The goal of this acquisition is to: receive objective, available non-housing cost data for each CONUS/OCONUS duty location annually from the private sector, purchasing the data as required, which DoD can use to establish COLA rates for both the CONUS and OCONUS COLA programs.

The purpose of the Training and Readiness Accelerator II (TReX II) is to spur innovative development, demonstration, and expedited delivery of prototypes to increase Warfighter readiness via modeling, simulation, education/training, experimental validation, and military readiness focused projects.

The intent of this BAA is to identify technologies and approaches that provide solutions that enhance the capabilities for DOD to conduct Irregular Warfare (which includes missions of unconventional warfare (UW), stabilization, foreign internal defense (FID), counterterrorism (CT), and counterinsurgency (COIN)) against all adversaries and to deliver those capabilities to DOD components and interagency partners through rapid research and development, advanced studies, and technical innovation.

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This requirement is for digital access to OVID’s academic journals. The OVID journals cover subjects in Health Physics, Strength & conditioning, and Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of General Counsel (GC) plans to issue a purchase order to Westlaw as the only responsible source to prevent a break in service while a competitive action is awarded for legal database access.

Delivering high-frequency, low-latency imagery and analytics with Spectra platform training will establish an essential base for developing an immediate and long-term national space-based capability. The training program will give analyst teams the ability to integrate BlackSky data with other sources of intelligence and generate intelligence products to support various missions, with a special emphasis on BlackSky’s proprietary AI-enabled broad area search and discovery technology developed through customer-funded research that the company continues to scale.

ASTM provides DLA Energy-DQT employees with organization-wide access to ASTM Custom Compass Collection - active standards and test methods, plus all standard and test method updates throughout the period of performance of the subscription via a unique platform designed for sharing of relevant data.

DOJ Regulations Will Restrict Data Transactions to Address National Security Concerns

On January 8, 2025, the DOJ published a final rule prohibiting and restricting certain transactions that could allow persons from countries of concern, such as China, access to bulk sensitive personal data of U.S. citizens or to U.S. government-related data (regardless of volume)...Once effective, certain transactions with entities subject to the jurisdiction of countries of concern—including China and Russia—or with entities directly or indirectly owned by such entities, will be prohibited if the transaction involves the transfer of or access to bulk sensitive personal data or U.S. government-related data.

How Student Loan Borrowers Can Protect Their Data From DOGE

DOGE's access to student loan data has been a point of contention since reports first surfaced about its involvement in auditing the Department of Education. While government officials insist that DOGE employees must comply with federal privacy laws, critics worry that the group's mission to cut government spending could lead to financial aid program reductions or even the potential misuse of borrower data.

IRS blocks Musk aide from accessing taxpayer data

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has blocked a key aide to tech billionaire Elon Musk from accessing individual taxpayer returns or other personal information as part of a deal signed between the tax-collecting agency and the Trump administration.

Pentagon may break up tech offices in acquisition-policy shift

“This [Trump] administration cares about weapon systems and business systems and not ‘technologies,’” the official said. “We're not going to be investing in ‘artificial intelligence’ because I don’t know what that means. We're going to invest in autonomous killer robots.”

Meta wants Donald Trump to back them in fight against EU's data rules

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Kaplan, who took over Meta’s global affairs role in January, suggested that Washington should assess whether the EU’s heavy fines on US tech firms amount to unfair treatment. He argued that companies facing discrimination should alert their home government, reinforcing the idea that Meta could push for diplomatic intervention if necessary.

PA consumer data privacy bill favors companies over people

A bipartisan group of 17 Pennsylvania state representatives — 11 Democrats and 6 Republicans — is trying to pass the state’s first consumer data privacy protection bill. Only 19 states currently have such a law on the books, though consumer and data privacy advocates say most provide weak protections that favor businesses.

The international AI race needs quantum computing

“The future of generative AI training lies in combining real-world data with both classical and quantum synthetic data,” says Dr. Graham Enos, vice president of quantum solutions at Strangeworks and a former DOD mathematician. “As quantum computing advances, quantum synthetic data will increasingly dominate the synthetic data used to train AI. What’s exciting is that synthetic data generation is one of the most immediate and practical applications of quantum computers.”

DOGE access to Social Security, IRS data could create privacy and security risks, experts say

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may already have access to sensitive tax and medical data stored at the IRS and Social Security Administration (SSA), which jointly retain disability diagnoses, child adoption information, exceptionally detailed financial data and individuals’ immigration status, experts say. The data could easily be leaked in a breach, experts and civil liberties advocates say, and public perceptions that tax return information is no longer private could lead to fewer people filing taxes.

NextgenID in-person identity proofing network deployment at US Post Offices advances

The USPS and NextgenID have been collaborating on a strategic pilot in Washington D.C. over the past two years, as a part of a larger program to deliver identity-proofing services at kiosks (“Identity Stations”) located in Post Offices across the U.S.

Clearview AI targets US federal govt facial recognition contracts with new co-CEOs

Clearview AI is pivoting away from Co-founder and CEO Hoan Ton-That and towards U.S. federal government contracts, expecting a more sympathetic reception to its facial recognition searches of images scraped from social media and other internet sites from an administration rapidly dismantling American’s privacy protections.

Can AI Predict the Next Big IPO? Crunchbase Thinks So.

The data company is using AI to forecast startup funding, acquisitions and public offerings—but its biggest challenge may be predicting its own future.

The zero-sum game: Balancing data privacy and analytics

As data privacy and AI regulations evolve, agentic AI, capable of making routine decisions, predicting trends or personalising citizen services autonomously, could revolutionise the public sector by boosting efficiency. However, it also raises significant data privacy and security concerns. Public sector organisations must protect sensitive citizen data, especially when feeding it into AI models.

The Great Federal Data Disappearing Act - PolicyMap

Amid the cascade of directives from President Trump, some government datasets have become inaccessible. Researchers, economists and investors are among the people who rely on that data — and there’s a cost when it goes away.

Building a Legacy: Brandy Durham Turns Passion for Tackling National Problems to Career Path in Data, AI

Tune in to hear how Durham initially considered a law career but switched to political science after 9/11 to address national issues, inspired by her family’s military service. She chose a master’s degree over a Ph.D. and started at the Drug Enforcement Administration, learning the value of collaboration.

Federal Tech Podcast: Let’s look at Open Source Intelligence OSINT

During today’s interview, Jason English from Babel Street shares his thoughts on how OSINT should be a part of the matrix where federal agencies can get practical intelligence.

A-Team Insight - In data we trust – How to ensure high quality data to power AI

This webinar will discuss how organisations can ensure their data is of high enough quality to effectively drive their AI models and to avoid the potential pitfalls of using poor information.

Know More, Risk Less: How Babel Street Enhances and Automates OSINT with Data and Analytics

This 60-minute webinar explores how Babel Street’s AI-driven data and analytics solutions transform complex data landscapes into actionable intelligence for enterprise, government, and intelligence teams.