FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s release of encryption standards to protect against future attacks from quantum computers set in motion new work for government and industry to implement those algorithms. The process of inventorying is part of that work. Stupak said the inventory last year was the first in the world.

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FedScoop

JUNE 10, 2024

The Department of Veterans Affairs has work to do in assessing its software licenses, the Government Accountability Office said in a report that included four other new priority recommendations to the VA.

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Federal News Network

JUNE 4, 2024

Government contractors on the whole are optimistic about future business. They expect more growth as the government adopts artificial intelligence. Generally, the government contracting markets have been relatively insulated from the economic conditions. And the government spending itself never actually goes down.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 20, 2024

In a report made public Monday , the Government Accountability Office outlined 37 total priority recommendations to improve how the Office of Management and Budget encourages adequate technology-related practices across the federal landscape.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 29, 2024

Federal agencies are missing out on cost savings and making too many duplicative purchases when it comes to IT and cyber-related investments, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. There should be more concerted efforts to compare prices, the GAO stated.

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FedScoop

JUNE 28, 2024

The Chief Data Officers Council was created in compliance with the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 to promote data-sharing across the federal landscape and assist agencies with the implementation of transparent data practices called for in the OPEN Government Data Act. Willam Timmons, R-S.C.,

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IT Data Transparency Inventory 98

FedScoop

MARCH 8, 2024

Commission on Civil Rights briefing on government use of facial recognition technology Friday, drawing the ire of panel members. Jones called their absence “offensive” and alleged the departments are “embarrassed by their failures and are seeking to avoid public accountability.” “I

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FedScoop

AUGUST 22, 2024

The SAMOSA Act, she said, should be a no-brainer for passage given its focus on “good governance” and “best practices” for software licensing purchases. The federal government spends more than $100 billion annually on IT and cyber purchases, the watchdog noted, with agencies buying thousands of software licenses every year.

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GovLoop

MAY 8, 2023

In fact, according to one estimate per the Government Accountability Office, the federal government made nearly $281 billion in erroneous payments in fiscal 2021 that it cannot retrieve. Government employees, just like a lot of corporate employees, are overworked,” he said. More often than not, it’s due to bad data.”

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FedScoop

APRIL 30, 2024

Those reports would be included in each agency’s AI use case inventory, in accordance with Office of Management and Budget guidance finalized in March. Because there’s just so many layers to state and local and federal government and how they share their data.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

My journey in Accounts Payable started back in 1998, when I worked on my first Accounts Payable automation solution combining scanning, OCR and workflow. The perfect vision was that by merging e-Invoicing with a hammer called ‘No-PO No Pay’ the earth would move under Accounts Payable. or Accounting systems (e.g.

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FedScoop

MARCH 13, 2024

All users of NASA IT must read and affirm (and revalidate annually) the NASA Cybersecurity and Privacy Rules of Behavior that require incident reporting whenever government furnished property is lost/stolen or missing,” Jennifer Dooren, the NASA deputy news chief, said in an email.

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GovLoop

JUNE 30, 2023

But legacy hardware and software, which abound in government agencies, can create a barrier to implementing zero trust. It enables enterprise[1]managed accounts, while ensuring that activity on the network is consistently tracked and assessed through regular logging, monitoring and auditing.

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The former congressman from New York said at the time that the absences of the agencies were “offensive,” claiming that they were “embarrassed by their failures and are seeking to avoid public accountability.” 1 deadline for agencies to “provide public notice and plain-language documentation” of such use cases in its AI inventory. “It’s

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GovLoop

APRIL 21, 2023

Although government agencies can’t totally eliminate their cybersecurity risk, there are practical steps government employees can take to reduce it. One challenge for reducing the risk of a data breach, however, is the complexity of modern IT environments. When it comes to cybersecurity, you can’t protect what you don’t know exists.

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AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The post also shows how these previous automation measures can be applied across accounts with AWS Organizations and AWS Control Tower. Doing so allows your organization to: Consistently implement security and compliance across different environments, Regions, and accounts, and reduce the risk of human error.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government contractors. Standards promulgated by the CAS [Cost Accounting Standards] Board, if applicable, generally accepted accounting principles and practices appropriate to the circumstances.

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FedInsider

JANUARY 9, 2024

Thought leaders from government and industry spoke at a recent FedInsider webinar to discuss how they’re working together to build out these capabilities and leverage 5G’s potential in military operations. The NSC provides the Government direct access to over 350 members of U.S. Close COL USMCR ( ret.),

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Both systems are mainly designed to support government users, but Dawson said the legacy DPS system relies mostly on manual, paper-based processes once work is actually handed off to moving companies. MilMove will be the initial customer interface where [base transportation offices] will build out their initial move requirement,” he said.

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FedInsider

AUGUST 7, 2024

Government & industry must share information, streamline compliance & work together to protect critical environments from evolving cyber threats. To counter these threats, government, industry and academia must work together to strengthen OT systems and eliminate gaps in visibility caused by the convergence of IT and OT environments.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 10, 2023

31, 2023, the state’s Department of Administrative Services will conduct an annual inventory of all AI-based systems used by state entities, and each year the department must confirm that none of those systems leads to unfair discrimination or disparate impacts. Beginning on Dec.

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AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 18, 2024

Continuously assess through AWS Security Hub AWS Security Hub is a cloud security posture management service that performs automated, continuous security best practice checks against your AWS resources across Regions and accounts. AWS Config offers a collection of rules and remediation actions to enable security and governance best practices.

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Great Government Through Technology

AUGUST 10, 2023

Know your existing inventory and requirements It is foundational that a transition is properly scoped in regards to physical locations and required telecom services. This step will ensure full accountability on what needs to be transitioned, what will not be transitioned and account for new requirements.

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Telecommunication Inventory Accountability Project Management 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group discusses the most consequential changes for government contractors here. Cost Accounting Section 802 amends 10 U.S.C. As a result of such review, the FTC or DOJ could take legal action to block transactions that the government determines might substantially lessen competition.

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Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 1, 2024

The Government of Canada also recently announced new reporting requirements for steel imports and importers may experience detained imports on the suspicion of being manufactured with forced or child labour. As of May 13, 2024, all commercial goods will be accounted for and reported through CARM.

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FedInsider

JUNE 19, 2024

from 2010 to 2020, meaning more citizens need additional internet-based, user-friendly government services. Michelle received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science from The Florida State University and is a Certified Government Chief Information Officer through FSU’s Florida Institute of Government.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Often referred to as “Phase II” guidance, the pending directive is a requirement of the OPEN Government Data Act , which became law as a part of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act , or Evidence Act, in 2019. The wait on corresponding OMB guidance, however, has lingered.

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FedScoop

MARCH 6, 2024

The Federal AI Governance and Transparency Act, introduced by House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., The proposed bill looks to hold agencies accountable for ensuring that they are purposeful and performance-driven when utilizing the emerging technology. and ranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md.,

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In fact, OMB is expected to release an updated governmentwide inventory of AI uses cases on or around Dec. The 2023 inventory showed there were more than 700 AI use cases, but the expectation is that number could easily double or triple given the excitement around generative AI and expanded use of predictive AI.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Jay Blindauer A contractor takes on a Government contract to make money, and inflation is getting in the way. With inflation eroding value for this long, a Government contractor may need to obtain contract relief. Relief So, how does a contractor obtain inflation cost relief from the Government?

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 4, 2023

One rule published in the Federal Register this week includes a provision that would mandate some key contractors report cyber incidents to the government within eight hours. Another aims to standardize cybersecurity requirements for unclassified information systems across government. “It’s really the U.S.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

The conference, which continues the dialogue from last year on “What is Fair and Reasonable,” will dive into the latest government policies, programs, and procurement topics with sessions including key government officials, industry experts, and legal minds. Incorporated other minor grammatical and/or formatting changes.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The push comes amid ongoing concerns, including tech policy researchers and digital rights advocates, that the Biden administration’s approach to artificial intelligence has lacked real measures for accountability and instead relied on non-binding and voluntary commitments from companies. “By

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

DHS Inventory of AI Systems for Cybersecurity is ‘Not Accurate ,’ Oversight Report Says NextGov reports that the Government Accountability Office published a report Wednesday documenting issues with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) public inventory of AI use cases, including one that was not AI.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Lacking another CR or full funding bill, the government faces a shutdown. Agencies, including the Department of Defense (DoD), are urging Congress to pass appropriations bills into law as soon as possible. or virtually HERE.

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Inventory Price Supply Chain Contract 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 11, 2024

On March 28, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum M-24-10 , Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence (Memo), updating and implementing OMB’s November 2023 proposed memorandum of the same name.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The White House Office of Management and Budget on Thursday publicly released its anticipated memorandum on responsible AI acquisition in government (M-24-18), charting an initial path forward for agencies to buy products that use the booming technology in a safe and responsible way and placing new criteria on those contracts. “The

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