent with this guidance ( e.g., extending direct data management and analytic platform support to Components, establishing deployable data support teams, development of interconnected data engineering labs, creation of a data academy, etc.). (Options Due: 1 July) Data PlatformsIntegrate, consolidate, and replace DoD data management and data analytic platforms_b54c0ae2-0c21-11ec-8c1c-e7210083ea001.3Review of current and developing DoD data management and data analytic platforms to identify opportunities for greater integration, consolidation, and replacement of those not comporting to an open standard architecture consistent with this guidance. (Report Due: 1 September) CapabilitiesScale proven capabilities_b54c0cf4-0c21-11ec-8c1c-e7210083ea001.4Delivery of a Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M) to resolve identified gaps informed by scaling of capabilities that have proven themselves in real world operations, simulations, experiments, and demonstrations related to data storage, access, security and management, in accordance with this guidance. (POA&M Due: 1 July)TalentIdentify and traing data talent_b54c0e0c-0c21-11ec-8c1c-e7210083ea001.5Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and ReadinessAnalysis, in collaboration with the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and DDS, of DoD data talent to identify resident civilian and military data talent, data fluency across the Department, critical data skill gaps within the digital workforce, current approaches to resourcing and training data experts, while also exploring the creation of additional public and private partnerships to most rapidly overcome the perceived deficit. (Final Report Due: 1 October) CatalogPublish data assets in the DoD federated data catalog along with common interface specifications._b54c0f1a-0c21-11ec-8c1c-e7210083ea00Decree 2_b54c135c-0c21-11ec-8c1c-e7210083ea00InterfacesUse automated data interfaces that are externally accessible and machine-readable; ensure interfaces use industry-standard, non-proprietary, preferably open-source, technologies, protocols, and payloads._b54c146a-0c21-11ec-8c1c-e7210083ea00Decree 3_b54c1564-0c21-11ec-8c1c-e7210083ea00StorageStore data in a manner that is platform and environment-agnostic, uncoupled from hardware or software dependencies._b54c178a-0c21-11ec-8c1c-e7210083ea00Decree 4_b54c18a2-0c21-11ec-8c1c-e7210083ea00PracticesImplement industry best practices for secure authentication, access management, encryption, monitoring, and protection of data at rest, in transit, and in use. _b54c19ba-0c21-11ec-8c1c-e7210083ea00Decree 5_b54c1e92-0c21-11ec-8c1c-e7210083ea002021-05-052021-09-02https://media.defense.gov/2021/May/10/2002638551/-1/-1/0/DEPUTY-SECRETARY-OF-DEFENSE-MEMORANDUM.PDFOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net