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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
107 ARMY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON DC 20310-0107
ADD-GOV-DS-071
SAIS-ADD (25-1rrrr) 28 April 2025
MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION
SUBJECT: Army Data Stewardship Roles and Responsibilities (Fiscal Year 2025)
1. References. See enclosure.
2. Purpose. To provide implementing guidance for reference 1a and amplifying
guidance for references 1b and 1c. This memorandum is issued under the authorities
of references 1d–g.
3. Background.
a. Per reference 1h, the Army Chief Information Officer is responsible for
“[e]nterprise data management, including data governance, architectures, integration,
data services requirements, and security.”
b. The Army has advanced its vision for data management and analytics,
incorporating elements of artificial intelligence. This vision encompasses two main
areas: Data Management and Data Analytics. Data management includes data
creation, change management, disposition and governance. Data analytics includes the
use and exploitation of data for decision-making purposes. The Army’s efforts in Data
Management have focused on assessing data-producing assets and establishing a
strong data governance framework to separate data from systems, thereby enabling
interoperability.
c. By delineating data stewardship roles, and the inclusion of Command-Chief Data
and Analytics Officers (C2DAOs), this memorandum aligns the Army’s data
management initiatives to support secure, efficient, and effective data integration at
echelon. This alignment is crucial for the Army to secure and sustain decision
advantage.
4. Guidance.
a. This memorandum supersedes the CIO memorandum at reference 1j.
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b. This memorandum identifies key authorities and responsibilities, including tasks
and functions, for roles listed. Further guidance is available within the reference 1k.
The process to revise the Army’s Data Stewardship Guidebook will be dictated by the
Army Data Board.
(1) Army Chief Data and Analytics Officer (CDAO)—
(a) Executes and oversees responsibilities in accordance with the Foundations of
Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 and 44 U.S.C. Section 3520.
(b) Implements functions of reference 1l in alignment with reference 1m.
(c) Develops, promulgates, and oversees implementation of data-related
strategies, policies, standards, processes, and governance. These policies govern data
management across the data lifecycle.
(2) Data Integration Division. The division reports directly to the Army CDAO and
supports and synchronizes CDAO’s efforts across the data architecture and mission
areas.
(3) Mission Area Leads (MAL). MALs nominate the Mission Area Data Officers
(MADOs) in their Mission Area and submit the names to the Army Chief Data and
Analytics Officer for approval and appointment within 30 days of a vacancy.
(4) Mission Area Data Officers (MADO). MADOs define data domains within
their mission area based on how that mission area is organized and functions, appoint
and task data stewards to govern each domain, and are responsible for data
management, data product orchestration, analytics, and the governance.
(5) Data Stewards—
(a) Evaluate functional mission and data product(s), as defined in reference 1n,
needed within their domain.
(b) Appoint Functional Data Managers (FDM) to manage each functional mission
and data product within their domain.
(c) Are accountable to the MADO of their mission area.
(d) Approve the data and sources that support the mission objectives and data
initiatives by registering sources and data products in the Army Data Catalog (ADC),
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and as mission needs identify new data products/sources (e.g., additional sensors, non-
Army data) and the requirements for the new data products/sources.
(e) Define and approve the curation processes including data quality
requirements, metadata requirements (e.g., including any domain required description.
(f) Field and access control guidance (tiered) for data.
(g) Establish the domain guidance for data storage (e.g., platforms, cloud,
backup), security (e.g., access controls, authorizations), any common reference model,
lexicon, and/or templates as required.
(h) Govern and approve the process (including computational governance
policies) by which data is updated for conformance with defined data quality
requirements for mission objectives.
(i) Identify/establish security guidance, permissioning rules, and access controls
for data within assigned scope in conjunction with the local security manager.
(j) Establish guidance for metadata tagging that is to accompany shared data
consistent with Army enterprise and DoD level guidance.
(6) Functional Data Managers—
(a) Provide review and governing guidance for data processes, including access,
creation, modification, storage, and usage within their assigned scope of responsibility.
They also oversee and facilitate data access for authorized individuals and groups.
(b) Define additional description fields for data product metadata for security,
protection, and access using Zero Trust/Identity, Credential, and Access Management
as required.
(c) Assign data product custodians to data products within the data domain and
manage the data product lifecycle of these data products with executive authority over
the data product development team.
(d) Define functional level objectives for data collection guidance, processes, and
management of data products.
(e) Direct and record the different uses (for example, data analytics initiative
applications) and users of the data.
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(f) Ensure that data products and authoritative data sets are discoverable and
available.
(g) Must possess the security clearance necessary to engage operational
stakeholders whose data they are responsible for managing and protecting, to include
when data is being aggregated.
(7) System Owners/Data Custodians—
(a) Operate and manage systems which collect, manage, and provide access to
Army data.
(b) Collect, tag, and process data.
(c) Ensure data quality, including the quality of metadata tags and ADC
registration data.
(d) Catalog data. Where needed, support registration of data sets, data
products, and data services (including application programming interfaces) in the ADC.
(e) Manage data user access as prescribed and authorized by appropriate data
stewards, and functional data managers.
(8) Command Chief Data and Analytics Officers (C2DAO)—
(a) Drive the use of data analytics to support informed decision-making for the
command as described in reference 1o.
(b) Improve command data lifecycle and nominate data and analytic products
across the Enterprise.
(9) The Army CDAO will review individuals nominated by the MALs for the MADO
positions. If approved, the CDAO will appoint the MADOs individually through the
issuance of appointment memoranda within two weeks of nomination, in accordance
with the Army Data Board's Charter. The Army CDAO will review the MADO
assignments annually in coordination with the MALs. In the event of any changes,
whether at the annual review or otherwise, the nomination/approval process will repeat
as described. The Army CDAO will maintain a list of active MADOs.
5. Compliance. C2DAOs of ACOMs, ASCCs, and DRUs, as well as MADOs, will
provide quarterly performance reports to the Army CDAO's office and recommend to the
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Army CDAO any needed revisions to roles and responsibilities for data stewardship
during the duration of this memorandum.
6. Duration.
a. This memorandum stays in effect until superseded, rescinded, or incorporated
into Army regulation.
b. The Office of the Army CDAO will ensure this memorandum is reviewed
periodically for supersession, rescission, or inclusion in the next edition of reference 1b.
7. Points of contact.
a. Office of the CDAO at usarmy.data.management@army.mil.
b. Mr. Alfred Hull, SAIS-ADD, (571) 279-1690, Alfred.d.hull2.civ@army.mil.
Encl LEONEL T. GARCIGA
Chief Information Officer
DISTRIBUTION:
Principal Officials of Headquarters, Department of the Army
Commander
U.S. Army Forces Command
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
U.S. Army Materiel Command
U.S. Army Futures Command
U.S. Army Pacific
U.S. Army Europe and Africa
U.S. Army Central
U.S. Army North
U.S. Army South
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Strategic Command
U.S. Army Cyber Command
U.S. Army Medical Command
U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command
(CONT)
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DISTRIBUTION: (CONT)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army Military District of Washington
U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command
U.S. Army Human Resources Command
U.S. Army Corrections Command
Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy
Commandant, U.S. Army War College
Director, U.S. Army Civilian Human Resources Agency
Executive Director, Military Postal Service Agency
Director, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division
Director, Civilian Protection Center of Excellence
Superintendent, Arlington National Cemetery
Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center
CF:
Principal Cyber Advisor
Director of Enterprise Management
Director, Office of Analytics Integration
Commander, Eighth Army
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REFERENCES
a. DoD CIO memorandum (DoD Data Stewardship Guidebook), 20 October 2021.
(Available at
https://www.ai.mil/Portals/137/Documents/Resources%20Page/DoD%20Data%20Stewards
hip%20Guidebook.pdf).
b. AR 25-1 (Army Information Technology). (Available at
https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN37510-AR_25-1-001-WEB-3.pdf).
c. DA PAM 25-1-1 (Army Information Technology Implementation Instructions). (Available
at https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN36806-PAM_25-1-1-001-WEB-
3.pdf)
d. Information Technology: Additional Responsibilities of Chief Information Officer of Military
Departments, 10 U.S.C., Section 2223(b) (1998). (Available at
https://uscode.house.gov/browse/prelim@title10/subtitleB&edition=prelim).
e. Agency Chief Information Officer, 40 U.S.C., Section 11315 (1996). (Available at
https://uscode.house.gov/browse/prelim@title40/subtitle3&edition=prelim).
f. Federal Agency Responsibilities, 44 U.S.C., Section 3506 (2006). (Available at
https://uscode.house.gov/browse/prelim@title44&edition=prelim).
g. Chief Data Officers, 44 U.S.C., Section 3520 (2006). (Available at
https://uscode.house.gov/browse/prelim@title44&edition=prelim).
h. AGO 2020-01 (Assignment of Functions and Responsibilities within Headquarters,
Department of the Army). (Available at
https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN36806-PAM_25-1-1-001-WEB-3.pdf)
i. HQDA, CIO memorandum (Mandatory Implementation of Army Data Services
Requirements), 10 April 2020. (Available at
https://api.army.mil/e2/c/downloads/2022/04/21/2ee1f1fe/mandatory-implementation-of-
army-data-services-requirements-memo.pdf).
j. HQDA, CIO memorandum (Army Data Stewardship Roles and Responsibilities (Fiscal
Year 2024)), 2 April 2024 (hereby superseded).
k. Department of Defense (Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence Adoption Strategy), 27
June 2023. (Available at https://media.defense.gov/2023/Nov/02/2003333300/-1/-
1/1/DOD_DATA_ANALYTICS_AI_ADOPTION_STRATEGY.PDF).
l. AD 2024-02 (Enabling Modern Software Development and Acquisition Practices),
11 March 2024. (Available at https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN42696-
ARMY_DIR_2024-02-000-WEB-1.pdf)
Enclosure
m. Mission Command Center of Excellence Combined Arms Center (Decision-Driven Data
Concept of Operations), 6 July 2023. (Available at
https://api.army.mil/e2/c/downloads/2023/02/07/8c02cbd0/23-748-data-enabled-decision-
making-dec-22-public.pdf)
n. DCIO memorandum (Department of Defense Data Management Lexicon),
15 June 2020. (Available at
https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/IC_Data_Management_Lexicon.pdf).
o. HQDA, CIO memorandum (Army Enterprise Data Product Definition), 18 July 2024.
(Available at https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN41492-PPM_CIO-036-
000-WEB-1.pdf)
p. HQDA, CIO (Army Data Stewardship Guidebook (Draft)), (Available at:
https://datacatalog.army.mil/rest/2.0/attachments/0ce89912-dcba-42e5-a025-
44bfd0d1a782/file)
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