The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a requirement to support the IRS strategic goals and objectives and RAAS' Mission, RAAS created and maintains the Compliance Data Warehouse (CDW). Within the CDW environment, there is a broad suite of analytic assets (servers, software, and tools) that assists CI in identifying noncompliance. IRS seeks contractor support to maintain and enhance the CDW, associated analytic tools which support CI, and to conduct related analytics.

CPO is seeking a subscription to a data service that provides labor market data on employment and job postings at fine level of geographic detail (at the county or metropolitan statistical area level) for the semiconductor industry and industries requiring similar skill sets.

The primary goal of this RFI is to research vendors that could provide aggregated current month airline passenger price data for airline passenger transactions that would cover at least 60% of all domestic passenger airline transactions.

BEA seaks detailed data about the US space economy including satellite communications, satellite & space applications, financial analysis, and satellite & space infrastructure. In addition to detailed datasets related to US space production, BEA will also need annual reports that explain trends in the data and additional context that are useful for understanding data movements.

Response to questions.

Scheduling for one-on-one meeting invitations will be sent during the week of July 17-21, 2023.

Changes to solicitation.

Response to questions. Submit all responses to the GSA POC's identified in the solicitation.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to award a sole source order to Pipl, Inc...for the acquisition of web-based subscription that provides the necessary search tools and data feeds, via UI and API access, across the IRS-CI enterprise. 

NOAA’s 2013 State of the Coast National Coastal Population Report contains graphics, maps and tables describing coastal populations. An update of this report is needed and should contain the 2020 Decennial Census data and subsequent Annual Community Surveys completed in 2021 and 2022. Both coastal population and marine industry updates will be key to the Nation’s understanding of our changing economy and the communities that are subject to coastal climate hazards and depend on marine resources.

The purpose of this requirement is to obtain annual population estimates for state, counties and census tracts based on the counts produced by the US Census Bureau.  These specifically-developed estimates will be used to produce cancer statistics and to monitor trends over time by county and census tract characteristics such as age, gender, race, as well as by other population socioeconomic characteristics.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a fixed-price purchase order on a sole source basis to RepRisk for subscription to Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) System. THE SEC requires subscription to a source of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and reputational data for retrieval and manipulation.

The purpose of solicitation SP0604-23-Q-0410 is to renew DLA Energy’s online subscription/publication to Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) that provides fuel pricing data used to adjust contract prices in DLA Energy’s Bulk Fuel, Bunkers, Into-Plane, and PC&S contracts.

The tool processes data from “historical claimant data and fraud referrals, which enables the model to make predictions about which new benefit claims are likely to contain fraud and error”, according to the DWP’s freshly published accounts for the year to March 2023.

The Walk-through Rendering from Images of Varying Altitude (WRIVA) program seeks to produce innovations that will advance 3-D site modelling capabilities far beyond today’s state of the art, giving personnel virtual “ground truth” with unrivaled insights into locations that would be difficult, if not impossible, to view. Imagine if the Intelligence Community (IC), law enforcement, first responders, military, and aid workers could virtually drop into a location and familiarize themselves before their feet even hit the ground.

SBA IG Sticks With $200B Fraud Estimate, Says Agency ‘Mistaken’

The SBA OIG released a report on June 27 that revealed at least 17 percent of all COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds were potentially fraudulent. However, later that same day, the SBA released its own competing report saying that number was only three percent.

NSA working on new AI 'roadmap' as intel agencies grapple with recent advances

Barnes said the NSA is now developing a new “AI roadmap” to guide its internal use of the technologies. “That’s really focused on bringing forward the things we’ve been doing for decades actually, in foundational AI, machine learning, but then tackling these newer themes, such as generative AI, and then ultimately, more artificial general intelligence, which is beyond the generative and something that industry is still searching to grasp.”

House Dem Jayapal grills FBI's Wray on collecting Americans' data, warns of 'difficult' FISA reauthorization

"I do want to focus on some areas of concern around Americans' civil liberties that I have had long-standing concerns about," Jayapal told Wray as she began her questioning. The congresswoman noted testimony he gave the Senate Intelligence Committee in March that the FBI doesn't currently purchase commercial data on U.S. citizens, but also referenced a declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) that said the opposite. She then asked Wray how the FBI uses the data it purchases.

USDA Launches Effort to Upgrade Climate Data Tracking

The Agriculture Department will use $300 million to improve its measurement, verification and tracking of carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions as it moves ahead with climate-smart agriculture.

Long-Awaited Data Sharing Deal Between U.S. and E.U. Officially Finalized

Known as the E.U.-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, this accord empowers Europeans to raise objections if they believe their personal information has been collected improperly by American intelligence agencies. In response to these appeals, an independent review body called the Data Protection Review Court, comprising American judges, will be established.

New technologies are powering the maps of the future – and the UK is leading the way

Real-time location data produced by phones and smartwatches enables the apps and services we use every day and, when anonymised and aggregated, forms a picture of population movements that allow us to plan transport networks and crisis response.

Budding politician 'has no policies,' will use AI to legislate

The tool he’s using, Polis, collects and analyses public opinion in real time. The software first attracted attention in Taiwan, where it powers a platform for political debate. Dubbed vTaiwan, the project invites citizens and government to co-create legislation.

Even the Government Thinks It Should Stop Buying Corporate Surveillance Data

The government’s purchases of corporate surveillance data are pervasive. Intelligence agencies are buying up so much data that ODNI was not able to comprehensively review all the purchases. ODNI’s report warned that commercial data “has, at least in part, overtaken current IC [intelligence community] policies that address it.”

OSINT Combine Renews Partnership with DarkOwl to Give Clients Continued Access to Darknet Data

This collaboration will continue to empower OSINT Combine’s clients with access to DarkOwl’s extensive darknet database, bolstering their open-source intelligence capabilities and enabling them to address complex operational requirements more effectively through training, software solutions, and consulting services.

H&R Block and other tax-prep firms shared consumer data with Meta, lawmakers say

Tax-prep companies used the code, called Meta Pixel, to send personal data to both Meta and Google, and collected "far more information than was previously reported," according to a letter sent by the lawmakers to the IRS, Federal Trade Commission, Treasury Department and Justice Department that was viewed by CBS MoneyWatch. The code collected not only people's names, but also taxpayers' filing status, approximate adjusted gross income, refund amount, the names of dependents and the amount of federal tax owed, among other items, the investigation found.

Cobwebs Technologies Joins PenLink to Expand its Digital Investigative Platform

PenLink and Cobwebs Technologies will leverage their extensive network of digital intelligence to enhance the analytical capabilities of their investigation solutions. By integrating these solutions, investigators will be able to quickly identify leads and make critical connections across social media, location data, financial records, LPR data, and phone records.

Tamr Announces Investment by Alteryx Ventures

This investment will further enable Tamr’s delivery of accessible, trustworthy, and high-quality data products tailored to the needs of data consumers in the modern data-driven, analytically savvy enterprise.

TheFraudKast -- A Podcast That Shines a Light on Fraud and Theft Across Government Programs

The FraudKast is an engaging and thought-provoking podcast that delves into the intricate world of fraud committed against government programs. Each episode features in-depth interviews with individuals who have firsthand experience with such fraudulent activities or possess expert knowledge in the field. 

Power to the Data Report Podcast: The Math Behind the Models

In the podcast, I’ll discuss how in the age of data-driven decision-making and artificial intelligence, the role of data scientists has become increasingly vital. However, to truly excel in this field, data scientists must possess a strong foundation in mathematics and statistics. These disciplines are the bedrock upon which the entire field of data science is built.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Virtual Industry Day

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Enterprise Data and Analytics Modernization Initiative (EDAMI) and Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) will host a Virtual Industry Day event in support of IT acquisitions.

Latest Challenges in the Government’s Fight Against Financial Crimes -- Thursday, July 27, 2023 @ 12 PM EST

Join our webinar to discover how technology has reshaped the investigative landscape, eliminating manual processes and empowering investigators to uncover intelligence swiftly and with precision.

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) - Maturing the Discipline -- Wednesday, July 26 · 12 - 1pm EST

Join host Michael Ard for a curated conversation with Barbara Alexander, president, OSINT Foundation as they discuss the current and future role of OSINT in the Intelligence Community.