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 129

Electronics Inventory Data Transparency 129

FedScoop

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Legacy systems, operational technology systems, and lack of guidance are among the barriers to agency implementation of post-quantum cryptography standards, according to a survey of government cyber professionals by General Dynamics Information Technology.

Inventory 84

Inventory Budget Integration Integrity 84

FedScoop

AUGUST 22, 2024

In January, the GAO released findings from its investigation into federal civilian agencies’ software licenses, coming to the conclusion that better tracking and inventorying is needed to avoid over-purchasing.

Purchasing 132

Purchasing Inventory Utilities Transparency 132

FedScoop

JUNE 28, 2024

That law requires the Office of Management and Budget to release “Phase II guidance” for agencies to implement its open data and comprehensive data inventories requirements. Willam Timmons, R-S.C., Some agencies said that their current data strategy is not challenged by the lack of guidance.

IT 98

IT Data Transparency Inventory 98

Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Each agency and contract can offer unique challenges, but we offer a few key considerations below to guide contractors in assessing their approaches to potential shutdowns: Assess Impacted Contracts – As a first step, contractors should take inventory of their government contracts to assess how a shutdown could impact performance.

Government 173

Government Government Price Contract 173

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JULY 18, 2017

Implements city wide policies and procedures, oversees the creation of manuals, forms, charts, informational materials, related training programs and briefings. Oversees the management of warehouse and parts room operations, inventory control and surplus property. Experience with budgeting preferred.

Purchasing 100

Purchasing Management Warehouse E-procurement 100

FedScoop

APRIL 30, 2024

A visit with the Miami Police Department by a group of advisers to the president on artificial intelligence may ultimately inform how federal law enforcement agencies are required to report their use of facial recognition and other AI tools of that kind.

Inventory 78

Inventory Quality Budget Data 78

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. Sustaining the agency’s digital momentum will depend in part on Congress.

Data 121

Data IT Budget Leadership 121

FedInsider

JUNE 24, 2024

At the federal level, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo in March providing guidance for agencies to establish AI governance and risk management techniques while implementing innovative uses for their own organizations, including steps to enable sharing and reuse of AI models, code, and data.

Government 86

Government Government Participation Leadership 86

FedScoop

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

government appears to be on par with other organizations, like academic institutions and nonprofits, that have limited budgets for IT and competing priorities, Woods added. “It leaves room for other unofficial websites to go to the top of search rankings, and to be the first stop for the citizens when they’re browsing.”

Government 116

Government Government Engineering Education 116

Federal News Network

JUNE 4, 2024

Tom Temin We’re speaking with Kevin Plexico, senior vice president for information solutions at Deltek. It has gotten a little bit tighter this year and is expected to do the same next year with the bipartisan budget agreement that came out of the debt ceiling crisis that we had back — I guess it was around last summer.

Government 137

Government Government Supply Chain Manufacturing 137

Great Government Through Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2023

For decades , our friends at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) marshaled the resources of the federal government in applying the principles of quantum mechanics to information processing. They helped shape the field of quantum information science and birth an entirely new class of devices: quantum computers.

IT 40

IT Inventory Supplier Data 40

ivalua

JULY 11, 2022

Automated Assessments: Automate information gathering and actions with the ability to auto-trigger supplier assessments and/or schedule them based on events, business rules or a specific time period to engage suppliers effortlessly and in a timely fashion. Other notable highlights include: Supplier Risk & Performance Management .

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Collaboration Innovation Supplier 52

FedScoop

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Office of Management and Budget is getting close to finalizing long-awaited data guidance required by a 2019 law that mandates the machine-readability of federal information, two White House officials with direct knowledge of that work confirmed to FedScoop. The wait on corresponding OMB guidance, however, has lingered.

Data 114

Data Inventory Budget Transparency 114

FedScoop

AUGUST 13, 2024

The finalized standards come roughly eight years after NIST began efforts to prepare for a not-so-far-off future where quantum computing capabilities can crack current methods of encryption, jeopardizing crucial and sensitive information held by organizations and governments worldwide. article cited by NIST in the Tuesday announcement.

Electronics 128

Electronics Evaluation Inventory Integration 128

Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

Industrial Base Section 857 requires that the parties to a proposed merger or acquisition that are required to provide a pre-transaction filing to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) disclosing certain basic information about the contemplated transaction and the parties involved (i.e.,

Government 40

Government Government Export Data 40

FedScoop

JANUARY 30, 2024

The Department of Veterans Affairs should provide disclosures to patients when the agency uses artificial intelligence to analyze sensitive information, and the VA should also be prepared to levy greater sanctions against contractors who misuse veterans’ data, House lawmakers recommended during a Monday hearing.

Inventory 125

Inventory Ethics Utilities Data 125

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Jason Miller is the deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget. In fact, OMB is expected to release an updated governmentwide inventory of AI uses cases on or around Dec. In fact, OMB is expected to release an updated governmentwide inventory of AI uses cases on or around Dec.

Inventory 131

Inventory Budget Management Utilities 131

FedScoop

MAY 16, 2024

The AI investment is intended to “empower its widely dispersed team members to work more efficiently and improve access to enhanced information resources,” including diplomatic cables, media summaries and reports. The State Department received two investments: $18.2 million to increase diplomacy through generative AI and $13.1

Education 125

Education Inventory Media Sustainability 125

FedScoop

AUGUST 1, 2024

Dave Shive, GSA’s chief information officer, told reporters during the event that while the hackathon felt “like it’s using open tooling,” the work being done was in a “tightly controlled sandbox,” which Whitman characterized as a “segmented infrastructure” so there would be no privacy concerns or agency risks.

Data 133

Data Participation Inventory Transparency 133

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. Notably, the department’s components are already using myriad forms of AI, according to the agency’s AI Inventory. Digital Service.

IT 120

IT Inventory Budget Engineering 120

FedScoop

APRIL 10, 2024

The Supply Chain Modernization (SCM) acquisition will be an “indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity” services contract and the validation phase has been approved through the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) review, led by the agency’s chief information officer. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont.,

Supply Chain 113

Supply Chain Inventory Management Electronics Budget 113

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The subcommittee’s first recommendation was simply for the Office of Management and Budget to push federal law enforcement agencies to follow a checklist when testing AI tools in the field. It’s a win-win … if we can really get the best information, high-quality information, [on] what’s working and what’s not.”

Impact Assessment 112

Impact Assessment Inventory Transparency Quality 112

FedScoop

JUNE 4, 2024

Working under the threat of technology-related budget cuts that has elicited concern from both sides of the aisle , the Department of Veterans Affairs has managed to make progress on several tech priorities, the agency’s artificial intelligence chief said last week. I wish we could do more,” he said. What is your response to them?

Budget 125

Budget Integration Integrity Supply Chain 125

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The Purchase Order has been touted as the only way to manage ‘maverick’ spend (stopping off budget expenditure), but it’s also a way to automate invoice processing. Is there a budget and contract (the purchase order is a contract) for these items? Is the tax and budget allocation information correct?

E-procurement 94

E-procurement Supplier Buyers Supply Chain 94

The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

Under the ACCESS Act, the Office of Management and Budget would be instructed to issue guidance for agencies to implement the bill within 180 days of its enactment. Harada currently serves as the Senior Advisor, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, for the Office of Management and Budget.

E-procurement 98

E-procurement Procurement Procurement Contracts Supply Chain 98

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.

Inventory 40

Inventory E-procurement Budget Negotiation 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

CIO-SP4 Faces Additional Protests Nextgov reports that the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) CIO-SP4 contract vehicle is under protest once more, with at least four additional complaints being filed with the U.S. Access the recording here. IaaS provider or foreign reseller of U.S.

Inventory 52

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. race, age, sex, etc.);

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Impact Assessment Procurement Innovation 52

FedScoop

OCTOBER 3, 2024

agencies to take steps to manage risks, promote competition and share information within the executive branch. This new memo provides agencies with the tools and information they need as they acquire AI, capturing its promise while managing its risks.” New federal guidance for acquiring artificial intelligence solutions directs U.S.

Purchasing 142

Purchasing Inventory Buyers Budget 142

FedScoop

APRIL 29, 2024

The guidelines are meant to address both the opportunities made possible by artificial intelligence for critical infrastructure — which spans 16 sectors, including farming and information technology — and the ways it could be weaponized or misused.

Inventory 145

Inventory Risk Management Budget Management 145

Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

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Government Contracts 40

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 40

FedScoop

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Biden administration on Thursday launched the Federal Program Inventory , a searchable tool that aims to enhance government transparency and accessibility for federal programs that offer funds to individuals, organizations or governments. Per OMB, “users will be able to explore related programs across over 100 granular sub-categories.”

Inventory 121

Inventory Transparency Budget Accountability 121

FedScoop

OCTOBER 24, 2024

While the Office of Management and Budget already established some guidance for AI acquisition in a recent memo , for example, the national security memo includes specific requirements for buying the technology for national security purposes.

IT 126

IT Supply Chain Risk Management Inventory 126

FedScoop

APRIL 26, 2024

The Freedom of Information Act lawsuit comes as the Biden administration has underscored the need for transparency in the use of AI by the government. But unfortunately, that’s about all we know,” Toomey said. The NSA didn’t immediately respond to FedScoop’s request for comment on the lawsuit.

Transparency 119

Transparency Inventory Integrity Integration 119

The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The President is set to release his 2025 budget request on March 11, which usually kicks off appropriations negotiations for the next fiscal year. The EO focuses on the most sensitive information, including genomic data, biometric data, personal health data, geolocation data, financial data, and certain kinds of personally identifiable data.

Price 52

Price Data Contract Accountability 52

FedScoop

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday released the latest version of its artificial intelligence use case inventory, reporting 158 active applications for the technology a major jump from the 67 it made public last year. More details about these use cases are available on the inventory.

Inventory 123

Inventory Transportation Transportation Transparency 123