For each lender, it is desired that the vendor can provide data that would allow the CFPB to mix and match to see what all the possible interest rate/discount point outputs might be if inputting any combination of these variables. Finally, it is desired that the data will include any material institution that the vendor adds to its database that drives the CFPB solution during the anticipated period of performance for the contract.

This is an online subscription service that allows the user access to reliable foreclosure, delinquency, and residential sales data to be used in analysis and research to inform public policy and provide information.

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is seeking information from potential offerors who are interested in and are able to provide a technical demo displaying a web-based sensor feed into a USCG Command Centers who ideally will use the data feed to assist to execute CG missions. USCG seeks a long-range persistent maritime ISR in designated areas from U.S. territorial waters to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) comprised of maritime waters of CONUS, Alaska, and Hawaii and U.S. territories. 

The purpose of this task order is to support the use of data collected through all the cohorts of the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE:2012; NSECE:2019; NSECE:2024; NSECE Longitudinal follow up studies) by creating and enhancing datafiles so that analyses can be conducted and findings reported, while protecting the privacy of the populations that participated in the NSECE studies and ensuring non-disclosure of their identities.

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Response to questions. Updated Statement of Work. CLIN Pricing Worksheet posted.

Response to questions. Date offers due extended to November 13, 2024.

Updated description of technology licensing opportunity.

The sole source nature of this requirement is based on the determination that Information Sharing and Analysis Centers is the only known organization able to satisfy the Government’s requirements because their Pro service provides access to an exclusive community and network for water security information sharing and analysis through a secure portal. This type of service enables EPA to meet its homeland security obligations under Presidential Policy Directive 21, Presidential Decision Directive 63, and Executive Order 13636.

DLA Energy intendeds to award a Sole Source Firm Fixed Price Contract to Global View Software Inc for a subscription that allows users to monitor and analyze real-time data for refined petroleum products and natural gas. This software package provides loading capabilities of published prices into Oracle Energy Downstream (OED).

TTB relies on IDEA Software Licenses to help extend their auditing capabilities, detect fraud, and meet documentation standards. It easily imports data from almost any source to analyze large data sets, report findings using visualization tools and automate repeatable processes without programming.

ARPA-E is looking to have access to a market research tool which provides data, news, and analysis on the private equity and venture capital industries. ARPA-E plans to use the platform to access data concerning company funding rounds, valuations, and other relevant financial and business information which is updated quickly with a low latency and high accuracy.

GHGSat has successfully completed a rigorous evaluation process with NASA’s Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition program (CSDA), which will allow GHGSat’s high-resolution methane emissions data to soon be widely available for scientific research and non-commercial applications development through an IDIQ (indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity) contract.

The purchase of AISLive and SeaWeb subscriptions including the Ports, Distance Tables, and commercial shipping information are the industry standard, providing real time port, shipping data, and ship positioning information along with detailed commercial vessel information. The integration of a vast array of industry leading reference data and business rules for global ocean shipping capabilities available on the portal site provide an essential means for achieving timely sea lift mission planning from a single source.

The DAVE IDIQ is designed to provide a wide range of software capabilities that enhance time dominant, data-driven decision-making. These capabilities include open frameworks for real-time, all-domain data integration, advanced sensor processing and analytics, and intuitive data visualizations to transform high throughput complex data sets into actionable insights.

Under the contract, Spire and OroraTech will develop a low-cost, orbital solution for monitoring wildfire-prone areas in the United States. Spire will leverage its experience developing and operating space and ground systems alongside OroraTech’s expertise in thermal infrared sensing for early detection of wildfires. OroraTech’s orbital network of thermal sensors currently provides wildfire detection and management services to commercial forest companies, public fire departments and conservation areas on six continents across the world. 

Federal agency investigating how Meta uses consumer financial data for advertising

The social media giant, which owns Instagram and Facebook, has been under mounting pressure from regulators and state attorneys general over a host of issues, including its privacy practices and how it allegedly addicts children to its product. The filing reveals little about the CFPB investigation, saying only that Meta received a formal notification of a probe into “our alleged receipt and use for advertising of financial information from third parties through certain advertising tools.”

Inside the HHS reorganization to prioritize AI and emerging tech

The Department of Health and Human Services announced in July that it was reorganizing its internal operations to place more of an emphasis on data and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.

Commerce looking to publish AI-ready data guidance in coming months

Efforts to create such guidance and best practices began around April with a request for information by the AI and Open Government Data Assets Working Group within the department’s Data Governance Board. That comment period closed in July. That initial search was an effort to see what was already out there in terms of AI-ready data guidance, according to Houed. “We pretty much were searching high and low for any sort of AI-ready framework, which, at the time, didn’t exist,” she said.

Eyeing 'AI at scale,' intel community aims to get data house in order

It’s no secret the intelligence community is pursuing applications of artificial intelligence to further its national security mission. But one of the underlying challenges for the IC is the scattered and often-unorganized patchwork of data across the 18 intelligence components. Last year, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines signed out a two-year strategy aimed at overhauling the IC’s data management practices. And last week, the office of the director of national intelligence finalized a new “data reference architecture” that aims to enable a “distributed data ecosystem,” IC Chief Data Officer Lori Wade said at the Defense Department Intelligence Information System conference in Omaha, NE, on Tuesday.

A Trump presidency may mean trouble for ChatGPT & other 'woke' AI models, thanks to Elon Musk

Elon Musk recently threw artificial intelligence programs, including ChatGPT, into the heart of political controversy, voicing his view that AI models have become “too woke” and “politically correct.” Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Musk suggested that AI models, particularly those developed in the San Francisco Bay Area, inherit a “woke” mindset from their creators, shaping outputs in a way he deems concerning. Musk’s remarks add fuel to a simmering debate over political bias in AI and could set the stage for increased scrutiny, particularly if Trump returns to office.

Federal data, security leaders release zero-trust guide ahead of White House deadline

The 42-page Federal Zero Trust Data Security Guide, spearheaded by the Federal Chief Data Officers and Federal Chief Information Security Officers councils, zeroes in on “securing the data itself, rather than the perimeter protecting it,” part of what a Thursday press release termed “a foundational pillar of effective” zero-trust implementation.

A New Rule Will Force Banks to Protect Your Data

The banking industry has tremendous control over consumer data under current law. Banks may cross sell or use consumer data for marketing, while consumers may be unable to revoke sharing permissions or are in the dark when it comes to knowing how their data is being used. This initiative finalizes a rule in Section 1033 of Dodd-Frank, which enables consumers to access and share their financial data. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a government watchdog of the financial sector, spearheaded the new rule. Such regulation should encourage "open banking," in which consumer data is shared between banks and fintech companies, in a way that may enhance banking efficiencies and unlock value for the consumer.

Data broker offers access to voters likely to back Jan. 6 and right-wing militias

A leading political data company is selling a voter database that identifies Americans based on their support for right-wing militias, the QAnon conspiracy theory and the January 6 insurrection — a new twist in campaign technology that some experts think could carry national security risks.

Open-source AI must reveal its training data, per new OSI definition

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has released its official definition of “open” artificial intelligence, setting the stage for a clash with tech giants like Meta — whose models don’t fit the rules. OSI has long set the industry standard for what constitutes open-source software, but AI systems include elements that aren’t covered by conventional licenses, like model training data. Now, for an AI system to be considered truly open source, it must provide: access to details about the data used to train the AI so others can understand and re-create it, the complete code used to build and run the AI, [and] the settings and weights from the training, which help the AI produce its results.

Informatica Creates GenAI Blueprints to Simplify and Accelerate Development on Leading Technology Platforms

The blueprints—for AWS, Databricks, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud, and Snowflake—include standard reference architectures, prebuilt, ecosystem-specific “recipes,” and GenAI Model-as-a-Service and vector database connectors to minimize GenAI development complexity and accelerate implementation, according to Informatica.

Is Unsolicited Data Collection Ethical?

According to Qualtrics's 2024 report, Building an Ethical and Effective Passive Employee Listening Program, 77 percent of 1,000 workers from Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, the UK, and the US are open to their employers analyzing their messages, calendars, and other communications to improve their experiences, such as their professional relationships, working conditions, interactions, and work culture. It's part of a rising trend called passive employee listening, which taps into unsolicited employee data.

PMA 281 Fiscal Year 2025 Industry Day

The Navy's Strike Planning and Execution Systems program office (PMA-281) is hosting an in-house Industry Day on November 20, 2024 at Precise Systems in Lexington Park, MD from 8:00 AM-4:00 PM. The event will feature an overview of what PMA-281 is working on and where the program is headed in the future.