VOLUME 3. ISSUE 31.
Welcome to Carpe Datum’s weekly newsletter, the Fed Data Prospector (Vol. 3, Issue 31). While we always try to pack each week’s newsletter with tons of compelling data and analytics federal contracting opportunities, as well as informative news articles, we also frequently try to find a common theme or thread for the two featured items highlighted below. For today’s issue, that thread would be the exciting, potential collaboration between government and industry to address the Nation’s data gaps which impact the effectiveness of its rapidly evolving economic policies -- specifically, the manufacturing sector is one segment of the economy greatly in need of a more data-driven approach. We hope you enjoy it!
 
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In other data news, on July 7th, Government Computer News published an interesting story entitled, Data gaps weaken the effectiveness of economic policies.  In the article, the author, Stephanie Kanowitz, describes how better data collection can help identify weaknesses in U.S. competitiveness that policies can address, and it can help evaluate the effectiveness of those policies, according to “Federal Statistical Needs for a National Advanced Industry and Technology Strategy,” a report published July 1 by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF).
 
  • “Another way to get better data is by standardizing and linking unemployment and insurance wage claims records and adding information to them. That would let the Bureau of Labor Statistics reduce or eliminate two of its wage surveys and make many products more granular, timely, and accurate, the report states. New data fields that should be added to unemployment insurance wage records include work location, job title, hours, and demographics. Government agencies should work together to better link administrative records such as tax, unemployment insurance, and pollution, but the private and public sectors also should work together to ensure interoperable and consistent recordkeeping, the report adds.”

The Carpe Datum Team
SEC Sources Sought Notice for U.S. Exchange Listed Option Trades and Quotes data subscription
Securities and Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is issuing this notice to seek sources for a subscription to U.S. Exchange Listed Option trades and quotes data that meets all requirements in Attachment 1 – Draft Requirements List...
RFI - Sources Sought - Mobile Intelligence Data Platform
Dept. of the Treasury
This Request for Information (RFI) is issued by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service on behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to find a viable small business vendor pool to provide a Mobile Intelligence Data Platform...
B--ANNOTATION DATA SERVICES
Dept. of the Interior
The U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is issuing this source sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for the potential need for annotation data services...
Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (TRIP) for Terrorism Risk Modeling
RFQ Q&A, PRice Submission Worksheet, Modeling PWS, Terms and Conditions, Cover Letter - July 9. 2021
Kill Chain Integration Broad Agency Announcement - 2021
Dept. of Defense
IST ET BAA - July 7, 2021
Directed Energy Technology Experimentation Research (DETER) Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) Open Announcement
Dept. of Defense
Industry User Guide Amendment - July 7, 2021
D--Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Dept. of the Interior
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), on behalf of FWS Refuge LE, intends to award a sole source action to Babel Street, Inc. for a 12-month contract...
On-Line Real Property Database Subscription Service
Dept. of Homeland Security
The US Coast Guard Director of Logistics (DOL-94), Norfolk, VA intends to award a Sole Source contract to Costar Realty Information, Inc, to provide an Online Real Property Database Subscription Service, to the US Coast Guard SILC Real Property Management Branch, in Norfolk, Virginia...
Intent to Sole Source Subscription Renewal
Dept. of Defense
DLA Energy intends to award a Sole Source Firm Fixed Price contract to Oil Price Information Service (OPIS)...
Privacy-Preserving Record Linkage (PPRL) of Patient-Level Real World Healthcare Data to Advance COVID-19 Response and Other CDC Priorities
Dept. of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm fixed price contract to HealthVerity, Inc...
Orchestra Macrosystems to Help Improve Airmen Preparedness Through Data Analytics
Orchestra Macrosystems, a predictive analytics company, has been awarded a contract to develop training management software for the Air Force...
Deloitte scores Australian health 'information gateway' contract
The consultancy firm will be delivering the first phase of the modernisation of the national digital health infrastructure project underway by the Australian Digital Health Agency...
Watchdog: 10 Government Agencies Deployed Clearview AI Facial Recognition Tech
A Government Accountability Office report details how agencies used different versions of the biometric technology during the pandemic and protests...
Labor watchdog calls out gaps in unemployment fraud reporting
The platform that monitors state unemployment insurance divisions to detect fraud isn’t currently required to report suspected fraud data with the Labor Department’s Employment and Training Administration or the department’s Inspector General...
DHS Considering Small Business-Made Tech Greenlighted by Other Agencies
The agency wants to know if other parts of the government have developed tech that could help its mission...
State Privacy Patchwork Spreads with Signing of Colorado Privacy Act
On July 7, 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) into law, the latest in the recent wave of state privacy legislation but unlikely to be the last...
Can IoT sensors spot wildfires sooner?
Record-setting temperatures in the Pacific Northwest and the increasing threat of wildfires have ramped up the urgency for early-detection technology...
Govt agrees to establish a consumer data right - David Clark
The Government has agreed to establish a consumer data right framework for New Zealand, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark announced today...
Informatica GM touts advances in autonomous data management
VentureBeat caught up with Manouj Tahiliani, general manager for MDM at Informatica, to gain insights into how MDM is rapidly evolving into an autonomous process that needs to be infused within a larger data management strategy...
6sense and Bombora Expand Partnership to Deliver the Deepest Level of Buyer Insights, Data, and Orchestration to Account-Based Sellers and Marketers
6sense continues to lead the RevTech Revolution by providing customers with expanded access to account-based data and insights...
ZoomInfo to Accelerate Business Growth Through Microsoft Dynamics 365 Integration
Joint Customers Can Access ZoomInfo’s Constantly Refreshed Sales Intelligence Within Dynamics 365...
Satellite imagery company Planet Labs is going public, backed by Google, BlackRock and Marc Benioff
Satellite imagery and data specialist Planet Labs is preparing to go public, merging with a SPAC in a deal with backing from Google, BlackRock, and Marc Benioff...
Esri User Conference to Showcase How Organizations Use GIS to Create a More Sustainable Future
Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, will present the virtual, 41st annual Esri User Conference July 12-15, 2021.
Association of Public Data Users - 2021 Annual Conference -- Public Data: Making Sense of the New Normal - July 26 - 29
Register today for the APDU Virtual Annual Conference to be a part of this important discussion...
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