Welcome to Carpe Datum’s weekly newsletter, the Federal Data Prospector, the only publication of its kind dedicated exclusively to Data & Analytics companies that share our passion for serving the Public Sector. Our featured items begin with a Research Opportunity Announcement (ROA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support the All of Us program, a study of one million diverse U.S. participants whose health and biographical data will be analyzed to accelerate research and medical breakthroughs.
In other data news, on February 13th, Federal News Network published an article entitled State Department aims to build on open-source effort to track war crimes in Ukraine. In this story, Justin Doubleday describes how a State Department-backed open-source intelligence platform, the Conflict Observatory, is leveraging imagery and data to document and hold accountbale the Russian military for war crimes and other atrocities commited in Ukraine.
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“While the imagery is crucial, the analysis is the next step in documenting potential war crimes and other events. Wolfinbarger said teams working under the Conflict Observatory use digital open source investigative techniques, poring over social media feeds, blogs and other online data sources to help corroborate what they see in the satellite images. The teams follow international standards like the Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations, so the Conflict Observatory’s reports can be admissible in court.”
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Secondary Identification Provider - Cloud based Identity and Access Management Solution
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
| The FDIC’s Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) Program desires to procure a cloudbased identity and access management solution. | |
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JSOU Geopolitical Mapping & Social Network Analytics Assessment Event
Dept. of Defense
| SOFWERX, in collaboration with USSOCOM and the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU), will host an Assessment Event (AE) to find solutions for a Geographic Information System (GIS) generated Geopolitical Toolkit and associated Social Network Analysis. | |
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Global Freight Market Analysis System
Dept. of Homeland Security
| The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Logistics Management Directorate studies, maps, and monitors Consumer Supply Chains to identify vulnerabilities that could impact our ability to respond to the nation’s disasters. This work focuses on critical life sustaining supply chains and the freight networks that enable them. | |
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Universal Enrollment Services Request for Information
Dept. of Homeland Security
| The TSA is requesting information on technical and operational capabilities that provide for a full suite of enrollment services. Enrollment services include, but are not limited to, the full technical and operational infrastructure to support biographic and biometric data collection, protecting and safeguarding applicant data/confidentiality, identity/immigration document collection and authentication, identity assurance capabilities. | |
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Request for Proposals - Data Software Services
Dept. of Defense
| Updated response to RFP questions from February 13. | |
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NSF Analytics for Equity Initiative Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
National Science Foundation
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DEVCOM ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH
Dept. of Defense
| Additional information added to BAA. | |
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Property-Level Data (Amendment 0001)
Dept. of the Treasury
| Response to questions and extension of due date. | |
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Media Sonar Technologies
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
| The NRC needs an online research, terrorism tracking and open-source intelligence application that provides SMOB and IL-TAB unique access to near real-time intelligence and terrorism assessments for several regions around the world in order to comply with established counter-intelligence practices of assessing regional security prior to the travel of Presidential Appointees, Senior Leadership and NRC employees. | |
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External Data Support for LB&I Cross Border Activities Practice Area
Dept. of the Treasury
| The IRS’s LB&I Cross Border Activities division seeks to acquire Preqin Private Debt data, which is a classification tool in use by Cross Border Activities to risk returns in a compliance campaign. Preqin is a research company that tracks financial information in the alternative asset market and offers that information via an online database in the open market for a subscription fee. | |
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Bloomberg Government Subscription
Dept. of Commerce
| The sole source determination is based on the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) required services to provide a subscription that provides comprehensive information and analytics for OAA policy professionals. Also deliver news, analytics, and data driven decision tools for federal contracting professionals. | |
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Airline Industry Flight Data Feed Services
Dept. of Homeland Security
| Contract awarded to LNRS Data Services, Inc. for $370,792. | |
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Award Notice - BlueRISC, Inc.
Dept. of Defense
| The contract will further the maritime data analytics field through the creation of an automated Marine Sensor Data System (MSDS) solution with a secure cloud-backend enabling for the generation of integrated analytics as well as an anonymized MSDS data repository for 3rd party analytics for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Small Business Programs Office (SBPO). | |
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Procure services in support of the project "CANNABIS-DERIVED PRODUCT DATA AND RELATED SERVICES."
Dept. of Health and Human Services
| Only one response (S-3 Research) was determined by the FDA to be a possible source for this requirement. On February 1, 2023, an "intent to sole source to S-3 Research (FDASS1263544) was posted to SAM.gov. One contractor responded which was determined by the FDA as not a possible source for this requirement. | |
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AWS unveils Modular Data Center for Pentagon's $9bn JWCC deal
Dept. of Defense
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the AWS Modular Data Center as one of its first offers to the Pentagon for its recently finalized Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract. Formerly Microsoft's exclusive $10 billion JEDI contract, the Pentagon in December announced JWCC as a multiple-award contract that is open to AWS, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle. | |
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State Department Proposes International Principles for Responsible Military AI | Detailed in a publication titled the Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy, the State Department outlined several key tenets that the U.S. and other endorsing nation states would agree to adhere to when using AI and machine learning technologies in military applications. | |
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DCSA cuts background investigation rates again | DCSA is cutting the prices it charges agencies for background investigations by 18% in fiscal 2024, the agency announced in a recent notice. DCSA Director Bill Lietzau credited the ongoing reforms under Trusted Workforce 2.0 and the shift to replace periodic reinvestigations with continuous vetting. | |
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CBP Expands 321 Data Pilot Participation | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published today a Federal Register Notice soliciting additional participants for the Section 321 Data Pilot, which allows the agency to partner with private sector supply chain actors to identify and target high-risk shipments for inspection while expediting clearance of legitimate trade flows. | |
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Germany Raises Red Flags About Palantir’s Big Data Dragnet | The court decision in Germany affects Hamburg, which was about to start using Palantir and now cannot use the company’s software until it rewrites its rules governing the way police analyze big data. | |
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Don’t Neglect ‘Small-Data’ AI | Big-data AIs are not the only AIs—and indeed, they may prove too data- and energy-intensive to undergird safe, reliable, and trustworthy AI-enabled defense technologies. Several new “small data” approaches promise better, quicker results—if the Pentagon ensures that they are not starved for funding in the race. | |
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Biden's equity executive order includes data, AI provisions | The White House announced that the interagency working group on equitable data set up by the 2021 executive order is now a permanent fixture of the administration. Additionally, a separate subcommittee on equitable data within the National Science and Technology Council, is charged with coordinating the implementation of recommendations on equitable data made by the working group. | |
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Justice and Commerce Departments Form New Strike Force to Protect U.S. Technology From National Security Risks | To support its mission, the group will also work with the intelligence community and use advanced data analytics and open-source intelligence to support investigations. | |
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Getting started with targeted public health interventions | Data sharing that supports more granular analysis into the social factors that drive health inequities will help public health agencies offer targeted interventions to address them. | |
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Kochava Announces Acquisition of Machine Advertising | The acquisition of Machine Advertising will enable Kochava to enhance the company’s measurement solutions with Machine’s Always-on Incremental Measurement (AIM) product and continue to increase its footprint in the EMEA region. | |
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Data provider Knoema launches new brand and analytics platforms for retail and CPG companies | Seek Insights is described as a set of vertical, turnkey analytics applications for use by business analysts that leverage first- and third-party data to solve high-value and repeatable enterprise problems. Insight Cloud is a cloud-native platform that connects industry experts with business analysts in such areas as sales strategy, distribution, inventory management, supply chain optimization and loyalty analytics. | |
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Leadership Connect Appoints Former GSA Federal Acquisition Service Head Alan B. Thomas Jr. as Chief Solutions Officer | After serving as the Head of the Federal Acquisition Service at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), and holding the position of COO at IntelliBridge, Thomas will provide strategic insight and lead a professional services practice for Leadership Connect's federal agency and contractor customers concentrating on emerging technology, defense, and services. | |
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Kpler Acquires MarineTraffic and FleetMon for maritime sector expansion | Combining these companies’ strong points will allow Kpler to unlock more value for the maritime sector and increase the quality of the products, data, and services it provides to its clients. This comes at a time of increasing demand for new digital tools, as well as intensifying global challenges across the maritime supply chain. | |
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Information Warfare Research Project (IWRP) 2 Industry Day | The government anticipates eight (8) RPPs for white papers, enhanced white papers or full proposals to be solicited via N65236-22-9-0001. RPP topics will include a technical brief and one-on-one breakout sessions. | |
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FFIEC Central Data Repository (CDR) Engagement Outline | This environment will serve to collect, validate, manage, store, and distribute all financial institution data collected through the FFIEC Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income for Banks collectively known as the Call Reports (FFIEC 031, FFIEC 041, and FFIEC 051)1 as well as the Summary of Deposits (SOD) FDIC Annual Survey and the publication of the FFIEC Uniform Bank Performance Report (UBPR). | |
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Forced Labor Technical Expo -- March 14-15, 2023 | Two-day event providing an opportunity for your companies to view firsthand the solutions that identify goods produced using forced labor practices. | |
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CIIPM 7 - The impact of AI on information, innovation and IP. | The 7th CIIPM meeting features talks from five experts who will share their knowledge on topics including IP valuation, standard essential patents, AI for patent searching, patenting at the USPTO, and IP aspects of collaborative working. | |
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