NTIS chief: Data operation is helping driving government innovation, agency demand

Federal Times: Avi Bender knows the value of data.

As the director of the National Technical Information Service within the Department of Commerce, Bender has helped stand up a service that takes the wealth of datasets in both Commerce and other federal agencies and helps partner with the private sector to plan and develop new digital tools.

Through NTIS’s Joint Venture Partner program, the office can advise agencies on data projects, put together a business case and partner with the private sector to design the solution in 60-90 days.

Bender spoke with Senior Staff Reporter Carten Cordell at the ACT-IAC Management of Change conference in Cambridge, Md., about NTIS’s potential for innovation in government.

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