Response of the MITRE Corporation to the Request for Comments on the Cross-Agency Priority Goal: Leveraging Data as a Strategic Asset: Phase 2
Abstract
The MITRE Corporation is a not-for-profit company that works across government to tackle difficult problems that challenge the safety, stability, security, and well-being of our nation through its operation of multiple federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) as well as public-private partnerships. With a unique vantage point working across federal, state, and local governments, as well as industry and academia, MITRE works in the public interest to discover new possibilities, create unexpected opportunities, and lead by pioneering together for public good to bring innovative ideas into existence in areas such as artificial intelligence, intuitive data science, quantum information science, health informatics, policy and economic expertise, trustworthy autonomy, cyber threat sharing, and cyber resilience. MITRE has direct experience assisting federal agencies leverage government and private-sector data to meet critical mission needs. Per the Federal Acquisition Regulation, FFRDCs can have unique access to both sensitive government data and proprietary private sector data - and both the government and the public sector have regularly trusted MITRE to access and leverage their data. Thus, we have combined and leveraged a variety of data sources in support of research, analysis, and the development of new operational capabilities on important national issues. MITRE's access to, and use of, disparate data sources has given us insight into datas untapped potential, as well as the challenges associated with greater use of government data (alone and in combination with private-sector data). Our experiences show that high-quality data combined with best practices will increase the effectiveness of the federal government, enhance accountability, and promote transparency.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 16, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1125389
Entities
People
- Duane Blackburn
Organizations
- MITRE Corporation