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    The Indiana Management Performance Hub (IMPH) presents their data-driven approach to government performance management — a model for state and federal agencies seeking to embed analytics into decision-making.
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    April 2025 · Knowledge Series
    The Future of Data Transparency: Updates from the Data Foundation
    👤 Ashley Nelle-Davis (Data Foundation) · John Bottega (EDM Council President)
    Ashley Nelle-Davis from the Data Foundation discussed the legislative journey from the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (2014) through to the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA), emphasizing bipartisan support for evidence-informed policymaking. A fireside chat with EDM Council President John Bottega explored the FDTA's implications for regulatory compliance and the need for consistent data standards across government. The session also introduced "Safe Track," a monitoring initiative for federal-level policy changes.
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    February 26, 2025 · Knowledge Series
    Combating & Measuring Fraud: GAO's Use of Ontology
    👤 Leia Dickerson, Taxonomy + Research Lead · Nick Weeks, Senior Analyst, GAO Forensic Audits & Investigative Service
    The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) presented their Fraud Ontology — developed in collaboration with EDM Council's Data Innovation Lab — which provides a common language for defining fraud terms across the federal government. The session demonstrated the ontology structure in Protégé, showed SPARQL querying techniques, and included hands-on exploration of classes, subclasses, individuals, and properties within the GAO Antifraud Resource.
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    January 2025 · Forum Meeting
    2025 Kickoff: Forum Goals, EDM Council Updates & Community Introductions
    👤 Alex Izotic · EDM Council Leadership
    The January kickoff meeting outlined the forum's 2025 strategic priorities, introduced new members, and recapped EDM Council's mission across frameworks (DCAM, CDMC), ontologies (FIBO), training programs, and benchmarking initiatives. Highlighted the diverse membership base including USDA, GAO, NASA, and US Department of Commerce as active public sector participants.
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    OMB / Government Executive

    Federal AI Use Cases Top 3,600 — A 105% Surge Year-Over-Year

    The Office of Management and Budget's 2025 Federal Agency AI Use Case Inventory documented over 3,600 individual AI use cases across 56 agencies — more than double the 2024 figure. Key areas include predictive analytics, natural language processing, and data governance modernization.

    April 2026 · Read More →
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    Bridging the AI Readiness Gap: Trusted Data as the Foundation for Federal AI

    Federal agencies can only unlock AI's full potential by building a trustworthy data foundation first. As agentic AI expands beyond dashboards into autonomous recommendations, agencies that can't deliver clean, governed data at operational tempo risk AI becoming a liability rather than a mission enabler.

    August 2025 · Read More →
    GSA

    GSA Launches USAi: The Government's First Shared AI Model Testing Platform

    GSA's Technology Transformation Services launched USAi, enabling federal agencies of all sizes to test leading AI models before committing to procurement — at no upfront cost and without exposing sensitive data, supporting President Trump's AI Action Plan.

    December 2025 · Read More →
    AI.gov / White House

    OMB Memo M-25-21: Accelerating Federal AI through Innovation, Governance & Public Trust

    The April 2025 OMB memo formalized requirements for federal agency AI strategies, cross-functional acquisition review teams, and performance risk management practices. Contractors and agencies had until December 29, 2025 to update acquisition procedures for compliance.

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    Oracle

    Oracle Unveils AI Data Platform Purpose-Built for US Federal Government

    Oracle announced a FedRAMP-authorized AI data platform for federal agencies featuring AI Vector Search, natural language SQL querying, and a lakehouse architecture designed to eliminate data silos — directly addressing the clean data foundation challenge cited by most agency CDOs.

    March 2026 · Read More →

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    GAO Antifraud Ontology Featured in Federal Data Innovation Discussions
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    Data Foundation · Forum Partner
    Data Foundation Launches "Safe Track" to Monitor Federal Data Policy Changes
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    USDA · EDM Member
    USDA Advances Open Data Initiatives Under Evidence Act Framework
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    NASA · EDM Member
    NASA Data Governance Teams Engage with FIBO Knowledge Graph Frameworks
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