U.S. Department of Commerce and Census Bureau, The Power of Open Government, online via WebEx

Annual Sunshine Week Event: “The Power of Open Government” will highlight how access to info & data expands the reach of open government, allowing for transparency, participation, & collaboration across sectors in meaningful ways.

9:00am-9:05am Welcome: Charles Cutshall, Director, Office of Privacy and Open Government, Department of Commerce

9:05am- 9:10am Opening Remarks: Don Graves, Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce

Introduction of the Keynote:

Jennifer Goode, PhD, Deputy Director, Office of Privacy and Open Government, Department of Commerce

9:15am- 9:45am Keynote: Robert Santos, Director, Census Bureau

9:50am- 10:30am Speakers:
Krystal Brumfield, Associate Administrator for the Office of Government-wide Policy, General Services Administration
Daniel York, Director, Open Government Secretariat, General Services Administration

10:35am- 11:15am Moderator: Luke Keller, Chief Innovation Officer, Census Bureau
Panel Members:
Haley Ashcom Miller, Director of The Opportunity Project, Census Open Innovation Labs (COIL), Census Bureau
Tomo Lazovich, Emerging Technology Fellow, xD, Census Bureau
Atul Rawal, Data Scientist, xD, Census Bureau
In this panel, speakers will explore several ways the Census Bureau is harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create new data products, improve operations, and promote responsible AI best practices in the process.

11:20am- 12:00pm DEIA Storytelling through Dashboards:
Speakers:

Larry Beat, Director of the Office of Civil Rights, Department of Commerce
Junish A. Arora, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Office of Civil Rights, Department of Commerce

DEIA Storytelling through Dashboards: A Case Study in Creating Greater Workforce Data Transparency. The Department’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has a story to tell about the Department’s workforce. Is DOC diverse? Are there demographic challenges? How do we know? In this session OCR’s Director and Chief Diversity Officer will walk you through new DEIA dashboards and share powerful, interesting stories about the DOC workforce, both at the aggregate level and at the bureau level. In addition, OCR will share a story about the genesis of the DEIA Dashboard project and the positive collaboration that got it off the ground. OCR will also share next steps, including how stakeholders will be able to access the dashboards and more importantly, how they can be used to highlight successes and promising practices, as well as shine a light on challenges.

12:05pm- 12:35pm FOIA
Speaker:

Allyson Deitrick, Chief, Information Law Division, Office of General Counsel, Department of Commerce
FOIA is a fundamental tool for ensuring governmental transparency by allowing the public to make requests to government agencies to access government records. Transparency must be carefully balanced against the impact that disclosure may have on the effective operation of government. This session discusses Exemption 3, which allows the withholding of information prohibited from disclosure by another federal statute provided that certain conditions are met. This session will cover some common Exemption 3 statutes, both those used government-wide and those specific to the Commerce Department.

12:40pm- 1:20pm Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Speaker:

Oliver Wise. Chief Data Officer & Acting Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Department of Commerce
As artificial intelligence (AI) evolves, its intersection with open data stirs both anticipation and apprehension. This session explores Open Data in the Age of AI.

Closing Remarks: Kietta Lockerman, Supervisory Program Management Specialist (Detail) Department of Commerce