To meet mission requirements, CHIPS Program Office (CPO) requires detailed industry information and analysis on semiconductor companies, industry investors, supply chains, and associated trends across the industry as a whole. 

The Social Security Administration (SSA) requires the services of a payroll data provider (Contractor) to develop and maintain an information exchange system (Web Service) to provide wage and employment information on a periodic basis to SSA. SSA will request wage and employment information from the Contractor using the Web Service and the Contractor will respond using the Web Service by providing the requested information (i.e., a matched hit) or return failure code if the request/interface connection fails.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is committed to providing standardized, consistent electronic research services to employees throughout the country. The acquisition and management of these research services are centralized under the Office of Servicewide Policy, Directives, and Electronic Resources (SPDER). The objective of this Statement of Work (SOW) is to obtain, through competitively awarded fixed-price contracts, a suite of robust electronic research services to meet the agency’s electronic research needs.

The goal of this requirement is to establish an IDIQ Contract for Enterprise Systems and Identity Management (ESIM) and a proof of concept (PoC) of the Kantara Approved Credential Service Provider (CSP) software and licenses for Treasury and its bureaus. Treasury’s goal is to establish an authentication and identity proofing service optimizing the ability to meet the security and privacy needs of agencies and U.S. citizens in a way that maximizes the number of citizens who can securely access services provided by the federal government.

Response to questions.

Changes to solicitation.

Response to questions.

Date offers due extended to April 3, 2024.

Compile and submit a current (as of July 1, 2023) one-time set of Light-, Medium-, and Heavy-Duty Registration Data for the total number of registered vehicles in the United States, by state and county, and other similar detailed vehicle information.

Application Programming Interface (API) that provides current information on drug shortages for products used at VISN 10 Pharmacies and facilities. Drug shortages are a major issue affecting patient care and pharmacy operations.

The Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) is a satellite and cellular surveillance system which is primarily used to monitor the location and activities of commercial fishing vessels in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and international regional fisheries management organization (RFMO) areas. VMS supports law enforcement initiatives, for regulatory and statutory violation prevention, and for other fishery data-collection purposes.

U.S. and foreign public company PD data are defined as PD data generated by an econometric model that incorporates public company equity price movement as model inputs (e.g., Merton model, enhanced Merton model, or hybrid reduced-form econometric model).

"Together we're able to deliver data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning services and solutions across the agency to help them defend against foreign disinformation and propaganda, promote democracy and human rights, and provide guidance to implement trustworthy and responsible AI," said Matt Zimmerman, MetroStar's VP of National Security. "I've been privileged to work for years with the State Department to help protect and promote our Nation's values, and it's an honor to keep working with the next generation."

Using DesignVision from Clarivate, an Intellectual Property AI & Image Search Platform for Government, examiners will be able to easily expedite patent examinations by using reverse image search AI to quickly identify relevant prior art.

The OWT program delivers 3D global terrain capability and associated information services that support a fully accessible virtual representation of the physical Earth through the Army network. OWT is a key component of the Army’s Synthetic Training Environment (STE), which provides a realistic, common and automatically generated global geospatial dataset for simulation based collective training, mission rehearsal and mission execution at the point of need.

"Browsing and location data are sensitive . . .. Full stop"

A March 4, 2024 FTC blog post titled FTC Cracks Down on Mass Data Collectors: A Closer Look at Avast, X-Mode, and InMarket describes why these three companies’ collection of consumers’ browsing and location data raised concerns for the agency, and looks at two other data governance practices by those companies that also concerned the agency. All companies operating in the United States that collect and use consumer data should understand the themes emerging from the proposed settlements and orders and heed the admonitions from the agency moving forward.

NIST to Launch Competition for AI-Focused Manufacturing USA Institute

“AI is an accelerator of our productivity and of human abilities — it can make us better, faster and stronger in so many ways. I’m particularly excited about the potential for AI to supercharge manufacturing and the ways it can strengthen American workers and businesses and make our country more competitive in the global economy,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.

At VA, AI and data optimization hold the promise of better health outcomes, job satisfaction

At the Department of Veterans Affairs, the goal of increasing AI use cases means better health outcomes for veterans, and greater job satisfaction for the VA employees who serve them. Through programs like Stratification Tool for Opioid Risk Mitigation (STORM) and Recovery Engagement and Coordination for Health – Veterans Enhanced Treatment (REACH VET), data is being analyzed to proactively identify veterans that might benefit from a specific intervention.

ODNI releases new open-source intelligence strategy with limited details

The report doesn’t mention threats like China or Russia, but highlights four basic strategies for improving OSINT processing. These strategies include sharing more OSINT and better collaborating on its collection; creating “integrated” collection management tools; pushing for more innovation to develop better skills and capabilities in handling it; and improving tradecraft for next-generation OSINT through workforce investments.

Digital IDs Are Here, But Where Are They Used and Accepted?

While millions of Americans have opted to use mobile IDs that can be carried on a phone instead of physical identification in a wallet, many businesses and agencies, including law enforcement, don’t yet accept them. What needs to happen next?

Why the US wants to ban TikTok

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence warned this week that Beijing's propaganda arm reportedly targeted Democrat and Republican candidates ahead of the US midterm elections in 2022 and fear the app could be used to subvert the presidential election in November. Beijing also has the power under national security laws to force TikTok's owner ByteDance to hand over access to the data of US users at any time, if required for intelligence gathering.

Biden's $1.67 trillion budget boosts tech, AI

An OMB spokesperson told Nextgov/FCW that the budget “provides over $3 billion across agencies in order to responsibly develop, test, procure and integrate transformative AI applications across the federal government,” and also proposes $300 million “in mandatory funding to increase agency funding for AI, both to address major risks and to advance its use for public good.”

Congress Continues to Address AI in Bipartisan Fashion, Launching House AI Task Force as Latest Step

Congress has taken a keen interest in developing legislation to encourage AI innovation while mitigating any risks AI poses to the public. Across both chambers, committees have held dozens of hearings addressing AI in their respective jurisdictions. With the rise in the public use of generative AI, members of Congress across the political spectrum have agreed that it is time to act—although how Congress should move forward has not been clearly decided.

Elon Musk to open-source xAI's Grok AI this week, challenges OpenAI to do the same with ChatGPT

In a move that has taken even his critics by surprise, Elon Musk has announced that his AI startup, xAI, will open-source Grok AI, its chatbot that competes with ChatGPT, later this week. This basically means that he will be releasing the source code or at least a significant portion of it for everyone to see, and possibly use in their own chatbots.

Avoiding Opiates – A New AI Prescription for Pain

The new National Institutes of Health (NIH) HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) initiative-funded study will employ machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence, to look for clues in patient data that could help doctors better determine who is likely to benefit the most from mindfulness-based stress reduction, or MBSR, in managing their pain.

Quantexa Decision Intelligence Platform to Help Enterprises with Getting Data Ready for AI

As part of Quantexa’s growth strategy, the company showcased the platform’s ability “to use AI to build a trusted data foundation and bring greater effectiveness to existing decisioning processes, while seamlessly integrating into customers’ existing technology infrastructure.”

Craft Partners with Strider to Safeguard Supply Chains Amid Rising Foreign Influence Threats

The Craft supply chain resilience platform, powered by an advanced data fabric and risk mitigation engine, provides 360-degree visibility to quickly explore and evaluate suppliers, AI-driven insights to minimize disruptions, and a collaborative workspace to optimize supply chain strategies, mitigate risk, and build stronger, more reliable supplier networks.

The CISA Future Forward Series: Discussion on CISA's AI Roadmap and AI Security Initiative

Join us for a discussion on CISA’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Roadmap and Security Initiative with AI Security Lead Christine Lai. As the nation’s cyber defense agency and the national coordinator for critical infrastructure security and resilience, CISA must understand the benefits and risks of AI and ensure the nation’s critical infrastructure owners and operators are prepared to both manage the risks while leveraging the benefits.

Michaela Mesquite: ODNI Executive is a Panelist for the 5th Annual AI Summit

The Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit gathers federal leaders and industry experts to discuss the transformative power of AI. Following the White House’s AI Executive Order, the summit opens crucial discussions for AI development in the federal sector.