The purpose of this requirement is to acquire access to data and services to better understand consumers and potential health risks from cannabis-derived products (CDPs) as new entries continue to flood the US market and usage surges.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seeking Sales Tax Data, both State and Local, for the purpose of developing data that the Policy and Program Impact Lab needs to create general sales tax tables and to update the sales tax deduction calculator for IRS.gov.

The VACA’s Request For Proposal (RFP) will establish requirements for the award of a ... contract for support in...identification of possible intelligence derived from collected Foreign Language data...[and] triage and exploitation of data, media, and documents per customer requirements.

The objective of this RFI is to identify unclassified Computer Vision capabilities to include but not limited to: object detection, object classification, object segmentation, pattern detection, broad area search, area monitoring and feature mapping that will augment existing unclassified and classified capabilities and data sources, and integrate directly into analytic workflows for operational use.

Response to questions. Extended proposal due date to Tuesday December 6, 2022.

DSCA is looking to solicit for Credit Reporting Services in Q2 of FY 2023.

Response to questions. Anticipated final RFP posting date is January 2023.

Posted RFI announcement.

CoreLogic provides a service that gathers local administrative records and other information on land ownership within counties across the US. CoreLogic is the only company that takes the additional step of cleaning, standardizing, and formatting this data across all states. Thus, the product that they offer results in a clean and consistently formatted dataset, which allows NASS to ingest CoreLogic data in NASS databases in a highly efficient, timely, and accurate manner.

GlobalView Software, Inc for a subscription that allows users to monitor and analyze real-time data for refined petroleum products and natural gas.

The VA San Diego Healthcare System requires a firm-fixed price, base year plus four (4) option year membership/participation in a national nursing database that captures not only nursing unit level data concerning nursing sensitive outcomes but also RN Satisfaction.

The award is part of the six-year IRS Modernization Plan, which includes standardizing data and cybersecurity and improving services to taxpayers.

EOS Defense Systems USA is tasked with adding commercial satellite laser ranging data to the Open Architecture Data Repository and delivering passive electro-optical observations.

ICF has worked with ILAB since 2004, providing research and other support on topics related to forced labor, child labor, human trafficking and more. The company’s global research experts will incorporate new innovations in research science to more closely trace the sources of forced and child labor in global supply chains.

Spy agencies seek better raw data on diversity challenges

...[F]or a community laser-focused on collecting raw data to analyze a range of global issues, intelligence agencies and components are disjointed, inconsistent and deficient, in some cases, when it comes to data on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.

The Federal Trade Commission's misbegotten look at 'commercial surveillance'

By calling its look at commercial data practices commercial surveillance, the FTC has evidently prejudged a lot of issues, starting with the nature of the relationship between businesses and consumers.

State Department Announces Plans to Heighten ITAR Enforcement Over Transfers of Controlled Data

Long considered a core national security priority, efforts to curb unauthorized dissemination of highly sensitive technical data are again gaining traction as geopolitical circumstances evolve and diplomatic tensions with countries like the Russian Federation and People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) continue to rise.

Census Bureau chief defends ‘differential privacy’ tool

The U.S. Census Bureau’s chief is defending a new tool meant to protect the privacy of people participating in the statistical agency’s questionnaires against calls to abandon it by prominent researchers who claim it jeopardizes the usefulness of numbers that are the foundation of the nation’s data infrastructure.

White House says an anticipated executive order on identity theft is coming, here’s what experts want in it

One specific area is privacy and data-sharing, said both Miller and Burris. Government agencies don’t necessarily agree on how to approach data sharing, but confirming and triangulating data about someone is often part of the equation of digital identity proofing.

USCIS deputy CDO sees faster ‘time to market’ getting right data to the right people

The major task of inventorying data and improving the data maturity at agencies is a fundamental step to fielding AI and automation tools across the federal government. But in the process of completing this work, agency data leaders say they’re having an easier time getting the right data to the right people at the right time.

White House considering pilot program to improve public interaction with federal data 

U.S. Chief Data Scientist Denice Ross said the pilot program would create a feedback loop between the public and federal agencies to make data sets more accessible and utilized.

Using big data to predict demand for local services

It’s fair to say the public sector lags in adopting big data science to predict or mitigate service demand. 23% of Private Sector websites are personalised, whilst practically 0% of Public Sector websites are not.

EY, Thomson Reuters Launch Supply Chain Risk & Regulation Tracking ESG Tools

Professional services firm EY US and business information services provider Thomson Reuters announced today the launch of new ESG tools, as part of an expanded alliance between the company’s aimed at delivering solutions addressing business and government needs for supply chain transparency and policy tracking.

Babel Street to Acquire Rosette, A Leading Provider of AI-Powered Text Analytics Software

The new, comprehensive platform will support deeper entity knowledge base creation for screening and countering insider threats, leveraging Rosette’s deep AI and machine-learning-driven natural language processing (NLP) technology, as well as name-matching capabilities.

OCA refuses to extend intrusion upon seclusion liability to hacked commercial database holders

Obodo and its sister proposed class actions, Owsianik v. Equifax Canada Co. and Winder v. Marriott International, originated when third parties hacked the personal information databases stored by credit bureaus Trans Union and Equifax, and Marriott’s Starwood hotels.

Amazon attempts to simplify data clean rooms with AWS tools

AWS Clean Rooms and the planned identity resolution tools target brand marketers, agencies, publishers and martech companies with services intended to make it easier for these entities to share and collaborate around their data sets while protecting consumer privacy. 

How Should the FTC Address Deceptive Endorsement Advertising Online? -- Dec 8th @ 11am

Join the Center for Data Innovation for a panel discussion on the future of the Endorsement Guides and how platforms and policymakers can work together to protect consumers, promote innovation, and improve advertising online.