The Data Advisory Committee (DAC, formerly known as the Data Resource Management Steering Group or DRMSG) supports the development of Interior's Data and Information Reference Model (DRM). It focuses on facilitating information exchange, minimizing data redundancies, and promoting re-use of data across the department. The DAC has overall responsibility for providing guidance pertaining to the development and maintenance of the DOI DRM and DOI Data Resource Management.
Team Charter:
Voting Team Members (status May 2005):
- Chair: Office of the Secretary (OS)
- Minerals Management Service (MMS)
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
- Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)
- National Business Center (NBC)
- Office of the Special Trustee (OST)
- Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
- National Park Service (NPS)
- Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
- Office of Surface Mining (OSM)