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The Office of Personnel Management faces challenges in securely transferring employee records between agencies that have redundant, siloed human resources IT systems.
The lack of integration, interoperability and data standards across agencies and service providers leads to inefficient and inaccurate reporting that makes it difficult to make strategic decisions and take advantage of a shared services model.
One solution is the creation of the federal employee digital record that would enable a secure exchange of information on the lifecycle of employees. An EDR based on data standards and a data exchange strategy will make it easier for agencies to access records throughout an employee's career.
Marcel Jemio, chief data architect and acting chief of OPM's Data Management Federal Data Solutions, sees blockchain as a way to facilitate the sharing of personnel data.
"There are all of these processes, regulations and rules that keep us from having speed of delivery and getting data in front of decision-makers faster and sooner without a collapse in quality," Jemio said a Dec. 6 FCW event on shared services and emerging technologies. "Personnel data is [personally identifiable information], but there may be a way that we can share this data more securely."
"I see blockchain as an accelerator, with the alignment of different technologies coming together," Jemio said. "We are willing to look into blockchain to see if it will succeed ... but we need to create the right data standards to help it succeed."
Source: GCN (View full article)
Posted by Dan Corcoran on December 7, 2017 07:20 AM
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