Authoritative Data Source (ADS) Framework and ADS Maturity Model

Throughout the Federal Government, including the Department of Defense (DoD), there is a pervasive need to have current, reliable, and trusted data from what are termed Authoritative Data Sources (ADSs). This requirement has grown increasingly important as the military transforms. The transformation requires individual organizations, each using an array of independently developed stovepipe systems, to function on the battlefield with other weapons systems, services, and friendly nations, sharing communications networks and data. To ensure the accuracy of the data being provided by ADSs, new methodologies and metrics must be initiated. This paper proposes adoption of an Authoritative Data Source (ADS) Framework to analyze and adjudicate information quality issues prior to publishing data for consumer use and an ADS Maturity Model to rate data providers.