Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 23, 2023

The House also recognized that OTAs and Middle Tier of Acquisition awards (“MTAs”) pathways have accelerated rapid fielding of resources to meet military needs but more data are needed to study and assess production utility of OTAs and MTAs.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Budget Bidding Participation 130

GovLoop

JANUARY 31, 2024

Kowalski, Chief Information Officer for Interpol Washington, calls it something else: a lava flow. 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. But Heather T.

Data 105

Data Quantity Education Budget 105

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.”

Data 116

Data IT Budget Leadership 116

American City & Country

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Mahna has more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity and information technology. He says this is due to tighter state and local budgets. Mahna says there are other ways local entities can safeguard citizens’ data, log-in information, as well as their vital records. What’s more, local governments remain vulnerable.

Government 118

Government Government Education Public Procurement 118

AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Public-service providers are expected to supply accessible, easy-to-understand information to the public so they can make informed decisions about their lives and for their households. We are also confident that data is secure. At Swindon, we’re keen to improve services informed by the people who use them.

Import 115

Import Demand Budget Evaluation 115

GovLoop

JUNE 9, 2023

Discussions about the value of an enterprise approach to data governance often miss an important point: The difference it actually makes to anyone outside the IT department or the chief data officer’s (CDO) team. I thought about that while listening to a recent GovLoop virtual event on data virtualization.

Data 105

Data Education Quality Budget 105

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 24, 2025

Explore 10 years of open contracting With so much public money at stake, we expected to find data teams in government who already knew exactly who was buying what from whom for how much. Weve done that on a relatively modest budget, meaning that every $1 invested in the Open Contracting Partnership has positively impacted five peoples lives.

Public Procurement 80

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 80

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 24, 2025

Yet for decades, the residents of Villa 20, one of Buenos Airess historic informal settlements, lived without official addresses, access to basic public services, or even clean drinking water. A home is more than just shelterit is a source of dignity, stability, and connection to the community. In a way, it can become our identity.

IT 57

IT Participation Budget Accountability 57

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 11, 2025

Review planning process After establishing basic details about the project, ICW tracked down planning information known as the General Procurement Plan (RUP). However, the General Procurement Plan Information System or SIRUP did not mention the location, volume of work, description and specifications of the project. billion (US$1.2

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Tender Budget Procurement 52

American City & Country

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In an era characterized by workforce shortages, limited budgets and escalating demands for rapid service delivery, government agencies are frequently hampered by antiquated technology infrastructures that AI-driven technologies are tactfully modernizing. where funding was realigned to support shifting priorities effectively.

Government 114

Government Government Budget Integrity 114

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.

Electronics 124

Electronics Inventory Data Transparency 124

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A bipartisan bill that aims to enhance the Congressional Research Service’s access to executive branch data was passed by the House of Representatives Monday via voice vote as lawmakers seek to assist their support agencies. The Modernizing the Congressional Research Service’s Access to Data Act ( H.R. CRS is a case-in-point,” Rep.

Data 72

Data Capacity Education Budget 72

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

Data-driven monitoring enables citizens to submit high-quality complaints to authorities. Formal guidelines have been introduced in several regions to ensure data-driven audits are conducted to a high standard. There was also a lack of data on the volume and outcome of audits. Semarang City made a similar agreement in 2023.

Corruption 90

Corruption Data E-procurement Procurement 90

American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Procurement must ensure the availability of high-quality systems that allow for real-time monitoring and data analysis to respond to any incidents that may arise. Competitive Pricing and Cost Savings Procurement teams are always looking for ways to stay within budget while maximizing the value of their contracts.

Procurement 58

Procurement Procurement Team Supplier Quality 58

Federal News Network

MARCH 26, 2025

As of December 2024, the Office of Management and Budget has now designated 40 separate large acquisition vehicles as best-in-class representing products and services ranging from rental cars to hearing aids to identity protection services. Everyone is acting independently, without a lot of transparency, which leads to a lot of duplication.

Category Management 53

Category Management Management Purchasing Budget 53

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.

Innovation 64

Innovation Data Capacity Sustainability 64

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. Franks is a Director in GAO’s Information Technology and Cybersecurity team. Jennifer joined GAO in 2006.

Data 64

Data Leadership Networking Utilities 64

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.

Innovation 59

Innovation Data Budget Purchasing 59

AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 11, 2024

Louis University ‘s (SLU) Sinquefield Center for Applied Economic Research (SCAER) required vast quantities of anonymized cell phone data in order to study the impacts of large-scale social problems like homelessness and access to healthcare. Finding a reliable data supplier was relatively simple. Cleaning the data.

Data 81

Data Education Quantity Warehouse 81

FedScoop

APRIL 5, 2024

An artificial intelligence service deployed within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is being put to the test for things like modernizing its websites and capturing information on school closures, the agency’s top data official said. That process tends to be “tedious” and “manual,” Sim said.

Efficiency 133

Efficiency Data Innovation Media 133

FedScoop

OCTOBER 10, 2024

MITRE is specifically focused on training models to help cybersecurity experts prevent and mitigate threats through analyzing complex data. In the original announcement, Clancy said agencies “often lack the computing environment necessary for implementation and prototyping.”

Sustainability 129

Sustainability Finance Budget Data 129

The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Governments worldwide control vast budgets through procurement, giving them the power to: Drive innovation by demanding advanced solutions from vendors. Evolving Standards: Rapid technological advancements bring shifting standards, such as interoperability requirements and data privacy regulations.

Procurement 59

Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Public Procurement 59

FedScoop

APRIL 9, 2024

A review by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that IRS had no documentation to support the underlying data, analysis, or assumptions used for Direct File cost estimates. Information collected during the pilot, Werfel added, “will allow us to develop an accurate baseline for this novel government service.”

Accountability 109

Accountability Price Electronics Data 109

FedScoop

JUNE 28, 2024

Five years into its existence, the federal organization charged with helping agencies establish best practices for the use, protection and dissemination of data is a year away from sunsetting and still waiting on the release of White House guidance critical to its advisory mission. Nick Hart, the founder of Data Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based

IT 95

IT Data Transparency Inventory 95

GovLoop

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Insights from Heidi Norman, Chief Information Officer and Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, city of Pittsburgh. Staff in Pittsburgh CIO Heidi Norman’s department partnered with What Works Cities and with a program at Johns Hopkins University known as GovX, which helps cities overcome data hurdles.

Data 59

Data IT Government Government 59

FedScoop

APRIL 25, 2024

The AI Corps, part of the department’s office of the chief information officer, will be expected to provide guidance for topic areas including software engineering, machine learning, and data science. DHS CIO Eric Hysen currently serves as the agency’s chief AI officer.

IT 116

IT Inventory Budget Engineering 116

FedScoop

AUGUST 9, 2024

The new VSAFE.gov website offers veterans, service members and their loved ones a one-stop-shop for fraud support and reporting, including resources for prevention, response information and reporting assistance, according to a release.

Strategic Planning 132

Strategic Planning Education Budget Engineering 132

GovLoop

MAY 10, 2024

In Part 1 , we told you about some of the ways government agencies are using data to make a difference. But data — collected regularly — helps agencies compete by enabling them to monitor trends and plan. To foster a healthy and productive workforce, effective data analysis : Integrates disparate HR systems and eliminates data silos.

Data 52

Data Public Private Partnership Transparency Management 52

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.

Data 52

Data Contract Price Procurement 52

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Many municipal and county governments rely primarily on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and Flood Insurance Studies (FIS) for flood information. annual chance (500-year) flood events based on historic data. The 1% and 0.2% Current extreme rainfall events are often beyond the 1% or 0.2%

Insurance 110

Insurance Risk Management Data Management 110

FedScoop

MARCH 15, 2024

The ever-increasing backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests for federal agencies is due in part to technological issues facing the workers charged with fulfilling them, a new Government Accountability Office report found. When we search large volumes of data, we receive tons of records back that are potentially relevant.

Accountability 135

Accountability Transparency Participation Efficiency 135

FedScoop

MAY 21, 2024

The Technical Advisory Group, part of a broader effort to engage stakeholders and support FedRAMP processes related to delivering emerging technology solutions to assist agencies, will inform decision-making on the technical, strategic and operational direction of the government-wide compliance program, according to a GSA press release.

Budget 104

Budget Engineering Management Data 104

American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Louis struggle with resource constraints and grapple with the significant challenges cities face in balancing budgets, maintaining public services and managing infrastructure needs. It results from past budget deficits and requires ongoing management through interest and principal repayments.

Government 97

Government Government Budget Quality 97

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. What’s next for the budget and Federal market? Attendees will gain critical insights into: What’s next for the VA budget and healthcare investments? is less than one month away!

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Logistics Budget Procurement 52

FedScoop

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Office of Management and Budget is stepping up its oversight of Internet of Things usage throughout the federal government, calling on agencies to deliver an inventory of their “covered IoT assets” by the end of fiscal year 2024. The post OMB guidance asks agencies to provide inventory of IoT assets appeared first on FedScoop.

Inventory 104

Inventory Distribution Integrity Integration 104

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. The system works by collecting public procurement data and structuring it in the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) format.

Data 57

Data Public Procurement Tender Price 57

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Approach: The new director of the procurement agency led the development of a data-driven corruption risk monitoring system and worked with a reform team to strengthen the institutional capacity of government buyers, improve cross-agency coordination and increase collaboration with civil society.

Corruption 78

Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 78