The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), intends to award a contract for the procurement of a broad range of intelligence and related data-driven risk management solutions to enable the National Targeting Center, Cargo Division (NTC-CD) and CBP Office of Trade (OT) to conduct tactical targeting.

The Contractor must provide Comprehensive Consumer Credit Bureau Data. The data must contain two types of mergeable credit data: traditional credit data from a Nationwide Consumer Reporting Agency (e.g., Equifax, Experian, TransUnion) and “alternative” credit data (FCRA -compliant credit data that is not typically included in traditional credit reports and predominantly covers low-income and/or non-prime consumers ). 

The purpose of this RFI is to gather information on the capabilities within industry to provide CBO’s Financial Analysis Division with information and tools to gather financial data and market research on U.S. corporations and financial institutions, state and local governments, and project finance activities with governmental support.

Highlights how the DHS Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) is using data analytics to support more informed decision-making to shape our broader policies and practices across DHS’s procurement functions.

The contractor will support the identification of the critical data sets for execution of Maritime Operations Center (MOC) workflows and support the acquisition of these data sets to be processed through in the UNACORN Artificial Intelligence (AI) Pipeline. 

The AnChain.AI product incorporates an AI engine for Cryptocurrency AML in order to manage exposure to high-risk crypto wallets, identify vulnerable code, and monitor client activity. 

The Department of Commerce/NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) has a requirement for an annual subscription access to Thomson Reuters CLEAR for Government Fraud and License Plate Recognition Data.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Procurement Management Office, Contracting Operations Division intends to issue on a sole source basis with Moody’s Analytics...for an annual subscription to their credit rating databases.

• Xentity Tom Tom Enterprise GIS Data - Dept. of Health and Human Services
• Contract for S&P's Credit Analytics Subscription - Dept. of the Treasury
• Data used for CFPB Average Prime Offer Rate tool - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• TRM Labs Forensics Cyber-Tool - Dept. of the Treasury

Labelbox Secures $950M US Air Force JADC2 Contract

The U.S. Air Force has awarded data training company Labelbox a $950 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Joint All-Domain Command and Control efforts.

AttackIQ’s Security Optimization Platform Now Authorized for Deployment Within US Army

The U.S. Army has granted AttackIQ a three-year, assess-only authority to operate designation, allowing the company’s threat emulation platform to be used within the military branch for in-depth, risk-based security assessment.

New Pentagon Budget Could Force Military to Disclose When it Buys Americans’ Location Data

The House of Representatives approved changes to next year’s military budget requiring the Department of Defense to start disclosing any purchases of smartphone or web browsing data for which a warrant would ordinarily be required last month.

NIST to Release New Playbook for AI Best Practices

Researchers will stress a socio-technical approach—which examines the human impact on technology—to mitigate biases in artificial intelligence systems.

Virginia Employment Commission struggles with identity theft

The VEC transitioned to new IT systems last year but continues to battle with fraudulent unemployment claims.

FTC sued by firm allegedly selling sensitive data on abortion clinic visits

Among the first location data brokers to publicly come under fire by the Federal Trade Commission for allegedly selling sensitive reproductive health data is Kochava, Inc. In a lawsuit filed by the adtech company this week, Kochava asked a federal court to intervene and stop the FTC from an alleged overreach.

Federal government using artificial intelligence to fight cybercrime 

As millions of people transitioned to remote work during the pandemic, criminals took advantage of the increased volume of online activity.

Synthetic fraud is on the rise. Here’s how governments can combat it

Fraud will continue at scale as criminals become better networked, using the dark web to share tips including how to fool selfie verification tools.

Law Enforcement Purchase of Consumer Data Draws Congressional Scrutiny 

Congressional leadership is asking federal law enforcement agencies for detailed information on how they purchase Americans’ personal data through various mediums and broker services, to determine the legal legitimacy of government data collection.

• Researchers to quantify political polarization
• AI and Regulation: UK Government Proposes Pro-Innovation Approach
• What Web3 and the blockchain revolution mean for law enforcement

DEA to share prescription drug data with 50 attorneys general, crack down on drugmakers

The Drug Enforcement Agency has reached an agreement with 50 attorneys general to share prescription drug data with one another to support ongoing investigations.

Exiger Chooses Sayari To Bolster Its Comprehensive Supply Chain Risk Management Solutions

Exiger's award-winning technology and expertise, boosted by Sayari's data, equip government and defense industry organizations with differentiated, real-time FOCI insights to prevent compromise, mitigate risk, and quickly identify national security vulnerabilities in their supply chains.

Did data drift in AI models cause the Equifax credit score glitch? 

The issue was described by Equifax as a ‘coding issue’ and has led to legal claims and a class action lawsuit against the company. There has been speculation that the issue was somehow related to the company’s AI systems that help to calculate credit scores.

Ursa Space And Spire Global Formalize Partnership Detecting Illicit Maritime Activity

The fusion of AIS data and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery helps monitor ‘dark’ ships that may be engaging in illegal activity.

Commercial Surveillance and Data Security Public Forum - Sept 8th, 2pm - 7:30 PM

The Commission is hosting a public forum regarding its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on commercial surveillance and data security practices that harm consumers and competition

Supply Chain Risk Management: The Air Force Mission depends on it

Potential threats are purposely targeting vulnerabilities within the DAF supply chain to either disrupt surety of supply, make mission support financially not feasible, or gain critical intellectual property to compromise premier warfighting capability.

Building the Supply Chain of the Future

During this exclusive webinar, moderator Jason Miller and agency leaders will explore how organizations are approaching supply chain risk management and the data strategy behind this management.

Vendor Industry Day - UI Timeliness & Backlog and Equity & Access

The Department is responsible for the oversight of Federal-State UI and related income support programs and has a vested interest in hearing from vendors/consultants that provide solutions and/or services that will position a SWA to best meet the UI PERFORMS Core Measures.