This requirement is for a unified internet-based, real-time enterprise social and digital media analytics, assessment, engagement, governance, management, monitoring, planning, publishing, reporting, and workflow service that supports, at a minimum, Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, RSS feeds, Tumblr, Twitter, WordPress, and YouTube.

The Navy is looking to expand its footprint such as developing innovative ways to identify prospective leads utilizing machine learning/ Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to provide lists, which will convert to contracts more efficiently than standard lead procurement purchases.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking sources to provide subscription for comprehensive Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics for domestic and foreign issuers, market indices, mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs).

ACO is seeking new, innovative methods for finding and tracking difficult, or high value targets diverse battlefield conditions. Technology based approaches for rapid geolocation and identification of targets in all physical domains are desired. Additionally, technology solutions enhancing the ability to fuse diverse data and develop tracks at various security levels are desired.

• ERS Database Subscription Services - Dept. of Agriculture
• Characterizing Nuclear Cyber Security Using AI/ML - Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning - Dept. of Defense
• RFI - Media Monitoring Services - Dept. of Homeland Security
• Stem Cell Therapeutic Outcomes Database (SCTOD) - Dept. of Health and Human Services
• Digital Terrain Model Data - Dept. of the Interior
• USDA/ERS - Agriculture News & Price Reporting Subscription/License - Dept. of Agriculture

• Data Centric Operations with Capability Set - Dept. of Defense
• Online News Subscription - Dept. of the Interior

The purpose of this Purchase Order is to acquire the data on point source locations (addresses) for food outlet and healthcare facility business types for the entire United States. The data will be used for the analyses of the non-chemical environment in United States census tracts and in the NIH-AARP and PLCO cohorts.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Procurement, Southern Region / Midstates Section, intends to award a sole source purchase order to S&P Global Market Intelligence, 55 Water Street, New York, NY 10041 to renew its annual S&P Leveraged Commentary & Data (LCD) Database Subscription.

IQVIA shall provide full access to all AEMR and Pharmetrics Plus data available at the beginning of this procurement, including all historical data, all updates, new data added on a monthly basis, and transfer of the data to the CDC cloud environment and the availability of the data within the e360 platform.

The Office of Government Contracting Services (GCS) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with MDRC to compare the employment and earnings outcomes for the Portland National Evaluation Welfare to Work Strategies (NEWWS) study participants across the administrative data sources available through the Census Research Data Center in order to see whether some sources capture more (or less) employment or different types of employment.

• Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Dept. of the Treasury
• Fitch Solutions Global Banks and Sovereigns Web-Based Subscription Service - Dept. of the Treasury

Kleos and US Navy sign agreement

Under the CRADA agreement, Kleos will provide its radio frequency (RF) geolocation data in realistic test scenarios to improve maritime domain awareness for real-world challenges, including sanctions reporting, embargo, trans-shipment monitoring, search and rescue, resource management, fisheries control, smuggling, and border control.

Black Cape to Develop Data Storage Platform for SOCOM

Black Cape has received a potential $49 million contract to develop a system for the U.S. Special Operations Command to manage, process, analyze and visualize data.

IC Drafting First Data Strategy Update Since 2017

The new data strategy places an increased emphasis on automation and workforce development, according to Morgan. Additionally, the document is expected to provide the IC with guidance on how to deal with its massive amounts of data.

FEMA leans into data science to ensure equitable disaster aid distribution

Many federal datasets are not disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, disability, income, veteran status or other demographics, limiting the agency's efforts to measure and advance equity.

Pentagon Calls for New Ideas in ‘Third Wave’ of AI Evolution

A new artificial intelligence program attempts to streamline machine learning algorithms to make better warfighting decisions.

Data gap poses risks for launch site of VA’s new health record

The commercial electronic health record system being introduced by the Department of Veterans Affairs is proving difficult and expensive to adapt to the agency’s data reporting requirements

• Defense Business Brief: Anduril’s ‘call to action;’ Another Boeing spox leaves; Palantir CEO in Kyiv; and more.
• Data Matching Helps Connect Gov’t. Benefits with Those In Need
• FBI, DOJ Seize Website Addresses, Associated Illegal Data Sales, Hacking Services
• US Defense to Use AI to Discover Talent 

Caribbean countries harness the power of data science 

Senior government officials, policymakers and industry leaders in the field of data science are gathering in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda this week for an intensive workshop on how to harness data for impactful innovation, while addressing the significant data gaps that Caribbean countries face.

Strengthening America’s supply chains with global standards and technology solutions

It’s time for supply chain leaders, industry groups and government policy makers to come together to not only assess the historic disruptions and uncertainty encountered by global supply chains but to work collectively to create resolutions, including global standards and best practices and incentives for improving visibility, collaboration, communication and sustainability across the entire end-to-end value chain.

Political Affiliation Influences Our Fear of Data Collection

Our original research suggests that Americans’ fears about government surveillance change based on who is in power and what we fear that political party may do with our data. These fears cloud the issue at hand: If we want more control over our own privacy, then we need to put our focus towards what data the government collects and what they do with that data. 

Blue Turtle helps customers up threat intelligence game with Recorded Future

For the last decade, Recorded Future has been collecting, structuring and analysing threat data from all over the internet. Using this information, the company has created an Intelligence Graph of the world’s threats, allowing the company to turn large sums of data into actionable insights and deliver the most complete, accurate and timely threat intelligence available today.

Big Data: A Double-Edged Sword

The challenge is that as big data becomes integrated into business practices, there is an increasing gap in the skills needed to analyze and maintain big data and the skills of many quality professionals. This is because having access to so much data means small group and precision sampling methodologies are less relevant. The amount of information overwhelms the need for precision because the information is available immediately.

Podcast: Troutman Pepper Partner Dave Gettings and his guest, Eric Ellman, of the Consumer Data Industry Association...a conversation regarding recent industry developments in credit reporting.

Dave and Eric discuss the CDIA’s mission, the idea of a government-run credit bureau, and recent trends in FCRA litigation.

• Go Addressable Sets Guideline For $7.5 Billion Addressable Ad Business
• How the cloud brought Informatica and Oracle together
• LexisNexis Risk Solutions Acquires Property Insurtech Flyreel
• Mandiant and Interos Join Forces to Advance Supply Chain Cyber Risk Management
• Meet the Innovators – Omer Har, co founder and CTO of Explorium
• The Identity Theft Resource Center and LexisNexis Risk Solutions Reveal New Pandemic-Related Identity Fraud Report
• USIM Partners with TransUnion to Expand Media Insights and Targeting Platforms
• Nearmap partners with Carahsoft to provide location intelligence to US government agencies
• Intermap wins spot on GSA schedule
• Guidehouse Team Honored With Data for Diplomacy Award From State Department
• CRIF Announces Agreement to Acquire the Credit Information and Management Division of Tinexta
• Can Python Help Create the Martian Metaverse that NASA is Looking For
• Klarna payment data now shared with Experian and TransUnion

Can Machine Learning Improve Tax Enforcement?

In 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) adopted machine learning techniques—including data mining and clustering—to detect identify fraud and other types of noncompliance by individuals claiming tax refunds. The Biden administration’s proposal to increase the IRS’s budget by $78 billion over the next decade would use some of those additional funds to further develop machine learning to improve the agency’s targeting of enforcement actions, including audits.