Agencies like the U.S. Census Bureau are reducing operational costs and improving the security of their data with enterprisewide data strategies and tools, a new report says.

There are still necessary opportunities to improve things like "authentication and identity management as we interface with our citizens," said Roat.

Detailees will work with their agencies' chief data officers to implement the 2020 FDS Action Plan and develop one for 2021.

The CDO of the U.S. Department of Agriculture will lead the council's efforts to improve collection and use of data.

The new playbook is designed to support action 4 of the strategy's 2020 Action Plan: "establishing the strategic approach to recruit and develop talent."

The position, overseeing the federal government’s decentralized statistical system, has been filled in an acting capacity since January.