EB [the Commission’s Enforcement Bureau] seeks software that uses open-source, public records to validate the authenticity of the following data elements: people, physical address, phone number, email address, business name, IP address.

The primary goal of this acquisition is to obtain a subscription to allow for access to and the ability to download real time financial data.

The data and services covered by this performance work statement include everything necessary to re-specify the current office building models for the four major Census regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West) and maintain continuous calculation of BLS indexes.

For each country, city, or region listed in the SOW, provide a vendor name and contact information to include CAGE Code, past Government contract numbers, and SAM information (if available) for a minimum of ten vendors providing that supply or service. If the listed locations do not have the commodities/services available, then the next closest location where that commodity/service is available should be found and reported.

Changes to solicitation.

Updated to add briefing information from the conference that occurred on April 8, 2024.

Response to questions.

Updated BAA. Response to questions.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a fixed-price purchase order on a single source basis to Barra, LLC for a fundamentals-based risk model subscription, including historical data sufficient for calculating.

The Office of Open Source Intelligence (OSN) has a requirement to enhance its abilities for the online identification and collection of emerging threats, incidents, and indicators of potential security risks identified through social/news media and other online sources of publicly available information associated with Department personnel and facilities worldwide.

The purpose of this synopsis is to announce the Indian Health Service’s (IHS) intent to negotiate a Firm Fixed Price modification with Environmental System Research Institute (ESRI)...to obtain additional consulting services for data collection from IHS facilities and share it utilizing ERSI technology to support the Cancer Moonshot investigation.

The Office of the Secretary of Transportation, the Office of Governmental Affairs, the Office of Tribal Government Affairs, and the Office of Public Affairs have a need for a specialized news coverage service. This action would continue the existing Politico Pro Plus services for those offices via the awarding of a new SOLE-SOURCE contract.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires subscription to a variety of financial data sources, outlined below, including a subscription to financial data delivered via the Wharton Research Data Services platform ("WRDS") and information service that provides subscription to real-time data, proprietary content, and third-party information combined with powerful application tools (web based platform) provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC.

The proposed contract action is for the purchase of approximately 323 pesticide compounds with seed trait data tracked in Kynetec’s FarmTrak™ CP U.S. Study for harvest years 2019 through 2023. The data contains annual use information on the amount and distribution of pesticide and genetically modified crop in the U.S. The data is needed for the USGS Water Quality Processes Program to study the effects of pesticides on water quality.

Airship AI Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AISP) (“Airship AI” or the “Company”), a leader in AI-driven video, sensor, and data management surveillance solutions, has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to an agency within the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) for its Outpost AI appliance providing edge based recording, analytics, encryption, and encoding of video, audio, and metadata supporting emerging public safety and investigative requirements.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded Contract No. 75N95024C00011 to Lasso Informatics US, Inc. to acquire an NIH Brain Development Cohorts Data Sharing Platform.

Army rethinks its approach to AI-enabled risks via Project Linchpin

Through its first program of record to scale artificial intelligence into weapons and other systems — Project Linchpin — the Army is hustling to enable an operational pipeline and an overarching infrastructure for trusted environments where in-house and third-party algorithms can be developed and validated in a responsible, secure manner.

‘AI-BOM’ bombs: Army backs off, will demand less detailed data from AI vendors

Instead of demanding an exhaustive “AI Bill of Materials.” the Army will only ask contractors for a “baseball card” of key stats on their AI — while building up its in-house capacity to check for bad code or “poisoned” data.

ACLU Sues NSA, Defense Department for AI Spy Program Records

Transparency about the agency’s ramped-up use of AI is critical to allowing the public to understand how their rights are being affected, and the agency hasn’t complied with the federal Freedom of Information Act, according to the ACLU’s lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit, shared first with Bloomberg Law, also names as defendants the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and Defense Department.

Commerce seeks insight on how to make its data more AI-friendly

The U.S. Department of Commerce wants to make its open dataset reserves better primed to help train generative artificial intelligence systems and further democratize access to technological resources needed to create trustworthy and reliable AI and machine learning systems. Outlined in a request for information published on April 17, Commerce is asking for comments in the form of recommendations and suggestions from industry experts on how to best structure and distribute the public data produced by the agency.

A health tech leader’s plea: Regulate AI

An AI leader in health care made the rounds on Capitol Hill last week with an unusual request: more regulations. Mass General Brigham’s chief officer for data science and imaging information, Dr. Keith Dreyer, met with congressional staffers and asked them to encourage their bosses to play a larger role in governing artificial intelligence.

How AI will exacerbate fraud against the government

Federal investigators have their hands full trying to spot all of the fraud schemes that cost the government billions of dollars every year. AI-powered fraud, utilizing images, has all kinds of potential for mischief. For more on that and how to stop it, Federal News Network’s Eric White spoke to the vice president and head of public sector strategy at Socure, Jordan Burris on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

A new Cold War is brewing at sea–and the West’s security and prosperity are at stake

The implications of rising maritime infractions impinge on the West and particularly the US. If global leaders lose faith in the U.S.’s ability to protect them at sea, it will be yet another concerning shift in global power dynamics. And with 15% of all goods now rerouted due to the Houthis, China will increasingly appear more capable of protecting commerce at sea than Western navies.

US wants UAE to break partnership with China, join them instead in AI race

This week, Microsoft made headlines by announcing a substantial $1.5 billion investment in G42, an AI company based in Abu Dhabi chaired by influential Emirati royal Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed al-Nahyan. The deal marks a significant move in its strategic alliance with the UAE. Sources familiar with the discussions reveal that the deal was facilitated by the US government through a series of meetings over the past year, involving prominent American tech firms like Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI, among others. These efforts are part of Washington’s broader strategy to maintain leadership in AI technology, particularly in competition with China.

Are tomorrow's engineers ready to face AI's ethical challenges?

The general public depends on software engineers and computer scientists to ensure these technologies are created in a safe and ethical manner. As a sociologist and doctoral candidate interested in science, technology, engineering and math education, we are currently researching how engineers in many different fields learn and understand their responsibilities to the public. Yet our recent research, as well as that of other scholars, points to a troubling reality: The next generation of engineers often seem unprepared to grapple with the social implications of their work. What’s more, some appear apathetic about the moral dilemmas their careers may bring – just as advances in AI intensify such dilemmas.

Alleged Cyberattack on Bureau van Dijk: U.S. Consumer Data Compromised

Threat actor USDoD (previously known as NetSec, ScarFace_TheOne, and Scarfac33) previously known for attacks against U.S. infrastructure and Airbus has claimed Bureau van Dijk as its latest victim. The threat actor also claimed that the alleged attack on Bureau van Dijk would likely be his last and seemed to bid farewell to the BreachForums community.

Interos Expands ESG Risk Coverage to Bolster Transparent and Ethical Supply Chains

Interos' latest innovation, featured at the company's annual customer summit, extends ESG risk coverage to critical metrics on Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, forced labor, government intervention, diversity, corporate ownership, and more. It includes proprietary data from a range of sources, including ESG Book, a leading global sustainability and technology company.

Socure Unveils the Industry's Most Accurate AI-Powered Global Watchlist Screening and Monitoring Solution

"As organizations struggle with high false positives and costly manual reviews emanating from many current watchlist screening tools, there is significant value to the industry in transforming and automating these systems," said Chuck Subrt, Fraud & AML Practice Research Director at Datos Insights. "With its new global watchlist screening with monitoring solution, Socure has introduced innovations that enable compliance leaders to reduce the noise, sharpen accuracy, and elevate operational efficiency."

Inside the IC's new open source intelligence strategy

I spoke with Jason Barrett, the open-source intelligence executive at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and Randy Nixon, the director of the open source enterprise within the CIA’s Directorate of Digital Innovation, about the strategy’s goals. They include centralizing OSINT data across the IC, cultivating a world-class OSINT workforce, and harnessing new AI and machine learning tools.

AI as a Stress Test for Government Data

Cooke talked about data disciplines as a precursor to the effective use of artificial intelligence on our occasional series, Government A to Z, with TFIC co-host and Government Technology Staff Writer Ashley Silver along with two colleagues from Governing — Staff Writer Zina Hutton and Digital Editor Zoe Manzanetti.

GenAI Innovation Roundtable

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Office is hosting a series of roundtables with industry and academia to discuss Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI).

Carahsoft to Host Premiere AI for Government Summit on May 2nd at the Carahsoft Conference & Collaboration Center

Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®, will host the inaugural AI for Government Summit in partnership with FedInsider and nearly 20 Carahsoft vendor partners on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at the Carahsoft Conference & Collaboration Center in Reston, Virginia. This dynamic half-day event will gather Government leaders, Public Sector end users, IT solutions providers and C-suite executives to discuss the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and Government initiatives.

AI Solutions to Close the Risk-Confidence Gap in Financial and Government Organizations

In this conversational webinar our panel of subject matter experts will discuss the differences between generative and predictive AI and how to apply AI-powered technologies to help solve organizational challenges in financial services and the public sector to help close the Risk-Confidence Gap.