Big data will be the most critical component to moving their agencies forward, said three federal IT officials June 17 at the Brocade Federal Forum in Washington, D.C.
The Transportation Department has a “huge appetite” for data, said DOT Chief Technology Officer Maria Roat. Additionally, the Health and Human Services Department is working to merge clinical, genomic and other data for its precision medicine initiative, noted Frank Baitman, HHS chief information officer.
Margie Graves, deputy CIO at the Homeland Security Department, said data is being used more to derive conclusions or deliver services that protect or assist the American people
