Daniel Morgan, the Department of Transportation’s inaugural chief data officer, has been appointed as DOT’s chief product and technology officer and has joined the Senior Executive Service.
In a LinkedIn post, Morgan said the move marks a new chapter after more than a decade overseeing DOT’s enterprise data strategy. He also highlighted the collaborative nature of his work, noting that many of the recognitions earned during his tenure reflected team accomplishments across the department.
“Data will always be a team sport, and I am proud of all we got done – inside DOT, across government and with the Chief Data Officers’ Council,” he added.
Table of Contents
What Were Morgan’s Responsibilities as DOT’s Chief Data Officer?
As DOT’s first chief data officer, Morgan led the department’s data program and data compliance efforts.
In this capacity, he managed DOT’s data strategy, oversaw data quality initiatives, and supported data sharing and development of data products to inform decision-making across the department.
Who Is Daniel Morgan?
Morgan is a federal data leader who joined DOT in 2014 after serving as an associate director at PhaseOne Consulting Group, according to his LinkedIn profile.
He previously served as vice chair of the CDO Council from 2020 to 2023.
Earlier in his career, he held managerial and senior consultancy roles at Accenture, RGS Associates and SENSA Solutions. As a management consultant, he advised clients on IT governance, enterprise architecture and open government initiatives.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Related Articles
The 2026 Wash100 Popular Vote race is deep into the middle of the competition with supporters across the government contracting community continuing to rally behind their favorite leaders. The Wash100 Popular Vote is an annual contest where the GovCon community can show their support for the most influential government and industry leaders recognized by the prestigious Wash100 Award. Hung Cao, under secretary of the Navy, has widened his lead and now holds 2,206 votes, maintaining a commanding first-place position as the competition heads deeper into its latest week. But the race is far from over—and several leaders remain within striking distance
The U.S. Army is expanding its use of enterprise contracts to streamline procurement, promote competition and leverage enterprisewide buying power as part of efforts to modernize acquisition. The Army’s push toward enterprise contracts reflects ongoing changes in how the service approaches acquisition and modernization. Reserve your seat at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Army Summit on June 18 to hear from government and industry leaders discussing priorities, technology developments and other trends shaping the military service. The service said Wednesday it has awarded 14 enterprise contracts in the past eight months, consolidating 118 separate agreements into unified vehicles and enabling
The Department of War, in coordination with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, is seeking industry proposals for an evaluation harness and government-defined benchmarks that would enable rigorous, reproducible and vendor-agnostic testing of artificial intelligence systems against criteria specified by the government. Sign up for the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 18 to hear Cameron Stanley, chief digital and AI officer at the Department of War, and other federal, defense and industry leaders discuss the impact of AI, machine learning and automation. What Features Are Required in the Evaluation Harness? According to the commercial solutions