DHS launches statistics office to coordinate department-wide data gathering, including cyber incidents

The Department of Homeland Security has created a centralized statistics office that will be responsible for gathering data from agencies under its purview, as part of an effort to enhance analytical and reporting capabilities at DHS and provide public transparency through a series of reports.

The Office of Homeland Security Statistics “will conduct statistical reporting and analysis Department-wide, support evidence-based policymaking and data-driven decision making, and, working with the Department’s Chief Data Officer, oversee the development of enterprise-wide data standards,”...