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IRS should bring back Technology Retirement Office, watchdog says

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Many of the IRS’s plans to improve transparency rely on updating the agency’s technology,” Collins wrote. “As billion in FY2023, the report explains. That uptick “will likely continue” until most of the IRS’s legacy systems are decommissioned, TIGTA said.

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IRS dinged by GAO for subpar documentation of AI audit models

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The IRS first piloted AI techniques for sampling tax returns in NRP audits during the 2019 filing season. It further emphasizes that documentation can offer a way for agencies to provide transparency, such as (1) what the system is for, (2) what it is not for, (3) how it was designed, and (4) what its limitations are.”

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Data update of World Bank, IADB, and EuropeAid datasets on development aid funded contracts and projects – November 2019

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

We have released an update in November 2019 on the datasets collected on development projects, public tenders, and contracts for three major donor agencies: the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), and EuropeAid.

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Aggravating Australia’s Arbitration Ambivalence: Zeph’s ISDS Claims

Kluwer Arbitration

This is important indeed, but enhanced transparency risks aggravating issues, especially when complex. A similar jurisdictional objection can be expected in the claims brought under the first Zeph claim, as the claimant appears to be incorporated in 2019. The JSCOT proceedings allow for public scrutiny and discussion of treaties.

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Former SEC Commissioner Urges DOJ to Model Whistleblower Program on SEC’s

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She served as an SEC Commissioner from 2019 until her term expired in July 2022, during which she also served as the Acting Chair of the Commission. In addition to transparent and reliable mandatory minimum awards , Lee outlines other key elements of the SEC Whistleblower Program which the DOJ Whistleblower Program should follow.

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Smarter, safer streets: How data and technology can save lives on U.S. roads

American City & Country

This is welcome news, but deaths are still up 14% since 2019, and drivers in the United States killed 3,373 people in the first half of 2023, after the number of pedestrian deaths reached a four-decade high of more than 7,500 in 2022. Be transparent and proactive with the public. million in Medicaid expenditures in just five years.

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FBI’s AI work includes ‘Shark Tank’-style idea exploration, tip line use case

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According to the Justice Department’s use case inventory for AI , that tool has been used since 2019, and is also used to “screen social media posts directed to the FBI.” Officials also noted that important criteria for the agency’s own use of the technology are transparency and consistency. It is one of five uses listed for the FBI.

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