Old systems and talent shortages pose new barriers to DOD data sharing
By Andrew Eversden
Friday, Sep 10
WASHINGTON — Nearly one year after releasing its first data strategy, the Pentagon has made progress on sharing data, but the department is still working through challenges related to older systems and human talent shortages, its top data official told C4ISRNET.
The progress comes amid a concerted push in the last year from senior leaders pushing strategies and policies to treat data as an enterprise resource across the department. Data sharing is particularly important as the department embarks on a massive network modernization initiative called Joint All-Domain Command and Control, in which data is passed across services and warfighting domains to give commanders full understanding of the battlefield.
“People recognize that it’s not an option, that we all will share department data,” said David Spirk, the Pentagon’s chief data officer. “And two, it’s not just about big data, it’s about good data. And we’re taking active steps to begin that conversation and ensuring that that’s the way forward.”
https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/it-networks/2021/09/10/old-systems-and-talent-shortages-pose-new-barriers-to-dod-data-sharing/
