GovLoop

JANUARY 24, 2023

Local government services play a role in so much of our everyday lives that they become invisible. To achieve that, local governments must move away from budgeting for services in silos and come together to create a digital twin of the organization, Francis said. Rules-based software avoids these problems. “By

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Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 23, 2023

Bid Protests: GAO’s Loser Pays Pilot Program Once again, a “loser pays” bid protest pilot program has appeared in the NDAA, which would require contractors to reimburse DoD for costs incurred in “processing” bid protests that are ultimately denied by the Government Accountability Office.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 1, 2024

Atlanta and New York City and co-sponsored by Microsoft and OpenAI, was part of the agency’s efforts to get the federal government to open up authoritative data and set it up for usability, GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan told reporters in D.C. Protecting data and privacy were top priorities, Shive said. “We

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Agencies looking to establish hybrid data centers need comprehensive security strategies that set realistic time frames and are mapped to their respective budgets. A hybrid data center relies on cloud, software-defined networking and virtualization technologies to distribute applications across physical and multicloud environments.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Pittsburgh was turned down — it met only four of the program’s 23 required criteria — but rather than walk away, thinking that certification was an impossible dream, the city dusted itself off and worked hard to change its entire data mindset. For more insights on how governments are embracing change, download the guide. Get the guide.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

In my experience working with city governments, I’ve seen firsthand cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Sacramento, and St. Louis struggle with resource constraints and grapple with the significant challenges cities face in balancing budgets, maintaining public services and managing infrastructure needs. What is a fiscal cliff?

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GovLoop

JANUARY 31, 2024

For instance, “If you’re on Windows XP and you’re relying on faxes, those tools are so old that [new] analysis tools can’t read [your data],” Kowalski said. And with an unthinkable amount of data in the world, errors are inevitable with outdated IT.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

As six out of 10 government finance teams still rely on manual reconciliation , the survey findings echo this, in which 46.1% The most prominent issues include delinquent payments, lack of compliance and the complexities involved in collecting payments for various government services.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Her passion for helping others understand government contracting led her to join forces with data scientist Marcelo Blanco and establish B2Gov. In OECD member countries, public procurement represents 29% of government expenditure. Paola Diegues is a self-proclaimed public procurement enthusiast.

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FedScoop

JULY 8, 2024

The diverse needs and requirements of agencies based on their size, organization, budget, mission and internal AI talent present an opportunity to promote flexibility and adaptability in AI governance,” the document states. “An

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

Fragmented and inconsistent auditing practices across the decentralized government system have impeded effective oversight. Data-driven monitoring enables citizens to submit high-quality complaints to authorities. Data-driven monitoring enables citizens to submit high-quality complaints to authorities.

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FedTech Magazine

APRIL 11, 2024

Federal IT leaders want to make it easier for agencies to incorporate artificial intelligence such as chatbots and image and code generators into daily workflows, as well as compliance tools that help protect sensitive data and users’ personal information.

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FedInsider

AUGUST 16, 2024

When the federal government adopts Zero Trust principles, it must consider both user identity and the data being accessed. To view this webinar: Zero Trust: Protecting Both Data and Identity. BigID enables organizations to know their enterprise data and take action for privacy, protection, and perspective.

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FedInsider

APRIL 4, 2024

CPE Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) has arrived with the force of a tsunami across the federal government. He’s been running the IBM Data & AI practice for over two years now, and though he supports the entire portfolio, he has a particular interest in next-gen technologies – specifically artificial intelligence.

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FedScoop

JULY 5, 2024

Now armed with a robust artificial intelligence use case inventory and a splashy new data-tracking tool , SSA’s technology leaders feel especially bullish about where they stand in their digital journey. For a “data rich” agency like SSA, Brown said it made sense to O’Malley to give website users the ability to “see that granular data.”

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GovLoop

MAY 10, 2024

In Part 1 , we told you about some of the ways government agencies are using data to make a difference. Workforce Management Government struggles with recruitment and retention: Technical talent generally is hard to find, and industry employers lure qualified candidates with salaries and perks that agencies cannot afford.

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AWS Public Sector

JUNE 24, 2024

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance and find applications across various domains, the responsible development and use of AI systems has become a top priority for the US government. Enabling agencies to build and strengthen AI governance Robust governance is the foundation upon which responsible AI initiatives must be built.

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GovSpend

APRIL 29, 2024

Delving into data is a passion of mine. Whether analyzing financials, customer KPIs, marketing data, or federal spending data, I rely on data for not just monitoring the performance of our business and our government, but for making informed decisions with real-time information.

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FedInsider

JUNE 24, 2024

CPE As all levels of government seek ways to harness the benefits of artificial intelligence ( AI ) and mitigate its potential risks, the need for an overall national strategy to foster innovation, competitiveness, and economic growth becomes clearer. Thursday, August 1, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 90 Minutes | 1.5

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Government Contracts

APRIL 17, 2024

The Office of Management and Budget's new guidelines for agency collection of data on race and ethnicity reflect societal changes and the concerns of certain demographics, but implementation may be significantly burdensome for agencies and employers, say Joanna Colosimo and Bill Osterndorf at DCI Consulting.

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Federal News Network

JUNE 17, 2024

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently reiterated something it has been pointing out for years: The government wastes billions and billions of dollars on duplicative and overlapping activities. The government wastes billions and billions on duplicative and overlapping activities. Steve Goodrich I certainly have.

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FedInsider

JANUARY 23, 2024

To view this webinar: How to Increase Government IT Agility. At Salesforce, Nadia Hansen is a Digital Transformation Executive helping state and local governments across the globe reimagine service delivery for citizens and employees. Jane brings a lifetime career in media and government to her role.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

AUGUST 21, 2024

A recent data breach became public following a class action filed in the Southern District of Florida. But yes, this should clearly be a situation where people are seeing what is happening and taking appropriate precautions and not leaving the data in a manner that it is apparently easily exposed.

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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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GovLoop

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Governments at all levels store and consume enormous amounts of data, and they use the information to affect the way we live, the things we do and enjoy, and the challenges we face. And that’s a massive, massive problem — to [sort] through that data and figure out what you can and cannot do with it,” he said. Get the Guide.

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FedScoop

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Federal Emergency Management Agency Office of the Chief Information Officer has tracked scores of employees bringing government mobile devices abroad, including to countries like China and Iraq, without authorization, according to a document obtained by FedScoop. The document provides some insight into how FEMA handles the issue.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 8, 2024

That means you must implement security measures that protects sensitive data from unauthorized access. Have you strategized and budgeted for enhanced security? As you make your services more accessible online for your constituents, unfortunately, it can also open the door to cyber criminals. Favorite

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GovLoop

MAY 3, 2023

Matthew Alexander, Field Solutions Architect with Pure Storage, learned that firsthand when he was a systems administrator/architect with a government agency. Flash also is much denser, storing the same volume of data in a smaller system. Being able to scale granularly where you need it can help with budgets,” Alexander said.

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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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FedInsider

AUGUST 17, 2024

Michael and his team help organizations with strengthening their security posture against cyber and ransomware attacks and achieving compliance with government regulations, cybersecurity mandates and frameworks in the areas of Zero Trust and Micro-segmentation.

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Public Contracting Institute

APRIL 23, 2024

Firm fixed price (FFP) contracts are a common type of agreement used in government contracting. This article explores the benefits and risks of FFP contracts for government suppliers, and highlights relevant resources from Public Contracting Institute to help navigate these agreements.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office in charge of handling data around millions of patents said Tuesday that artificial intelligence adoption faces significant barriers within the federal government due to the current culture and bureaucracy. Our budgeting process is stupid. The top tech official at the U.S. Culture, culture, culture.

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GovLoop

JULY 17, 2024

In the coming years, adversaries will use this evolutionary shift in compute capability to crack the cryptography that today is the bedrock of data security. Adversaries are harvesting encrypted data with an eye toward breaking them as soon as the quantum capability is available. In some sense, the threat is already here.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Agencies might have a wide variety of technological innovations to choose from, but for Nick Psaki at Pure Storage, those reforms all come down to one thing: data. Digital transformation fundamentally starts with your data,” Psaki said. Speed: People need faster access to data, so agencies need systems that deliver that.

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The challenge of becoming a data-driven organization Organizations deal with ever-growing data volumes. This means that growth-minded businesses must put data at the heart of every application, process, and decision. percent of companies describe themselves as data-driven , and a mere 20.6

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Extract Systems

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, government agencies face the formidable challenge of staying current with technological advancements while fulfilling their primary mission: serving the public effectively and efficiently. This is where automated data extraction technology comes into play.

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FedScoop

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The results indicate that despite the government’s longstanding commitment to improving citizens’ experiences online , there’s still progress to be made. The point of the project, Fretwell told FedScoop, was to show how well the government was performing on certain important aspects of web page operations. Because it’s so varied.”

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