The USAID Mission in the DRC is in the process of designing a new Counter-Trafficking in Persons (C-TIP) Activity. By issuing this Request for Information (RFI), USAID/DRC aims to consult with the broad community of private sector actors, public institutions, development partners, nongovernmental organizations, industry associations, civil society, think tanks, and academia concerned with C-TIP in DRC.

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is hereby issuing a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Nationwide Maritime Surveillance System (NMSS) for the Egyptian Navy (EN).

The SAA seeks to identify capable sources of ETL Tools for BI Processes that can potentially fulfill the new requirements: 1) extracting data from multiple and diverse sources, 2) performing necessary transformation(s) of data, and 3) loading data into a data structure for subsequent analytics by Microsoft Power BI software.

Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) has a need for a services contract with an E-Market Place Provider in order for Material Requirements Planners (MRP) to solicit Request for Quotes (RFQs) for only locating unavailable, obsolete, or urgent materials/parts for a base year period plus four (4) one (1) year option ANAD would like to solicit bids for new service, which will meet our requirements and provide reliable parts availability and request for quotes on hard to find, obsolete, or unavailable materials/parts through normal supply channels.

Response to questions posted and solicititation updated.

Response to questions posted.

Sole source justification for access to the Orbis database.

Questions and answers from industry day posted.

The Government hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source firm fixed price contract for Law Enforcement Data Services - LEADS with the Illinois State Police.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to negotiateon a sole source basis with S-3 Research LLC to provide services in support of the project “Cannabis-Derived Product Data and Related Services" using the procedures in FAR Part 12.6.

Z2Data is a SCRM/parts database.  It helps with the identification of the parts specific details such as material content, COO, manufacturing sites, and data sheets.  Also, it has data on corporate relationships (suppliers, customers, shareholders, etc.)  This database will be used for part and company supply chain research.

Sole source award to Sayari Analytics for global public records data.

Award to Vortexa, Inc. for access to oil tanker data and insight.

Google has provided a formal record of commitment to work exclusively with Accenture Federal Services on the Patent Search for AI effort. Accenture is the only systems integrator that has an exclusive partnership with Google through the Accenture Google Business Group. Because of this arrangement, this partnership is the only source that can provide USPTO further development of the AI prototype and the data rights that have been agreed to.

The PSFA, which is part of the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury, has signed a £4m deal with data analytics company Quantexa to use technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and high-speed data processing to find potential fraudsters.

OSTP Names Mark Latonero National AI Initiative Office Deputy Director

In his new role at OSTP, Latonero will work as part of the technology and science and society team to help address the impacts of emerging technologies on socio-technical systems. He will also lead the national initiative to boost AI technology use in federal agencies.

IBM's AI will now help NASA analyze Earth data

This week, NASA and IBM announced a partnership that leverages the agency’s suite of geospatial data and historical imagery to generate insights on how the Earth and its climate has changed over time. IBM’s AI will analyze petabytes—that’s thousands of terabytes—of NASA’s Earth science literature and imagery, then make the process and results freely available to researchers.

LexisNexis' Haywood Talcove: USDA Should Launch Measures to Protect Benefit Card Holders From Skimming Theft

Fraudsters are using card skimming devices to steal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits from low-income Americans across the U.S., including Texas, and Haywood Talcove, CEO, Government, LexisNexis Risk Solutions and LexisNexis Special Services, said the Department of Agriculture should initiate steps to protect recipients from skimming theft.

DoD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office Hosts Global Information Dominance Experiments

The experimentation team is comprised of U.S. military and civilian personnel from all service branches and multiple combatant commands, marking the first time the Department of Defense (DoD) has held a joint, globally integrated experiment of this level and scale enabled by data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI).

FRAUD ALERT: PRAC Identifies $5.4 Billion in Potentially Fraudulent Pandemic Loans Obtained Using Over 69,000 Questionable Social Security Numbers

The PRAC’s team of data scientists identified the potential fraud and identity theft by using the PRAC’s Pandemic Analytics Center of Excellence (PACE) to analyze information from over 33 million COVID-19 EIDL and PPP applications.

GAO Report: Supply Chain Resilience - Agencies Are Taking Steps to Expand Diplomatic Engagement and Coordinate with International Partners

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Departments of Commerce, State, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative have expanded diplomatic engagement on strengthening supply chains. As of October 2022, these agencies have initiated over a dozen engagements, including dialogues, working groups, and forums, to coordinate with allies and partners on supply chain resilience. 

When Telling a Story Through Data, Context Is King

During a panel discussion on the subject of data management, state data experts discussed the importance of intentionally obtaining data to inform decision-making and tell a story to those who use it.

Enterprise Decision Makers Recognize Data isn’t Trusted When Making Decisions In Their Organization

The research - commissioned by Quantexa, a global leader in Decision Intelligence (DI) solutions for the private and public sectors - finds that less than half (42%) of Data and IT leaders believe that all business units trust the accuracy of data available to them. In addition, more than one in five leaders (27%) do not think their organization is maximizing the value of its data.

Certa joins forces with Sayari to improve third party management

Certa’s workflow automation services, combined with Sayari’s integrated business intelligence and ownership data, enable a solution for enterprise businesses to onboard, assess risk, and monitor third parties through the duration of their lifecycle.

AmiViz inks new partnership with Intel 471

"To deliver on Intel 471's mission of providing our customers with premier cyberthreat intelligence we of course rely on building and incorporating cutting-edge machine learning and technology into our solutions, but just as important is the human intelligence that helps better inform our data and provide richer insights," said Richard Betts, general manager, Sales EMEA/APAC. "Though our partnership with AmiViz, we're now able to provide this deep level of insight, reporting and protection to companies in the Middle East region."

SAR-satellite startup Capella Space creates ‘federal’ unit for US government sales

Interest in SAR imagery, which can provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data at night and in bad weather, from national security agencies has only trended up in the wake of the Ukraine war — where commercially provided SAR imagery (as well as other types of satellite imagery) has proven to be a boon to the embattled government in Kiev.

How accessibility of data can impact mission deliverables

Laura Biven, data science technical lead in the Office of Data Science Strategy at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and John Auerbach, senior vice president for public health at ICF, joined FedScoop for a discussion on best practices in capturing greater intelligence from data.