Blockchain Working Group

Summary:

The Blockchain Working Group's goal is to provide an authoritative resource for government agencies looking to understand and incorporate blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology functionality into their organization.

• Blockchain Sharktank
• Complete Blockchain Playbook with addition of Integration chapter
• Use of Blockchain in Federal Acquisitions

OBJECTIVES

• For this program year, focus blockchain engagement within Federal High Impact Service Providers (HISP) agencies to find sharable blockchain use cases
• Update the National Use Case and Solutions Library (NUCSL) with applicable use cases for better sharing across agencies

DELIVERABLES

• Blockchain Playbook (updated on June 2019 with the addition of the Implementation Phase) Download paper.
• Blockchain Playbook (phases 1-3) was launched at the 2018 Blockchain Forum
  • PDF version 
  • Github (interactive) version
• Emerging Technologies and Acquisition: How Blockchain, RPA, Data Analytics, and AI are Enabling Federal Procurement Transformation (Published April 26, 2021)

Press Coverage for the Playbook

• Is Blockchain Right for your agency? (Nextgov)
• Playbook aims to provide agencies a litmus test for blockchain (Fedscoop)
• New Blockchain Playbook Helps Governments Embrace the Tech and Cut Through Hype (Forbes)
• US Tech Group Releases ‘Playbook’ To Help Gov’t Understand If It Needs Blockchain (Coin Telegraph)
• Blockchain Attractive to Feds for Reducing Risk

Reference Citations for the Playbook and Primer
Berryhill J, Bourgery T, Hanson A. OECD Working Papers on Public Governance No. 28. Blockchains Unchained: Blockchain Technology and its Use in the Public Sector.