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July 16, 2020 Propelling Your Career Forward to the Chief Data OfficerIn this panel discussion, three Chief Data Officers will share their career journeys and describe how they see the elusive role of the CDO evolving as organizations increasingly look towards data for better decision-making, marketing, customer service, and monetization. |
July 9, 2020 The Commonwealth of Virginia Battles COVID-19 with Secure Data PlatformThis webinar examines how the Commonwealth of Virginia is navigating the pandemic by utilizing a highly flexible, scalable, and secure data platform to stand up a secure database around COVID-19 information sharing to help state leaders make intelligent decisions. |
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July 2, 2020 Federal News Network Interview with Carlos Rivero: Part IIn a special edition, Carlos Rivero discusses why data is a business asset or a mission asset. It is not a technology asset. It’s something that’s developed and implemented through technology, but its true value is harnessed in the mission and business of the organization. |
July 2, 2020 Federal News Network Interview with Carlos Rivero: Part IIIn this episode, Chief Data Officer Carlos Rivero talks about how having that data inventory and classification in a catalog of state data assets was critically important to support data discovery across all of the different applications within the state enterprise. |
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June 25, 2020 Virginia Creates Website to Match Job Seekers with OpeningsIn the face of unprecedented unemployment, prior investments in digital operations and a data trust allowed the state, with data analytics company Qlarion, to fast-track a job referral website. More than 800,000 Virginians filed unemployment claims since state lockdowns started, officials with the Virginia Employment Commission told media on June 11. Fortunately, prior investments in digital services left the state with some options. |
June 22, 2020 A Smarter Government: State and Local Agency Transformation StrategiesState and local governments across the country face unique challenges and disparate needs in the journey to become more efficient, yet there is shared DNA in any successful transformation blueprint: a clear roadmap, buy-in from leadership, solutions that scale, well-trained talent, and consistent communication channels, to name a few. Route Fifty sat down with state and local leaders from across the country and explored the keys to successful agency transformation. |
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June 18, 2020 Virginia launches digital tools to aid communities' COVID-19 responseTo support communities hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced last week he’s expanding two statewide data analysis platforms dedicated to helping people find jobs and helping municipalities understand where to allocate medical resources to slow the spread of COVID-19. |
June 11, 2020 The Commonwealth of Virginia Battles COVID-19 With Highly Flexible, Scalable, and Secure Data PlatformGreat adversity often fuels tremendous ingenuity, and the COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. The Commonwealth of Virginia validated this point when it expanded its ground-breaking Framework for Addiction Analysis and Community Transformation (FAACT) platform in just a few days. |
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May 8, 2020 The Value of Data in VirginiaChief Data Officer, Carlos Rivero, worked with Qlarion, Tyler Technologies and AWS to deliver the Framework for Addiction Analysis and Community Transformation (FAACT) platform, a local-focused data-sharing and analytics platform the state uses to address opioid misuse disorder, addiction, and other emerging issues. |
July 27, 2018 Virginia Governor Appoints State's First-Ever Chief Data OfficerVirginia Gov. Ralph Northam has appointed Carlos Rivero, whose career has spanned academic institutions and federal agencies, as the state’s first-ever chief data officer. The move follows the passage of Virginia’s Senate Bill 580, the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act. |
Press Releases
June 12, 2020
Governor Northam Announces Expansion of Data Sharing Platform to Help Combat COVID-19
June 12, 2020
Governor Northam Announces New Tools for Virginia Workers and Job Seekers
August 26, 2019
Governor Northam Announces Expansion of Data-Sharing Platform Designed to Help Virginia Fight the Opioid Crisis
August 14, 2019
Governor Northam Announces 2019 Virginia Datathon to Focus on Equity in Education
July 27, 2018
Governor Northam Announces Administration Appointments
Awards
2020 StateScoop 50 Awards
Chief Data Officer, Carlos Rivero, was nominated for the 2020 StateScoop 50 Awards in the area of "State Leadership" as a public sector principal helping government implement new technologies, strategies and IT programs. The annual StateScoop 50 Awards honor and celebrate state government employees that have gone above and beyond to serve their communities through outstanding work that makes government more efficient and effective. Winners will be announced August 3, 2020.
COVITS - Innovative Use of Big Data and Analytics
The Framework for Addiction Analysis and Community Transformation (FAACT) won a 2019 Governor's Technology Award for the innovative approache to improving government for the benefit of citizens.
Brand Assets
Office of the Chief Data Officer Brand Guidelines
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Open Data Portal Brand Guidelines
The official headshot and biography for the Chief Data Officer can be found here.
Media & Events Contact
Loren Gonzalez
Communications, Outreach
and Engagement Manager
loren.gonzalez@governor.virginia.gov
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