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Office of the Chief Data Officer
Office of the Chief Data Officer




Created in response to the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, the Office of the Chief Data Officer (OCDO) is responsible for ensuring that HUD data is available, accurate, timely, protected, and accessible.

OCDO includes three divisions –

  • Data Governance Division: The Data Governance Division is responsible for establishing, implementing, and executing data governance policies, processes, and procedures. The Division provides an enterprise perspective to governing HUD's data as a strategic asset.

  • Open Data Division: The Open Data Division is responsible for creating, maintaining, consulting, and seeking approval for the sharing of the agency's datasets. The Division ensures the implementation of privacy policies and other data protection. Links to HUD's public datasets are available at data.hud.gov (select Data Catalog).

  • Paperwork Reduction Act Division: The Paperwork Reduction Act Division is responsible for compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act and serves as a liaison to the Office of Management and Budget.

Visit data.hud.gov for more information on HUD’s Office of the Chief Data Officer.




As laid out in HUD’s Data Governance Board Charter, the Data Governance Board (DGB) is responsible for the establishment of policies, procedures, processes, and roles to develop, manage, and provide oversight of data management activities at HUD to address data issues and data-related infrastructure needs. The DGB is responsible for creating a process to monitor compliance with laws, policies, and standards throughout the data lifecycle. The DGB ensures the data program aligns with the agency’s strategic goals and complies with all federal statutory requirements.

The DGB was established pursuant to the following legislation and directives –

  • Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018

  • Information Quality Act of 2001

  • OMB Memorandum M-19-23, Phase 1 Implementation for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018

  • OMB Memorandum M-13-13, Open Data Policy—Managing Information as an Asset

  • OMB Circular A-130, Managing Information as a Strategic Resource




Office of the Chief Data Officer: Open Data Policy (2024): This Open Data Policy sets out the principles, goals, assigned responsibilities, and processes to guide the publishing of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) data to the public. The policy applies to all datasets released through, but not limited to, HUD’s Open Data website, eGIS Storefront, Data.gov, HUD User, bulk downloads, application programming interfaces (APIs), file sharing, and directly giving data to external groups.


Data Maturity Assessment Report (2023): In May 2023, the Data Governance Division of HUD’s Office of the Chief Data Officer (OCDO) conducted HUD’s inaugural Data Maturity Assessment, which assesses the agency’s maturity in the areas of Data Governance and Data Management.



The OCDO’s Paperwork Reduction Act Division is responsible for compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 requires that HUD and other federal agencies obtain Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval before requesting most types of information from the public. To comply with the PRA, HUD must:

  • Seek public comment on proposed information collections through 60-Day notices in the Federal Register

  • Certify to OMB that efforts have been made to reduce the burden to the public and small entities

  • Independently review all information collections prior to submission to OMB

OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviews and approves information collections.  An inventory of approved, under review, and recently expired information collections for HUD and other Federal agencies can be accessed at www.reginfo.gov.