This report summarizes the work of the Department of Commerce (DOC) Data Governance Board (CDGB)’s Metrics Working Group (MWG). The MWG was formed in August 2022 and charged with facilitating the application of recommendations within the CDGB’s Data Governance Working Group (DGWG)’s June 2022 report, “Best Practices for Monitoring and Evaluating the ARP, IIJA (now named BIL), and Other Programs: Report of the Department of Commerce Data Governance Working Group.”

This report will be delivered to the DOC Chief Data Officer for further distribution to the intended audiences, including DOC Bureau-Level Evaluation Officers, Chief Data Officers, Program Officers, and related agency staff (statisticians, economists, and other social scientists) who support program design, implementation, and evaluation.