This requirement to procure private equity and venture capital (PE&VC) data is driven by the banks’ increasing exposures to non-depository financial institutions (NDFIs) and the increasing competition from NDFIs.

The purpose of this RFI is to solicit industry feedback on approaches being developed for urgent action to address software supply chain issues. This RFI focuses primarily on the acquisition, validation, ingest, and use of Software Bills of Material (SBOMs) and closely associated matters.

Under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 4022, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) seeks to award Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs or Agreements) to nontraditional defense contractors (NDCs), traditional defense contractors and non-profit research institutions for prototype projects within ERDC’s Military Engineering (ME) focus areas.

Responses to questions posted.

Responses to questions posted.

The U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) intends to award a sole source purchase order to West, A Thomson Reuters Business for their Clear Database Access Annual subscription for 12 users.

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) intends to Limit Sources, by issuing a modification to Octo Consulting Group, Inc. for the Data Services Core Development Team (Data CDT) contract...

Contract awarded to Information Resources, Inc. for $10.6MM.

Through the building and enhancing of analytic tools, Ardent will enable USBP to use and access data to create greater situational awareness of the environments where Agents and stakeholders within the CBP operate.

The DOJ Doubles Down on Data, Raising the Stakes for Proactive Information Governance

Two recent developments at the DOJ have signaled a continuation and intensification of the agency’s focus on the role of data, proactive compliance and analytics in the antitrust enforcement ecosystem.

NGA Seeks “GEOINT Supremacy” in Warfighting Strategy, Adopts 5 New Operational Objectives

In what may come as a surprise to some and not at all to others, artificial intelligence and machine learning usage in the NGA has been on the rise in recent years, mainly in order to process the “deluge” of data the organization is collecting and evaluating on a daily basis.

FTC Extends Comment Deadline on Commercial Surveillance, Lax Data Security Practices Initiative Exploring Possible Rules

The Federal Trade Commission announced it is extending the deadline by one month to submit comments on the agency’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on commercial surveillance and lax data security practices.

How the FBI Stumbled in the War on Cybercrime

Investigating cybercrime was supposed to be the FBI’s third-highest priority, behind terrorism and counterintelligence. Yet, in 2015, FBI Director James Comey realized that his Cyber Division faced a brain drain that was hamstringing its investigations.

Mapping tech is growing in election administration

A research project into the use of geographic information systems by election administrators wrapped up this month, finding that use of the mapping technology in voter registration systems and the drawing of precinct boundaries is expected to grow quickly over the next half-decade.

Record Matching Will Make European Electronic IDs Error-Prone and Inconvenient

Record matching has major disadvantages when compared to unique identifiers, so even if this compromise breaks the deadlock, it is likely to cause problems in the long term.

For public sector leadership on artificial intelligence, set your sights on Defence

AI can make predictions about potential non-compliance and decide on the optimal response. From a service perspective, it can identify what people need and help them get the right information, the right service and the right support.

Pandemic-related fraud totaled billions. California is trying to get some of it back

Nationally, the U.S. Labor Department Inspector General says so far its investigations have resulted in more than 1,000 people charged with unemployment insurance fraud since the start of the pandemic.

TransUnion, Equifax, Experian may have violated credit reporting rules, Rep. Jim Clyburn says

Rep. James Clyburn, chair of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, asked the CFPB to investigate Experian, Equifax and TransUnion for allegedly failing to address consumer disputes during the pandemic.

Synthetic fraud can be stopped by 2026, report says

Fraudsters have used fake identities made from real information to steal billions from governments and businesses, including unemployment insurance and PPP loans.

Data modernisation: financial regulators explore technology's possibilities

Public sector financial authorities worldwide are looking to develop and implement comprehensive modern data strategies, and identify investments that will prove critical to achieving their missions and growing their impact.

Why a Data Analytics Strategy is No Longer a Nice-to-have

Data is growing at an exponential rate – much faster than it can be worked with or have any value drawn out of it. The companies who are finding out how to tap into their data are winning. This is a new competitive advantage.

GovExec Daily: Did SBA Bungle the Review of PPP Loans?

More than two years out, a new Project on Government Oversight report outlines how the Small Business Administration flagged over 2 million Paycheck Protection Program loans worth at least $189 billion between August 2020 and September 2021.

Leading Treasury’s Office of Fiscal Service: A Conversation with David Lebryk

What is the mission of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Fiscal Service? How does the pandemic response compare to the recovery act response and what have we learned? How is Treasury’s Office of Fiscal Service using innovative approaches to meet its critical mission?

Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements (AIR) Proposers Day

AIR will pair existing, maturing, and emerging algorithmic approaches with expert human feedback to rapidly evolve the cooperative autonomous behaviors that solve previously avoided challenges.

Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO) Industry Day Special Notice

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO) is hosting an Informational Industry Day Event and is in search of mature and proven technology solutions, designed to improve and modernize maintenance and logistics operations across the United States Air Force (USAF) with the potential to be fielded across the service.