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 the Food & Drug Administration's request for technical and data science solutions to support the ongoing operation and enhancement of its product safety surveillance system, Sentinel.
In other data news, on October 31st, GovCon Wire published an article entitled Heightened Due Diligence Procedures & Commercial Tech are Changing Supply Chain Risk Management in GovCon. In this story, Summer Myatt describes how the government contracting community – both federal government procurement officials and commercial technology providers – have actively partnered to encourage non-traditional suppliers to bring innovative solutions to the marketplace that address the US government's heightened demands for global supply chain risk management and transparency.
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“'There has been an absolute massive proliferation of DOD activities focused on bringing new companies into the defense ecosystem,' revealed Tara Murphy Dougherty, CEO of Govini. 'In fiscal year 2021, the data shows that the number of new entrants is finally on the rise.'...'What technology can do and has done, I’d argue, is it has made advanced capabilities that provide the data, the tools for conducting analysis and I think most importantly, the indicators about risk in your supply chain, available in a way that is completely tolerable to even a small business...'”
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The Carpe Datum Team
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Data Collection Software
Dept. of Defense
| The objective of this requirement is to provide MFPC with real time updates and information for hard-to-find individuals in a timely manner. | |
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Data Quality Solution RFI
Dept. of Defense
| DIA is exploring the use of currently available commercial software to develop a data quality solution appropriate to deploy On Premises (On-Prem). DIA’s overarching goals are to examine its enterprise data holdings using data quality tools to cleanse, validate, standardize, and deduplicate various data sets to create one authoritative record. | |
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) News Brief, Clip Service and Analytics
Dept. of the Treasury
| The OCC requires a service to provide for the daily preparation of an early morning news briefing that summarizes, and provides links to, top news relevant to the OCC. In addition, OCC requires a more comprehensive morning media briefing that summarizes and provides links to news and compiles social media content that is relevant to the OCC. | |
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Professional Support Insider Threat Program
Dept. of Homeland Security
| The objective of this RFI is to engage with industry in search of a potential strategic partner to provide technical, engineering, analytic, and program support services for the Secret Service ITP. | |
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Exploratory Advanced Research Broad Agency Announcement
Dept. of Transportation
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GSA Equity Study on Remote Identity Proofing
General Services Administration
| Response date extended to November 11, 2022. | |
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Bankruptcy Data Subscription
Dept. of the Interior
| Solicitation closing date extended to November 14, 2022. Changed NAICS code. | |
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Compensation Market Pay
Dept. of the Treasury
| OCC seeks a follow-on contract for continuity of services for continual use of compensation market pay data compiled by the Agency over the past three years. | |
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Elliptic Investigator Software and Professional Service
Dept. of the Treasury
| FinCEN requires Elliptic Investigator Software because it provides several distinct advantages that supplement existing blockchain analytic tools like Chainalysis, which FinCEN currently has license to use. | |
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Identity Verification and Authentication Services
Dept. of Homeland Security
| FEMA requires support services which include, but are not limited to, a One Time Password (OTP) authentication solution, verification and authentication of identity, occupancy, ownership, insurance, vehicle and demographic information for individuals registering for FEMA disaster assistance or family reunification purposes where a disaster has occurred or been declared. | |
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Spire Wins DARPA Contract to Design ‘Ouija’ Satellite
Dept. of Defense
| The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Spire Global a contract to design a satellite to carry sensors to measure the ionosphere. The contract is part of DARPA’s Ouija program that aims to use sensors on low-orbiting satellites to monitor high frequency radio wave propagation in the ionosphere. | |
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Agency Chooses Idemia Livescan Solution for Identity Verification
Dept. of Homeland Security
| Under the contract, IDEMIA will replace the existing Livescan technology and provides the option to introduce document authentication systems and check-in kiosks at ASCs for the first time. The contract includes operations and maintenance support and will facilitate USCIS' goals of improving efficiency and accuracy of biometric data, preventing fraud while meeting FBI image quality standards through 2027. | |
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USPTO Completes Pilot of Signature Automation Tech From Instabase, Satsyil
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
| The platform works to eliminate the need for manual matching of names and signatures in inventor oaths and reviewing of patent application documents, Instabase said Thursday. | |
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Labor Department enterprise data strategy unlocks data as its ‘superpower’ | DOL Chief Data Officer Scott Gibbons said the three-year data strategy focuses on the four FAIR principles: make data findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable. | |
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50,000 companies on hold because of GSA’s UEI validation problems | “GSA briefed our subcommittee staff and is working to recover from a transition to new federal contractor system, which experienced many challenges and shortcomings. GSA did not predict or foresee many of the critical responsibilities of a system designed to identify and certify our private sector partners so they can work with agencies to improve how government operates,” said Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), chairman of the Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations. | |
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FTC Brings Action Against Ed Tech Provider Chegg for Careless Security that Exposed Personal Data of Millions of Customers | The FTC’s proposed order requires the company to bolster its data security, limit the data the company can collect and retain, offer users multifactor authentication to secure their accounts, and allow users to access and delete their data. | |
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The new Office of Financial Technology is meant to give the Office of the Comptroller of the Current a deeper understanding of fintech | The regulator says that the new office will build on the OCC's Office of Innovation, meant to coordinate efforts to support responsible financial innovation. | |
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AI may help authorities track 'ghost' fishing boats | Would it be possible to tell innocent problems from nefarious activities? “It seemed like a really ripe question,” says Heather Welch, a spatial ecologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, “and a huge problem to tackle.” | |
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What do CDOs really want? Guidance from the Office of Management and Budget | Katy Rother, senior advisor for federal policy implementation at the Data Foundation who worked on the bipartisan Evidence Act as a staffer on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, said that OMB guidance is the "primary thing that we need," at a Tuesday event on the report. | |
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Payroll Connectivity Innovator Calls on FTC to Examine Practices of Nation's Largest Data Brokers | In an open letter sent to the FTC this week, Argyle requests an investigation into providers of income and employment verification data, including Equifax and Experian. The letter outlines that these legacy institutions engage in unfair, deceptive and anti-competitive practices to collect information that covertly capitalize on non-permissioned data. | |
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China outlines plan for 'Government Affairs Big Data System' | By 2023 the State Council – China's equivalent of cabinet - wants data catalog management, data collection, data governance and big data analysis, all with appropriate security. | |
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Why Fans Crave Predictive Analytics—And How Sports Can Deliver Them | It’s becoming increasingly clear that providing a more data-rich experience where fans can interact with the data is the key to engaging a large population of today’s sports fans. Recognizing that not all fans want the same experience is equally important. That means engaging each type of fan with storytelling and visualizations without overwhelming them through tons of useless facts and figures. | |
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Start Small, Dream Big: How to Succeed With AI and ML | MeriTalk sat down with James Bench, senior principal at Maximus, to assess Federal AI and ML adoption, how agencies can select the right projects to apply AI and ML, and how to build momentum around adoption and utilization. | |
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Seeking Psychedelics? Check the Data Privacy Clause | Colorado’s cache of psychedelic data could expose participants to social, legal, and financial risks. Because Proposition 122 does not protect employees who use psychedelics from being fired, clients could lose their jobs if employers learn of their participation. | |
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Health informatics startup Truveta unveils search engine to probe data from 70M patients | Health data is in demand by medical providers, biopharma companies and academic researchers. Linking treatments with outcomes and underlying health can enable a better understanding of the effectiveness of health interventions. | |
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San Antonio to host largest Intelligence Community IT conference Dec. 12-15, 2022 | The conference will feature discussions by technical and subject matter experts on exciting defense and intelligence matters, including future modernization efforts. Daily breakout sessions will explore cutting-edge technologies such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity, and cloud capabilities. | |
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Human Aspect of Data Governance – November 10, 2022 | FDIC’s Business Intelligence Services Chief Bryan Lane and Maximus’s Gabrielle Rivera discuss strategies for data governance and how to build an empowered workforce. | |
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U.S. Army Network Technical Exchange Meeting 9: Capability Sets 25, 27 and Beyond | The TEM 9 discussion will be focused on both Pacific and European theater of operations, including warfighter perspectives, lessons learned and lessons applied for unified network and data centric modernization priorities and experimentation. | |
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