Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Since OCP’s first story about the reform, the government has developed an intelligent exceptions system to account for situations where applying green criteria is near impossible. Or how could buyers minimize the very real risk of greenwashing?

Procurement 89

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 11, 2024

Required Practices for all Safety- and Rights-Impacting AI Under the risk management requirements of the Memo, before any federal agency can use a safety- or rights-impacting AI, it is required to complete an AI impact assessment. race, age, sex, etc.);

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Impact Assessment Procurement Innovation 52

How to Crack a Nut

JUNE 19, 2023

The Government published the white paper and an impact assessment supporting it, which primarily amount to doing nothing and maintaining the status quo (aka AI regulatory gap) in the UK. Twitter announcements vs white paper? During the preparation of our response to the AI public consultation, we had a moment of confusion.

Consulting 52

Consulting Impact Assessment Procurement Ethics 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The program is currently testing 20 technologies, including electric vehicle supply equipment, germicidal ultraviolet to sterilize air, and greenhouse gas accounting. Finally, the Committee contemplated adjustments in contracting to account for the infrastructure needed for continuous AI model training.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Price Supply Chain Procurement 52

FedScoop

JULY 22, 2024

The law enforcement agency is currently facing several investigations into what happened and USSS Director Kim Cheatle was subpoenaed to testify at a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing Monday about the incident. The Secret Service has also disclosed a social media screening contract through a privacy impact assessment.

Media 86

Media Impact Assessment Budget Data 86

FedScoop

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

A privacy impact assessment for the GLAAS system is no longer available because the USAID website has been taken offline. Email accounts and phones at the agency have been disconnected , sources have told FedScoop, and the main website for the agency remains offline. As part of the U.S.

E-procurement 124

E-procurement Impact Assessment Professional Services Procurement 124

FedScoop

MARCH 3, 2025

The Office of Personnel Management last Friday quietly replaced the privacy impact assessment for the governmentwide email system it has been using to send mass email blasts to the entirety of the federal government. Why’s that important? District Court of D.C., ” At least that’s what it said on the original Feb.

Impact Assessment 104

Impact Assessment Media Accountability Import 104

FedScoop

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

That personal information includes names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, birth places, home addresses and telephone numbers, email addresses, and bank account information, according to the lawsuit. A Treasury employee initially prevented DOGE workers from accessing those records, through the departments Bureau of the Fiscal Service.

Impact Assessment 142

Impact Assessment Government Government Leadership 142

FedScoop

APRIL 14, 2025

The initial lawsuit from a group of 19 Democratic state attorneys general argued that granting Wunderly that access violated the Privacy Act and section 208 of the E-Government Act of 2002 , which requires federal agencies to conduct privacy impact assessments for use of new or changed technologies involving personally identifiable information.

Impact Assessment 78

Impact Assessment Media Accountability Government 78

FedScoop

JANUARY 28, 2025

A lawsuit filed in federal court Monday alleges that the Office of Personnel Management set up an on-premise server to conduct last weeks mass email blast to federal employees and store information it received in response without doing a privacy impact assessment on the system as required by law.

Impact Assessment 145

Impact Assessment Distribution Efficiency Government 145