FedScoop

AUGUST 26, 2024

aims to support a “broad and diverse” interdisciplinary research community for AI innovation through capacity building and partnerships at higher education institutions and other organizations, according to bill text shared with FedScoop. The Expanding AI Voices Act from Reps. Valerie Foushee, D-N.C., and Frank Lucas, R-Okla.,

Capacity 97

Capacity Education Participation Engineering 97

GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The changes aim to reduce barriers to entry and administrative burden for nontraditional defense contractors and streamline DoD procurement of innovative technologies from the private sector. This final rule is the latest attempt to inject innovation, resiliency, and increased capacity into the defense industrial base.

Procurement 147

Procurement Innovation Contract Capacity 147

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Government organisations can improve e-governance standards and enable on-demand digital services for citizens and businesses across India. Hundreds of thousands of customers in India have chosen AWS to run their workloads to drive cost savings, accelerate innovation, and speed up time to market.

E-auction 76

E-auction Government Government E-procurement 76

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.

Integration 59

Integration Integrity Government Government 59

Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 11, 2024

AI remains a critical focus of both the federal government and industry, with multiple efforts in recent weeks to address governance of the development and use of AI in the United States. Just days later, on March 5, 2024, House Chairman Comer and Ranking Member Raskin introduced the Federal AI Governance and Transparency Act.

Government 52

Government Government Supply Chain Transparency 52

GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

“Small changes, in my experience, can build very quickly to large changes,” said Heidi Norman, CIO for the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the director of its Department of Innovation and Performance. But failure brings learning, and even innovation. Its failure as one type of product spelled its tremendous success as another. “We

Government 59

Government Government Capacity Innovation 59

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 8, 2024

Take a look at insights from incredible women who are breaking barriers, defying expectations, and reshaping the landscape of governance, public procurement, and leadership. Myth 1: Women-led and -owned businesses cannot successfully deliver government contracts Women are excelling in business.

Government Contracts 73

Government Contracts Leadership Government Government 73

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Add the challenge of retaining existing talent and government agencies face a perfect storm. What does IDP look like in practice for government agencies? As an additional benefit, its new fraud-detection capacities have delivered tens of millions of pounds in additional savings. The new generation of IDP is here.

Government 67

Government Government End to End Data 67

Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 23, 2023

For instance, Section 181 of the House NDAA would provide multiyear procurement authority for DoD to acquire domestically produced rare earth elements, including those that are a key component of large-capacity batteries used in electric vehicles.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Budget Bidding Participation 130

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 8, 2024

Its new assessment with AWS offers a curated list of questions designed to provide visibility into factors related to the institution’s readiness for identification and adoption of generative AI solutions across three core focus areas: strategy and governance, capacity and expertise, and infrastructure.

Education 113

Education Capacity Evaluation Integration 113

FedScoop

APRIL 9, 2024

.” USAID’s IT strategic plan , which runs from 2024 through 2028, is built around five pillars: “creating a culture of data- and insights-based decision making; delivering agile, secure, and resilient IT platforms; building worldwide skills and capacity; establishing pragmatic governance; and driving high operational performance.”

Strategic Planning 92

Strategic Planning IT Collaboration Capacity 92

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The government wanted to shift that to 100% by 2023. The government took three key steps: i) careful planning for the green transition; ii) implementing green public procurement (GPP) in practice with a focus on building the capacity of public buyers; and iii) learning powered by data-driven monitoring with a public dashboard.

Procurement 86

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 86

FedScoop

JANUARY 31, 2024

said during the hearing that the benefits of AI “particularly as it relates to Congress is how it contributes to our system of democracy, which ultimately relies on trustworthy data governance strategy. Joe Morelle, D-N.Y., This is all very exciting, but we need to be careful. The House will face elevated cyber risks.

Capacity 82

Capacity Data Transparency Efficiency 82

Public Contracting Institute

JULY 17, 2024

22, 2024, a recent Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) case, where the GAO sustained the protest. American’s quote was deemed not to meet those six salient characteristics, none of which were listed in the solicitation (operating weight, horsepower, gross power, maximum speed, turning radius and fuel tank capacity). B-422171, Jan.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Evaluation Purchasing Sustainability 52

FedScoop

APRIL 15, 2024

Focus on innovation “We’ve jumped into the GenAI [AI] arena ,” Babski said. Luckily, we work in a very innovative institute, so staff were eager to play with these tools when they became accessible.” Researchers, clinicians and patients use this NLM database to search for information about clinical research studies worldwide.

Participation 102

Participation Innovation Efficiency Data 102

Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 8, 2024

Macroeconomic and fiscal policy is at the brink of a transformative shift due to the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), which is poised to revolutionize fiscal governance and policy formulation in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). In nominal terms, Brazil stands out as the regional leader, followed by Chile and Mexico.

Transparency 64

Transparency Data Efficiency Telecommunication 64

GovLoop

AUGUST 26, 2024

To support outstanding constituent experiences, government agencies need cyber resiliency, the capacity to bounce back quickly in the face of setbacks. ” For more insight into innovative practice that improve the customer experience, download it here: Get the guide Photo by PhotoMIX Company at pexels.com Favorite

Data 52

Data Capacity Utilities Management 52

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | Training Certificate Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly useful in applications throughout the federal government. Dimitri Kusnezov [Kooz-NETS-off] was confirmed as the Under Secretary for the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) on September 8, 2022.

Accountability 142

Accountability Leadership Consulting Collaboration 142

GovLoop

JULY 18, 2023

Aggravating that is the scarcity of IT talent, which hits government particularly hard. And, Barry said, government systems tend to grow more complex, although simplicity would improve internal processes and constituent experiences. Make the Right Decisions When innovating, keep CX top-of-mind or you won’t achieve it, Barry said.

Capacity 98

Capacity Transparency Budget Innovation 98

Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 17, 2024

As part of this investment strategy, the NDIS highlights several investment tools and opportunities that DoD is already using to spur growth and innovation in key industries. The post DoD Announces First Ever Strategy for a Modernized Defense Industrial Ecosystem appeared first on Government Contracts Legal Forum.

Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Balance Capacity Manufacturing 40

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Using the AWS Cloud, DataStream was also able to stand up a new infrastructure to manage extract, transform, and load (ETL) data pipelines from municipal and provincial governments. This is because smaller organizations and projects often lack the resources and capacity to share data back with monitors and others in the local community. “It

Collaboration 101

Collaboration Quality Data Capacity 101

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 2, 2023

On 15 September 2023, the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) reformed the legal framework governing arbitration. Notably, these changes introduce an innovative element by granting arbitral tribunals significant discretion in selecting the format of proceedings. Under the recently issued Federal Law No. (15) from the arbitrators’ side.

Ethics 52

Ethics Innovation Efficiency Thresholds 52

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

Fragmented and inconsistent auditing practices across the decentralized government system have impeded effective oversight. Delays were inevitable as the systems and processes for vetting, investigating, and responding to public complaints were fragmented, involving about 600 decentralized government agencies at the local and national level.

Corruption 87

Corruption Data E-procurement Procurement 87

FedInsider

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Government and industry are working together to bring the capabilities of 5G connectivity to the federal space. In fact, the DOD created a cross-functional team to accelerate the adoption of 5G and future-generation wireless networking technologies in 2022, to prepare the department for new, innovative opportunities.

Networking 94

Networking E-procurement Engineering Capacity 94

Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 11, 2024

Introducing innovative initiatives such as zero administrative fees for arbitrations , opt-in cybersecurity protocols tailored for technology disputes , and experimental evidence procedures. The TIAC has also been actively involved in capacity-building efforts to support the development of the legal profession in Uzbekistan.

Capacity 52

Capacity Efficiency Collaboration Innovation 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

US Government Passes the CHIPS Act to Increase Semiconductor Manufacturing and Research. The Act is broken down into two divisions: Part A: Domestic Manufacturing of Semiconductor Chips and Part B: Research and Innovation to drive the future agenda and address gaps in semiconductor R&D infrastructure and security. 2022) Source.

Manufacturing 89

Manufacturing Supply Chain IT Collaboration 89

AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 3, 2024

The success of this project has aided in the development of new opportunities for MVD as it continues innovating and enhancing services to better serve the people of Arizona. Innovating for MVD communications MVD wanted to expand what could be done with the Kyndryl service desk.

Efficiency 74

Efficiency Transportation Transportation Telecommunication 74

FedInsider

JULY 15, 2024

Government agencies have been slower to adopt 5G for their networks, however, in part because of the higher costs associated with deploying such networks, and in part because of some unique requirements very large organizations such as the Department of Defense pose. Additionally, while 33% of US. devices use 5G, 51% of data traffic is 5G.

Innovation 52

Innovation Government Government Networking 52

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Friday, October 13, 2023 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE In 2022, the Department of Defense created a cross-functional team to accelerate the adoption of 5G and future-generation wireless networking technologies, laying the foundation for new opportunities to implement innovative solutions to military needs. and its allies and partners.

Networking 139

Networking Participation Inventory Management Engineering 139

Federal News Network

JUNE 25, 2024

Interview transcript: David Berteau This is really a valuable resource, not only for contractors, but of course, it’s vital for the government. So it’s really a benefit to both the government and to industry. So it actually has support from within the government. The federal government’s huge Tom.

Professional Services 92

Professional Services Bidder Procurement Bidding 92

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 3, 2024

The government needs to think about the local communities, about creating jobs. Kicking off with a pilot in 2016, it built a pioneering e-procurement system and is now working on ensuring its adoption by all government agencies in the country. The system is decentralized, with institutions having capacity in-house.

Public Procurement 73

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 73

FedScoop

JULY 29, 2024

government should monitor risks stemming from open AI foundation models and be prepared to take action if those risks intensify, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration recommended in a new report being published Tuesday.

Government 100

Government Government Telecommunication Evaluation 100

GovLoop

MAY 9, 2024

To put that in context, one zettabyte is the storage capacity of 250 billion DVDs. Here are some ways government agencies are using data to make a difference. For more ideas about how to use data in important and innovative ways, download it here: Get the guide Photo by Lukas at Pexels.com Favorite

Data 52

Data Capacity Leadership Innovation 52

GovLoop

JANUARY 24, 2024

It outlined goals for supporting rather than undermining employees and for maximizing benefits in building a productive and innovative AI ecosystem. So, while some government workers may be worried that AI will take their jobs, the real issue to work out is how it will make our jobs.

Influencing 64

Influencing Negotiation Capacity Education 64

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 3, 2024

It should be simple to build digital platforms that offer people reliable, clear ways to access government services such as healthcare, business registration, and welfare payments. DOS supported bespoke teams such as developers, researchers, designers, and delivery leaders to complement the in-house government team.

Innovation 69

Innovation Procurement Government Government 69

Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Capability Capability is one area where we did not quite achieve our strategy targets, and in the final strategy average, 53% of partners reported a very high increase in their capacity to do open contracting work, coming in under our 60% target.

E-procurement 68

E-procurement Public Procurement Capacity Sustainability 68

FedInsider

MARCH 6, 2024

That kind of growth rate might be the envy of other states, but it also means increased pressure on the state government to deliver internet-based, user-friendly services for everything from child support services to renewing business licenses. for state government, local government, and educational (SLED) accounts.

Engineering 105

Engineering Leadership Consulting Education 105