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This month, we highlight an article outlining the Federal Office of Personnel Management's data strategy and goals. We also point you to how you can access the 2022 Census of Governments available from the U.S. Census Bureau. Now that updates related to alignment are complete - be sure to check

This month, we highlight a cold case dataset published by the State of Virginia. Can you maximize the potential of your data by treating it like a commercial product? An article from the Harvard Business Review discusses what successful companies are doing. Want to improve data literacy within

This month, we provide a brief update related to updating metadata fields in response to the state government alignment. We also direct you webinars provided by the Institute of Industrial & System Engineers that introduce operational analytics and performance management systems. Lastly, learn

This month, we discuss changes coming to metadata fields in response to the state government realignment. We also highlight a dataset from the State of Delaware that provides information on disciplinary actions for professional and occupational licensees. Lastly, we summarize improvements made to

This month, we highlight a couple reports, one from here in Iowa and one from the state of Washington that make data more accessible to the public, and introduce a new data literacy program. In Iowa, the Department of Corrections is now publishes a daily Correctional System Census providing

This month, we highlight new quick start videos to teach users the basics of interacting with data on data.iowa.gov. We provide you with an updated procedure for publishing new views that incorporates functionality available in the new exploration canvas. We also introduce a new playbook for

This month, we spotlight a report on the Lifeline Program, which is dedicated to making phone and internet more affordable to those in need. We also highlight a new resource page available on DOM's recently redesigned website, and introduce a new playbook for calculating simple moving averages. We

This month, we spotlight the new Iowa Prison Recidivism dashboard which highlights a key outcome important to the Department of Corrections. We also discuss feature that will be deprecated this year in favor for enhancements made to stories. There are also new enhancements available in the

This month, we spotlight a couple public safety datasets from around the country. The first dataset spotlighted presents all traffic and investigatory stops made in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The second is police dispatched incidents in Montgomery County, MD. We also provide a tip on how to add

This month, we spotlight a highly interactive report providing information on reported crashes in the State of Iowa. We also provide a short checklist to ensure datasets that support monitoring performance provide a good foundation for the creation and publication of private, internal or public