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By Lauren Williams May 12, 2021 To transform the military into a data-centric organization, the Defense Department has laid out five "data decrees" to guide data sharing, storage and security. "Leaders at all levels have a responsibility to manage, understand, and responsibly share and protect data," Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks wrote in the memo that was publicly released May 10. "Common access to authoritative data is essential for providing a 'single source of truth' for objective and informed decision-making." The memo details DOD's five principles covering the creation, publ...

Pentagon Publishes Five Data Decrees Vonkara1/istockphoto email May 11, 2021 Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks also mandated assessments of certain data efforts in a May 5 memo. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks released five “data decrees” meant to help the Defense Department achieve the vision laid out in its enterprisewide data strategy.  DOD Chief Data Officer David Spirk teased the pending release of the decrees in a recent webinar, and on May 5, Hicks signed a memo outlining five such decrees. The memo also mandates assessments of va...