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Request for Information (RFI) for Common Operating Platform Supporting Federated Data Management and Operational Decision-Making at the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) – VA currently has the Palantir Foundry SaaS solution, which underpins its current COP capability. VA seeks a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that provides the COP operational decision support capability. Ability to support management and curation of our data assets in a coordinated and collaborative fashion, to develop an authoritative integration and democratized (with security and other data policy) access as needed to support mission and business requirements. VA’s current solution enables analysis of data as it relates to the effective and efficient delivery of VA products and services and assessments of risks and issues that have a current or potential nexus to VA’s COVID-19 planning, preparedness and response.
- “The newly published research is likely to bring fresh scrutiny to how ordinary smartphone apps are harvesting and selling vast amounts of personal data on millions of Americans, often without the user’s explicit consent. Several federal agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service and Homeland Security, are under investigation by government watchdogs for buying and using location data from various data brokers without first obtaining a warrant. Last week it emerged that intelligence analysts at the Defense Intelligence Agency buy access to commercial databases of Americans’ location data.”
The Carpe Datum Team
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ACC APG S3CoE Artificial Intelligence (AI) in DoD Acquisitions Symposium
Dept. of Defense
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The Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC - APG) Source Selection Support Center of Excellence (S3CoE) will host its FY 21 Q~2 virtual symposium entitled Artificial Intelligence (AI) in DoD Acquisitions on 17 February 2021 online via Microsoft Teams... |
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Intelligence Automation - DHS OCFO FSM JPMO
Dept. of Homeland Security
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The scope of this requirement includes services supporting the administration, operation, management and improvement of information technology (IT) program management functions conducted by the DHS FSM JPMO... |
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Thunderstorm 22-1: Modernizing Combat Planning and Operations by Leveraging AI/ML enabled XR Technologies
Dept. of Defense
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The purpose of this request for information (RFI) is to solicit technologies from private industry, government research and development (R&D) organizations, and academia for inclusion in an upcoming capability demonstration and experimentation event focused on Modernizing Combat Planning and Operations by Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) and Extended Reality (XR) Technologies... |
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Notice of Intent to Sole Source Pitchbook Annual Subscription
National Science Foundation
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) intends to negotiate a sole source purchase order with the Pitchbook Data, Inc. for the Pitchbook subscription renewal... |
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Justification for Brand Name IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) Software License Subscription Renewal
Dept. of Defense
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Headquarters United States Military Entrance Processing
Command (HQ USMEPCOM) requests a firm-fixed-price task order for IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) Software License Subscription renewal...
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HQ USSOCOM Architecture Solution
Dept. of Defense
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1.26.2021 Questions RFI Architecture |
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NSWC Crane AISUM Prize Challenge
Dept. of Defense
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$100M Contract Is Largest in Tyler Technologies’ History |
The company has signed a five-year renewal for court technology with the government of the state it’s headquartered in. It’s the biggest contract in Tyler’s history, and one of a few milestones it’s achieved lately... |
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Palantir Technologies and Rio Tinto Sign Multi-Year Enterprise Partnership |
Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) announced today it has signed a multi-year enterprise agreement for its Foundry Platform with Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO), one of the world’s leading mining and metals corporations... |
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HHS seeks formal approval for emergency COVID-19 portal |
The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking formal approval for the portal it created on an emergency basis to collect daily COVID-19 data from about 5,500 hospitals... |
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GAO makes new recommendations related to pandemic response |
The U.S. Government Accountability Office is making some new recommendations related to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the vaccine rollout has not met expectations... |
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International Operation Disrupts Ransomware Group Netwalker by Tracing Cryptos With the Help of Blockchain Analysis |
In collaboration with Bulgarian authorities, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) disrupted a well-known ransomware gang’s infrastructure. Law enforcement seized their servers and traced the illicit funds with the help of blockchain forensic analytics via Chainalysis... |
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DARPA awards contract to use AI for software maintenance |
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to see how artificial intelligence might be applied to the creation and maintenance of software, especially software controlling physical systems... |
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New Study: Adopting a Unified Data Analytics Platform Delivers $29 Million in Economic Benefits |
In today’s hyper-competitive business environment, harnessing and applying data, business analytics, and machine learning at every opportunity to differentiate products and customer experiences is fast becoming a prerequisite for success... |
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How behavior analytics can thwart insider threats |
A recent Ponemon Institute study confirms the troubling news that insider threats are on the rise. Ponemon estimates that incidents attributed to insiders have risen 47% since 2018...
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Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2019 |
The Algorithmic Accountability Act has been introduced in the USA to specifically provide a legal reference framework to cover issues such as algorithmic biases that may affect delivery of services to citizens and consumers... |
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Moody’s Launches DataHub, Collating Billions of Data Points for Decision-Makers to Explore and Analyze |
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) today announced the launch of Moody’s DataHub, a new cloud-based analytical platform that integrates data from across Moody’s, including its affiliates... |
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DTN fills critical data gap with fuel demand intelligence |
In a marketplace where pricing and supply data changes in mere seconds, DTN, a leading data, analytics and technology company, now delivers market-level intelligence that drives educated decisions based on the most current data available...
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SAS Extends Innovation Through Global Hackathons |
When diverse groups of people get together in a creative and competitive environment, innovation happens. That’s the idea behind a new series of global hackathons from SAS, the leader in analytics... |
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How to Improve Retail Trade Area Accuracy with Mobility Data |
In the retail industry a trade area, also known as a catchment area, is the geographic area from where you draw your customers...
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NGA’s Industry Strategy Summit 2021 |
Please join us for NGA’s Industry Strategy Summit 2021, a large-scale virtual event taking place on Tuesday morning, March 2, 2021... |
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CPSC Staff to Hold Webinar on AI in Consumer Products |
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff has announced plans to hold a public webinar on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, from 9am to 4pm, Eastern Standard Time (EST) to discuss the ramifications of AI and related technologies on consumer products from a consumer safety perspective...
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