With the advancement of data science and data analytics, there is an opportunity for us to examine how data and data analytics can help us to enhance our understanding of basic research areas in naval platform hydrodynamics that are described below. Potential efforts may include (but are not limited to) collection of existing data, data curation, data fusion and data analytics combined with theory and reduced-order modeling and uncertainty quantification.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is seeking a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Data Privacy Management solution to support agency processes for handling sensitive data in accordance with data protection laws, regulations, and best practices, so that agency data is protected and secured.

ATR requires access to data on worldwide commercial airline schedules and passenger traffic.

The FHWA EAR program is seeking information about existing data and planned collection video images of pedestrian or other vulnerable road users that could serve the research and development community for pursuing greater safety and access for vulnerable road users.

Updated solicititation.

Response to questions posted and response date extended to March 16, 2023.

Response to questions posted and response date extended to March 13, 2023.

Updated summary of requirements.

Bay Area Environmental Research Institute (BAERI) is, to the USGS knowledge, the only source who meets the requirements as the products required must be generated using machine learning ACCA algorithms on the cloud, which have already been developed by BAERI, Inc. for global cropland and are proprietary.

The purpose of [this contract] is to obtain a unique large volume data source...of de-identified, patient-level, real world healthcare data that is interoperable and can be linked across medical and pharmacy claims (including both open and closed systems), chargemaster, electronic medical record (EMR), and laboratory data at the patient-level using privacy-preserving record linkage (PPRL).

NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to Vaisala Inc…under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). It has been determined that Vaisala Inc. is the sole provider of National Lightning Detection Network lightning data.

Palantir software will be used by MED to establish a new enterprise data management platform for the department, titled Project Axiom. With MED’s mission to advance the health, safety, and readiness of State Department personnel, Axiom will provide the Bureau with a common operational picture to better protect the diplomatic workforce and their families through data-informed decision-making.

Under the contracts, Axim Geospatial will use its artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities to analyze geospatial data from traditional and non-traditional sources and deliver insights to the defense and intelligence community.

DHS has a program gathering domestic intelligence — and virtually no one knows about it

Under the domestic-intelligence program, officials are allowed to seek interviews with just about anyone in the United States. That includes people held in immigrant detention centers, local jails, and federal prison. 

Ken Bogner: Don't give the IRS access to more of your data

Building and running a complicated government-run tax preparation system will require the IRS to collect highly sensitive information from taxpayers, including data that the agency does not currently have. The IRS cannot be trusted with protecting this private data.

GSA officials misled agencies about Login-dot-gov

The agency’s inspector general blasted GSA officials for claiming that its identity proofing website met NIST guidelines for biometric comparison, charging millions for it, when it did not.

CIA’s Lori Ann Duvall-Jones Urges Industry Engagement and ‘Outside the Box’ Thinking to Address Modern Intelligence Needs

“We do not have to invent everything ourselves. We can look at industry, what they are doing and how we can bring that in to solve our problems rather than going through the long process of developing it internally,” she said during her keynote fireside chat with John McNiff, vice president of Microsoft Federal’s intelligence operating unit.

Three ways federal agencies can align with the equity executive order

For agencies to develop and implement Equity Action Plans, it's critical they adopt the right capabilities and strategies to collect representative, relevant data to drive awareness of service offerings, increase citizen engagement and deliver outcomes for marginalized populations. 

Algorithms were supposed to remake the American justice system, but data can discriminate, says Ngozi Okidegbe, an expert on data and the law.

“In theory, if the predictive algorithm is less biased than the decision-maker, that should lead to less incarceration of Black and Indigenous and other politically marginalized people. But algorithms can discriminate,” says Okidegbe, associate professor of law and an assistant professor of computing and data sciences at Boston University. 

Needed: More and Better Data for a More Equitable Federal Workforce

Black, Latino, and Indigenous populations in the United States have faced a long history of discrimination and institutional racism, including in the workforce. To achieve equity in education, the workforce, and economic opportunity, the federal government will need more and better highly accessible data to identify and analyze racial inequalities, develop solutions, and track progress. 

Lawmakers Intro Bill to Ban Government Use of Facial Recognition

The bill—endorsed by several civil society groups like the American Civil Liberties Union and Electronic Frontier Foundation—would prohibit federal agencies from using facial recognition and other biometric technologies, including voice recognition or face-scanning surveillance tech. Further, it would prohibit the use of federal dollars on biometric surveillance systems.

Data breach hits 'hundreds' of lawmakers and staff on Capitol Hill

In a letter obtained by NBC News, Chief Administrative Officer Catherine L. Szpindor said Wednesday that the U.S. Capitol Police and the FBI had alerted her to a data breach at DC Health Link, the Affordable Care Act online marketplace that administers health care plans for members of Congress and certain Capitol Hill staff.

Equifax Launches New Solution to Support Social Service Agencies Through All Phases of the Benefit Lifecycle

Equifax today announced the launch of Instant Client Insights (ICI) Case Monitor™ to help government health and human services agencies make quicker and more informed benefit decisions for the people they serve. Powered by the Equifax TotalVerify™ data hub, ICI Case Monitor is designed to conduct the traditional searches agencies currently use and monitor for potential beneficiary life changes.

Tribunal considers lawfulness of Experian's direct marketing operations

In a recent case, Experian Limited v the ICO [2023] UKFTT 00132 (GRC), the First-Tier Tribunal (Information Rights) provided useful judicial commentary for data controllers in relation to the appropriateness of using "legitimate interests" as a lawful basis for direct marketing purposes, what constitutes sufficient transparency of processing, and the application of Article 14 of the GDPR.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Human API

The acquisition of Human API will enable LexisNexis Risk Solutions to further its strategic aim of delivering innovative solutions while meeting the industry’s regulatory requirements and data privacy standards.

Innovative technologies for strengthening the Schengen area - call for industry participation

On 28 March 2023, the European Commission (DG HOME), Frontex, and Europol will jointly hold a conference on innovative technologies for strengthening the Schengen area. Considering the core role of technology in European Integrated Border Management, the organisers would like to invite representatives of industry to present and showcase innovative technologies that can be applicable to migration management and law enforcement activities in support of a fully-functioning Schengen area.