The purpose of this contract is to annually produce a health insurance coverage dataset for the Department that can be used with the March CPS as well as annually produce a bulletin with summaries and tabulations of this data. To produce this dataset the contractor will need to recode data from the March CPS and impute information on sources of employer sponsored insurance.

A need is anticipated for a global financial data and market/industry research platform that can provide access to annual and interim/quarterly data, detailed historical financial statement content, capital structure, per share data, calculated ratios, pricing and textual information for public and private companies in developed and emerging markets, as well as an excel plug-in capability with prebuilt and dynamic financial valuation and comparable analysis models.

NOAA is interested in commercially provided fire weather data and related capabilities to augment the current observational datasets and tools used for modeling, monitoring, and predicting fire weather.

This survey is a follow-on request for information for the creation of a new SIN that addresses Credential Service Provider (CSP) offerings under GSA's Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) as detailed within the SIN's description. There is a specific need for ID proofing services that comply with NIST SP 800-63 requirements. Responding to this survey will assist the government in developing the most appropriate SIN structure. 

Response to questions will be published on January 24, 2024. Date abstracts due extended to February 2, 2024. Date offers due extended to March 22, 2024.

Updated BAA document.

Industry Day Information Released

Revised Performance Work Statement and Response to Questions posted.

The SSA is seeking the ERAI service to conduct Supply Chain Risk Analysis (SCRA) on major agency procurements. This solution will provide the SSA with focused and predictive insights to help certify, monitor and analyze IT suppliers, which will ultimately mitigate risk to the agency.

The objective of this acquisition is to obtain access to national retail sales scanner data from markets representing the total U.S. for the years 2018-2024 initially and each subsequent rolling 5-year period over the period of this contract as well as access to out-of-stock and weekly sales data for select categories, additional product data and information, and the option to acquire other data types (e.g., eCommerce, consumer data, eating pattern data).

OCIO’s cloud-based solution delivery requirements will be organized in four separate work domains: Platform as a Service (PaaS), Hyper Automation, Analytics and Visualization, and Collaborative Services.

The purpose of this simplified acquisition is to provide internet-based, IP address geo-location “look up” tools in its investigations. IPQualityScore is a company that provides an Internet-based IP geo address and “VPN/proxy” look up tool. 

This service will provide CFPB staff access to selected consumer finance survey data that focuses on consumer spending, balance sheets, financial decision-making, household stability, consumer expectations, and financial well-being. 

The Air Force (AF) requires an improved solution for multi-domain Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) analysis using sensing autonomy and multiple-intelligence (multi-INT) processing infrastructure to facilitate intelligence analysis and improve collection on time-dominant threats. This capability will help the AF achieve global persistent awareness, resilient information sharing, predictive analytics, and rapid decision making. 

ParcelQuest is a unique provider of all California County Assessor property data for all 58 counties and updated on monthly basis. The service provides a unique service via online access to county record software and mapping all throughout California.

"We're thrilled to expand our federal customer base and excited to offer the Department of the Interior an unprecedented level of visibility into software and hardware supply chain risk through the deployment of our award-winning AI solutions. We will also bring DOI valuable best practices and lessons learned from Exiger's experience working across the U.S. Federal Government to establish and mature SCRM and C-SCRM programs," said Exiger Government Solutions President Carrie Wibben.

Army aims to democratize data with ADP 2.0 – but how will the contract work?

The service has a clear vision of what it aims to achieve with ADP 2.0, which should come online sometime in 2025. The goal is a vast flowering of decentralized, do-it-yourself analytics: Army soldiers and civilians, from program managers to supply sergeants, making sophisticated use of complex data to do their jobs, without having to get specialized training in data science.

UK takes action to boost supply chain resilience for critical goods and back businesses

The Department for Business and Trade launches the Critical Imports and Supply Chains Strategy, safeguarding UK supplies of critical goods such as medicines, minerals and semiconductors.

NASA accelerates science with gen AI-powered search

Specifically, Sinequa’s neural search capability uses a combination of keyword and vector search to discover information, while its GPT summarizes the information gathered into rapidly digestible and reusable formats. It also allows scientists to use natural language to ask deeper questions and refine the search or the response.

Department of Defense releases their first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy

“The current and future strategic environment demands immediate, comprehensive, and decisive action to strengthen and modernize our defense industrial base ecosystem so it delivers at speed and scale for our warfighters,” Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said. “DoD’s first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy will help ensure we build the modern defense industrial and innovation ecosystem that’s required to defend America, our allies and partners, and our interests in the 21st century.”

Inside Biden's secret surveillance court

Officially known as the Data Protection Review Court, it was authorized in an October 2022 executive order to fix a collision of European and American law that had been blocking the lucrative flow of consumer data between American and European companies for three years. The court’s eight judges were named last November, including former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Its existence has allowed companies to resume the lucrative transatlantic data trade with the blessing of EU officials.

Enhanced analytics can make tech export controls more effective, experts say

Export controls designed to limit Beijing’s access to sensitive U.S. technologies can be strengthened further if officials leverage AI and data science to identify gaps and weaknesses.

Space Force sees potential value from DoC commercial sat tracking data

“I can’t comment on what the Department of Commerce is doing, that’s kind of out outside of my lane. But under space domain awareness … we are really trying to take advantage of all data. So, if the Department of Commerce or any other agency or international partner, whatever, has data that we think has value, we want that data,” Gen. Michael Guetlein told the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Proactive approach from White House, NIST needed for facial recognition technology, report says

“It is crucial that governments make tackling these issues a priority,” Jennifer Mnookin, University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor and co-chair of the committee that wrote the report, said in a statement. “Failing or choosing not to adopt policies and regulations on the development and use of facial recognition technology would effectively cede decisionmaking and rulemaking on these important questions of great public concern entirely to the private sector and the marketplace.”

International data governance: Managing data across borders

Data governance is particularly challenging for organizations that operate globally, and the vendors that support them. There’s an ever-growing need for software vendors to more deeply understand customers and their respective responsibilities. As a service provider, software vendors are entrusted with protecting customer data across borders. Should a security incident occur involving data that is protected within a certain region, vendors need to be clear on both theirs and their customers’ responsibilities to properly mitigate it.

Supply Wisdom Unveils Self-Service Real-Time Risk Intelligence Platform

Today, Supply Wisdom launched a self-service, SaaS-based model that delivers real-time risk monitoring capability to organizations. The company noted that its new offering will help organizations operationalize location-specific risk in their decision making.

Skopenow Launches Grid to Rapidly Verify Online Information and Deliver Intelligence, Complete End-to-End OSINT Platform

"Grid embodies our commitment to proactive, intelligent threat and fraud detection. This is not just about quickly detecting risks; it's about generating a new level of insight within a single pane of glass, allowing customers to optimize their tech stacks, reduce costs, and focus resources on core operations."

Socure Makes History as the World's First AI Technology to Successfully Solve for Account Opening Identity Fraud After 10+ Years of R&D

Socure's Sigma Fraud suite breaks new ground in moving beyond the view of identity as a single snapshot in time, instead assessing a consumer's historic behavioral patterns across institutions, geographies, and timeframes to spot anomalies that indicate risk of theft or tampering at the entity level. 

Are states using unethical AI software?

On this week’s Priorities podcast, an author of a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission about automated public-benefit fraud detection software explains the filing. Grant Fergusson, a fellow at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, explains the “concerning things” the group found and why it’s asking for more responsible use of artificial intelligence by governments and their vendors.

The CISA Future Forward Series: Risk Analysis in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

During this event, NRMC representatives will speak on topics including Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Supply Chain Risk Management, artificial intelligence within NRMC, and National Infrastructure Simulation Analysis Center (NISAC). 

CISA COCO Industry Day: NRMC Critical Infrastructure Risk Analysis

The purpose of the event is to provide Industry an overview of the National Risk Management Center (NRMC) Critical Infrastructure Risk Analysis Requirement.  We will provide a description of the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and will request Industry feedback and recommendations.