Chief Data Officers.) The agency CDO will be a trusted partner for the agency CIO in developing and implementing policies and statutory requirements related to the management of agency data.

The chief data officer (CDO) is a senior executive responsible for the utilization and governance of data across the organization. While the chief data officer title is often shortened to CDO, the role shouldn't be confused with chief digital officer, which is also frequently referred to as CDO.

The CDO Council shares responsibilities with other interagency councils that conduct and impact data-related activities, including those focused on information technology, statistics, information security, evaluation, privacy, freedom of information, and other government objectives.

The Chief Data Officer (CDO), on the other hand, is a scientist who heads the data and analytics functions and whose primary goal is to unlock value from the information assets of the organization in the best way possible.