GovLoop

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In data transformation, it helps to view things through a different lens. It’s looking at your data like an ecosystem,” said Winston Chang, Chief Technology Officer for the Global Public Sector at Snowflake, a leading data cloud company. Think of the quality data that lives and breathes as an ecosystem.”

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Data Collaboration Quality Import 104

GovLoop

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In data transformation and innovation, it helps to view things through a different lens. It’s looking at your data like an ecosystem,” said Winston Chang, Chief Technology Officer for the Global Public Sector with Snowflake, a leading data cloud company. Think of the quality data that lives and breathes as an ecosystem.”

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Innovation Data Quality Collaboration 52

Extract Systems

MARCH 12, 2024

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) has declared it an imperative that state government staffs have a “command of data management and an understanding that data is a critical state government asset.” Certain roles, like the CIO’s, have and will always require a focus on data quality.

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Data Government Government Quality 52

GovLoop

OCTOBER 26, 2023

One option for a workplace makeover is shared quality time. Hamilton said that “the people who value shared quality time, they’re going to appreciate you, and you didn’t have to go into an office to do it.” To read more about ways to innovate successfully, download it here: Get the guide Illustration by Calista Lam Favorite

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Innovation Collaboration Quality Strategic Planning 59

FedScoop

MARCH 28, 2024

HHS’s Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), which released the draft Wednesday, establishes the following four goals: “promote health and wellness, enhance the delivery and experience of care, accelerate research and innovation and connect the health system with health data.”

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Data IT Strategic Planning Electronics 84

GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

How can you help your agencies’ innovation efforts? Collaboration is an essential component of innovation, so agencies should nurture this quality whenever possible. My best advice is to play the long game by building relationships,” said Carlos Rivero, Virginia’s former Chief Data Officer. 2 – Avoid easy fixes.

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Innovation Product Management Data Quality 52

GovLoop

MAY 9, 2023

The Problem The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) had an abundance of satellite data that government and commercial organizations could use to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans and coasts, but it was scattered across multiple offices. Cloud was in the forecast.

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Data Quality Transparency Innovation 52

FedScoop

APRIL 16, 2024

During a session on public sector innovation at Google Cloud Next ’24, leaders from the World Bank, the United Nations Population Fund, and the United Nations Office for Project Services shared strategies for boosting productivity by fostering operational consistency and shared understanding. We aim to break the data silos.

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Collaboration Innovation Efficiency Integration 66

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

This is a guest post by Suzanne Wait with the Health Policy Partnership and Dipak Kalra, from the European Institute for Innovation in Health Data The health sector holds approximately one third of the world’s total volume of data. One such example is the development of cloud-enabled electronic health records (EHRs).

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Data Sustainability Innovation Electronics 72

AWS Public Sector

JULY 23, 2024

A former instructor himself, Ritter saw that AI could be used to offer teachers private feedback on the qualities they were typically evaluated on—which had been largely subjective in the past. Empowering AI to do more of the measuring could make these qualities quantitative, providing concrete feedback for teachers. The end result?

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Education Innovation Quality Data 69

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 3, 2024

The innovative school serves as a lifelong learning hub in one of the nation’s poorest areas, empowering students and villagers to become active stewards of their society and fostering social and economic progress. Mechai Bamboo School in rural Thailand has an unconventional approach to help alleviate poverty and give back to the community.

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Quality Education Public Goods Data 74

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 23, 2023

While there is no shortage of innovation in the K12 sector, the inability to scale innovation stands out as one of the most common roadblocks to transformation across the vast and diverse K12 population—including students, teachers, and administrators. During the panel discussion, the group identified four key themes: 1.

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Education Innovation Budget Engineering 74

GovLoop

JANUARY 13, 2023

Government agencies often espouse the need for data-driven decision-making, but where should the data come from? Taka Ariga, the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Chief Data Scientist and Director of its Innovation Lab, has many thoughts on these topics. Who should determine how it’s used? The Obstacles.

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Data Insurance Accountability Quality 59

American City & Country

AUGUST 26, 2024

In today’s world, ensuring clean and healthy indoor air quality has become more crucial than ever, especially with the increasing prevalence of wildfires. However, this creates a unique dilemma: how can we balance the need for ventilation with the dangers of poor outdoor air quality?

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Quality Balance Networking Innovation 52

GovSpend

DECEMBER 18, 2023

With an extensive background in data management, Nate brings a unique skillset to the helm and is well-equipped to lead GovSpend into a new chapter of data delivery and AI technology. With troves of information available, the marketplace should be a breeding ground for data innovation, revealing opportunities.

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Data Quality Purchasing Transparency 105

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In an age where data is the new currency, organizations are constantly seeking ways to harness the power of information to drive productivity and innovation. By hosting Alfred on the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions, Anduril ensures that sensitive information remains protected, with stringent controls on data access and user authentication.

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Data Integration Integrity Innovation 69

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A lack of available water quality data makes it difficult to provide decision support in water-related sectors such as food production, energy security, health, economic development, and climate change resilience. Data is key to addressing current water challenges.

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Collaboration Quality Data Capacity 101

GovCon Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

Bluestaq announced the appointment on LinkedIn, touting Tripp’s “innovative leadership” and “extensive background in aerospace, defense, and data” — qualities that the Army Space and Missile Defense Command and former member of the Army special forces, as its new chief growth officer.

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Quality Leadership Innovation Data 59

GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

“Generative AI specifically enables agencies to automate complex tasks such as content creation, data analysis and predictive modeling,” said Maria Fahmi, Executive Vice President, Technology & Engineering, with V3Gate, which specializes in providing emerging technology to the public sector. “It

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Quality Ethics Data Import 52

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A core focus of the Future of Government Awards is the importance of open source,” said Joe Hooper, director of the UNDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development. Digital advocates of the year Winner: Digital Identity Directorate Team – Brazil The Digital Identity Directorate Team implemented the innovative GOV.BR

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Government Government Innovation Education 142

ivalua

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

North Carolina State Poole College of Management recently produced this 28 page report entitled “ 2019 Supply Chain Data Quality and Governance Study ”. The report contains some great illustrations of the current state of Data governance across the organizations that were surveyed, with a specific focus on the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Data Quality Supplier 52

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

While physical security remains a critical focus, businesses and other public sector organizations are bolstering their security posture towards a less visible vulnerability: data and computer systems. According to IBM’s annual data breach report, 83 percent of organizations experienced more than one data breach in 2022.

Innovation 69

Innovation Data Education Evaluation 69

AWS Public Sector

MAY 14, 2024

Together, the MLU EEP and Tech Alliance will better prepare CCC learners for careers in AI/ML, cloud support, software development, and data analysis. Early feedback on both programs is overwhelmingly positive, reflecting their effectiveness and impact on the CCC community.

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Innovation Education Participation Demand 64

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

However, as the pathology transformation from glass slides to digital imaging gains momentum, it opens the door to artificial intelligence (AI) tools to complement expert assessment with quantitative measurements to enable data-driven medicine. Already there are several applications for biomarker scoring.

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E-catalogue Participation Data Quality 61

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 9, 2024

CMS has authorized nine states to provide health coverage for prisoners before discharge, demonstrating the value of this innovative option. To help states begin benefitting from this new CMS policy, Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a suite of data storage, telehealth, analytics, and reentry services.

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Media Data Innovation Quality 61

ivalua

DECEMBER 5, 2019

This means companies are under more pressure than ever to innovate at pace. As a result, the role of the supplier has grown in importance – for example, much of the innovation in the aerospace market comes from suppliers rather than traditional aerospace firms. Cost-focused approaches block innovation.

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Supplier Innovation Procurement Consumer Demands 88

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 27, 2023

A good example of that is the small business innovation research (SIBR) program, which a few years ago was zero for us. FAS continues to receive good feedback from industry and agency customers, and uses that data to improve how it delivers services. We actually use this data considerably. How do we get the best quality?

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Quality Data Retail Innovation 97

FedScoop

OCTOBER 18, 2023

We must confront the nation’s most urgent health and environmental challenges today by expanding our range of innovative technology capabilities, aligning those capabilities to our mission, and optimizing our overall mission support operations,” EPA Chief Information Officer Vaughn Noga said in a statement included in that release. “We

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IT Contract Electronics Quality 81

GovLoop

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This individual is innovative, trying to move their agency to tools such as artificial intelligence or machine learning that allow employees more time to do mission-critical work. This person will push the envelope to find innovative ways to share their message while keeping employees and stakeholders engaged.

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Innovation Quality Management Leadership 115

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 20, 2024

This year’s award categories are as follows: Pathfinder – Generative AI The Pathfinder – Generative AI award will provide support for a highly innovative, mission-critical project that leverages generative AI. Go Further, Faster The Go Further, Faster award provides support for think big, highly innovative projects that leverage the cloud.

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Innovation Quality Data Integration 74

ivalua

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Redwood, CA, 20th December 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced that Canada’s largest co-operative, Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL), has gone live with its source-to-contract solution which includes a seamless integration to TealBook, the leading supplier data foundation.

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Supplier Integrity Integration Retail 52

GovSpend

JUNE 20, 2024

Were you aware that in FY 23, a substantial $6.23B, accounting for 8% of total federal contracts, was allocated to Small Business Innovation Research (SBIRs) and Small Business Technology Transfers (STTRs), benefiting 3,230 businesses ? So what are SBIRs and STTRs?

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AWS Public Sector

JUNE 24, 2024

The memo, M-24-10 Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence , outlined ways in which agencies can strengthen AI governance, advance responsible AI innovation, and manage risks from the use of AI.

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Government Government Ethics Transparency 72

FedScoop

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In addition to her new responsibilities, deBlanc-Knowles will continue in her current role as strategic adviser for technology policy and strategy within NSF’s Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships. Dorothy Aronson, NSF’s chief data officer, was also tapped last month to serve as the agency’s chief AI officer. “My

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Strategic Planning Quality Data Innovation 76

Extract Systems

APRIL 9, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of government technology, the importance of data governance and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be overstated. As government agencies increasingly turn to generative AI solutions, the implications of poor data quality become even more pronounced.

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Transparency Integration Integrity Data 52

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

But timelines, bureaucratic hurdles, and intricacies of the procurement process prevent the swift adoption of cutting-edge technology and potential for collaboration with innovative organizations that are essential for reforming existing processes. Continually promoting competition helps to ensure access to innovative solutions.

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Procurement Framework Agreement IT Public Private Partnership 134

AWS Public Sector

JULY 23, 2024

The tech industry in the state of Texas is booming, with a growing demand for skilled workers in cloud, information technology (IT), software development, and data analytics roles. Recently, Texas has been recognized for its innovative approach to aligning education policy to its economic goals.

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Education Demand Collaboration Quality 113