FedScoop

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The General Services Administration is not fully compliant with a key piece of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act that governs processes related to geospatial data, a new watchdog report found. Notwithstanding these corrective actions, we identified deficiencies in GSA’s compliance with the” Geospatial Data Act.

Data 107

Data Purchasing Quality Inventory 107

FedScoop

AUGUST 5, 2024

The Department of State is looking into off-the-shelf large language models that could be customized for its use cases and be used with an array of government data, according to a recent disclosure from the agency. In remarks in June, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said AI has freed up the department to focus on what employees can add.

IT 111

IT Inventory Purchasing Data 111

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 116

IT Inventory Budget Engineering 116

USFCR

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Its ability to analyze vast data, learn, and make predictions or decisions. Retail : AI boosts customer experience with tailored recommendations and inventory management. AI is about machines doing tasks that usually need human intelligence, like learning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. AI's game-changing aspect?

Inventory Management 97

Inventory Management Retail IT Inventory 97

GovLoop

MAY 8, 2023

Throughout the day, each of us makes decisions based on available data. Think about all the precise, real-time data the U.S. The challenging thing about data [is] it grows exponentially,” said Scott Woestman Vice President of Sales, U.S. “The Public Sector, with Alation, a data intelligence firm.

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Data Logistics Inventory Collaboration 94

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. 28, 2023, but the senator never received a response. “At

IT 95

IT Data Transparency Inventory 95

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Agencies have already begun some of the work needed to prepare for the changes, including inventorying their systems for cryptography and estimating the funding needed to migrate to post-quantum standards, but more work is still ahead. The process of inventorying is part of that work. But where do we store the high-value data?

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Inventory Capacity Import Government 136

FedScoop

AUGUST 20, 2024

Those recommendations include ensuring FedRAMP usage in agencies, releasing guidance for agencies’ implementation of transparent data requirements, modernizing legacy systems to avoid higher costs for maintenance, avoiding cybersecurity pitfalls and updating procedures for electronic information system functionalities for recordkeeping systems.

Electronics 124

Electronics Inventory Data Transparency 124

FedScoop

APRIL 2, 2024

But I want to do that with data that’s unclassified but specific to the State Department, where it wouldn’t be appropriate for it to get hoovered up into the world,” Fletcher said. What I don’t want is State Department data leaving the State Department environment.” The agency declined to comment further on Fletcher’s speech.

Inventory 132

Inventory Data Networking IT 132

FedScoop

JUNE 10, 2024

The congressional watchdog noted in its release that the VA has implemented six of its 29 open priority recommendations, including the deployment of an automated data tool used to improve acquisition workforce records and taking steps to modernize the agency’s performance management system across the Veterans Health Administration.

Inventory 110

Inventory Purchasing Electronics Change Management 110

FedScoop

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Alalasundaram pointed specifically to Google’s Vertex AI system, which allows CBP staffers to “search across disparate data sources” and integrate that data into one entity. For border patrol agents serving in especially remote locations, getting that data to them quickly has “always been somewhat of a challenge,” according to James.

Inventory 120

Inventory Data Utilities Integrity 120

GovLoop

JULY 3, 2024

But people aren’t always aware their data is already at risk of a quantum attack, according to Hickman. “We We know data is being stolen now for decryption later,” he said. Keyfactor’s Command platform “has the ability to inventory certificate authorities from a number of different points,” Hickman said. It has to be done now.”

Inventory 105

Inventory Leadership Data Management 105

AWS Public Sector

MAY 10, 2024

In this post, we discuss how Amazon Web Services (AWS) can help you successfully set up an Amazon DataZone domain, aggregate data from multiple sources into a single centralized environment, and perform analytics on that data. Amazon DataZone enables you to distribute the ownership of data, creating a data mesh.

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Accountability Data Government Government 84

FedScoop

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Kaeli Yuen, the data and AI product lead in the VA’s OCTO, said in an interview with FedScoop that the two pilots use generative AI interfaces to assist with administrative tasks, such as summarizing documents, writing emails, drafting talking points and helping write performance reviews. . …

Inventory 120

Inventory Collaboration Data IT 120

FedScoop

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The “Threat Intake Processing System (TIPS) database uses artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to accurately identify, prioritize, and process actionable tips in a timely manner,” one undated version of the Justice Department’s AI inventory states. The agency said it did not comment on documents obtained through public records requests.

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Inventory Thresholds Media Electronics 136

FedScoop

OCTOBER 5, 2023

laboratory did not classify high-risk or sensitive property, including its information technology equipment, leaving it vulnerable to “loss, theft, or misuse of technologies, technical data, and information. Unauthorized access could lead to loss, theft or misuse of technologies, technical data and information.” the report states.

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Export Inventory Transportation Transportation 99

FedScoop

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Additionally, the contractor would be responsible for supporting the VA’s current AI use case intake, inventory and review processes. “AI The contractor ultimately chosen by the agency would be in charge of developing and operating a “comprehensive, robust AI governance process and program at VA,” according to the request.

Government 107

Government Government Inventory Integrity 107

FedScoop

APRIL 1, 2024

Speaking during an Advanced Technology Academic Research Center event last week on intelligent data and cyber resilience, federal IT leaders delivered a clear message to the cyber workforce: “Automation will not replace humans,” said Amy Hamilton, senior cybersecurity adviser for policy and programs at the Department of Energy.

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Inventory Import Balance Budget 130

FedScoop

JULY 19, 2024

Power also pointed to initiatives meant to increase transparency into ways new technological platforms and data are used, while also raising awareness about the way these systems could manipulate people. As the agency’s first-ever credo on digital democracy, it codifies our intent to counter the rise of digital repression at its source.

Inventory 123

Inventory Capacity Transparency Leadership 123

GovLoop

APRIL 21, 2023

One challenge for reducing the risk of a data breach, however, is the complexity of modern IT environments. Although government agencies can’t totally eliminate their cybersecurity risk, there are practical steps government employees can take to reduce it. When it comes to cybersecurity, you can’t protect what you don’t know exists.

Data 52

Data Inventory Accountability Government 52

FedScoop

AUGUST 28, 2024

Under O’Malley, the SSA has accelerated paper-to-online transitions across the agency, embracing digital best practices and leaning in especially to data, artificial intelligence and modernization. The agency earlier this year launched its SecurityStat data-tracking tool while continuing to build out its AI use case inventory.

Inventory 108

Inventory Leadership Data Import 108

GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Take Inventory. This concept of inventory has existed for decades from an IT perspective,” said Lester Godsey, Chief Information Security Officer for Maricopa County, Ariz. But the definition of what an asset is needs to expand to include: Data Cloud providers The companies cloud providers depend on. Godsey said.

Data 52

Data Inventory Education Engineering 52

FedScoop

JANUARY 29, 2024

While the GAO was able to identify and analyze vendors based on government spend, it was “unclear which products under those licenses are most widely used because of agencies’ inconsistent and incomplete data,” the report noted. There should be more concerted efforts to compare prices, the GAO stated.

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Purchasing Inventory Accountability Budget 108

FedScoop

MAY 10, 2024

NSF lists several use cases on its public inventory, and Aronson said the agency has developed smaller AI solutions before, such as a tool that suggests reviewers for people who work with NSF on research. The chatbot is aimed at making the process of looking for NSF grants easier, Dorothy Aronson, the agency’s chief AI officer told FedScoop.

Inventory 120

Inventory Import Education Data 120

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 15, 2024

These processes rely heavily on domain-specific data ingestion and processing for batch and continuous data sources. PNNL developed Aether as a reusable framework for sharing data and analytics with sponsors and stakeholders. Lambda functions are at the core of the computational workload.

Risk Management 122

Risk Management Management End to End Data 122

FedScoop

DECEMBER 15, 2023

NSF is exploring options for safely implementing GAI technologies within NSF’s data ecosystem,” an agency spokesperson told FedScoop. “NSF When approved, they will be published on NSF’s public inventory of AI applications.” If you’re using generative AI, then that generative AI has used data from somewhere else,” Baru said.

Inventory 104

Inventory Data Evaluation Integrity 104

GovLoop

JUNE 30, 2023

In a containerized environment, like those built on Kubernetes, a service mesh solution has two distinct component behaviors: a data plane and a control plane. The data plane is a collection of such proxies. The control plane is responsible for managing the configuration of the data plane proxies.

Networking 98

Networking Inventory Data Distribution 98

ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

They may not consider potential issues of integrations, supplier onboarding, supply chain data management, change management and system optimization, all of which add to complexity and costs. Sustainable master data management and governance: As much as 55% of projects fail due to data management issues.

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Supply Chain Management Total Cost of Ownership Warehouse 88

FedScoop

JUNE 28, 2024

With a dense artificial intelligence inventory and more use cases on the way, the State Department has embraced AI to a greater degree than many of its federal counterparts. AI provides State with “the ability to process just so much more data,” Graviss said. Speaking Friday in Washington, D.C., It’s a complement to our work.

Inventory 113

Inventory Media Integrity Integration 113

FedScoop

APRIL 30, 2024

Those reports would be included in each agency’s AI use case inventory, in accordance with Office of Management and Budget guidance finalized in March. Those reports would be included in each agency’s AI use case inventory, in accordance with Office of Management and Budget guidance finalized in March.

Inventory 73

Inventory Quality Budget Data 73

GovLoop

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Start With an Inventory. That means taking stock not just of systems and data stores, but of those accessing those resources. In support of a zero-trust approach to security, that model in turn should be tailored so that individuals have access only to the systems they need to do their jobs and the data they are entitled to see. “It

Government 98

Government Government Inventory Import 98

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The country has poor internet connectivity in remote places, so the team worked with MOSIP and vendors to engineer special field kits that let enrollment officers travel door-to-door to collect people’s information and then upload the data into the system in batches when they have connectivity. Released in 2019, GOV.BR

Government 142

Government Government Innovation Education 142

ivalua

JANUARY 24, 2022

How do Chief Procurement Officers and their teams leverage digital transformation to take control of their data and better deliver against their strategic objectives? . Johan, can you give us a bit of background on the digital transformation journey at Booz Allen and the role of data? What role did data play on a day-to-day basis?

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Great Government Through Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The problem Here’s the catch: quantum computers could also break many of the encryption algorithms we currently rely on to protect sensitive data. Importantly, OMB said agencies should prepare to protect their data from quantum computers trying to break their encryption. Here’s where quantum computers shine.

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IT Inventory Supplier Data 40

FedInsider

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Specializing in both application and infrastructure security, Stephen’s proficiency extends across on-premise data centers and cloud architectures. APIs serve as the communications hub between different applications, connecting agencies services to the applications that deliver those services.

Engineering 59

Engineering Participation Networking Consulting 59

FedScoop

MARCH 13, 2024

In 2014, a NASA OIG report found the agency did not, at the time, have an accurate inventory of mobile devices, including tablets. iPads are interesting theft targets because while many devices are stolen for data, iPads are also stolen just for a high resale value. The topic has continued to come up.

Inventory 104

Inventory Accountability Media Management 104

Federal News Network

MAY 14, 2024

Right now, our systems and our acquisition programs, once they’re done being developed, they go through a process that we call transition to sustainment, meaning they’ve been fully developed and are now going to live in our inventory for 10, 20, 30 years. We’re going to sustain them for a long period of time.

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Sustainability Evaluation Inventory IT 122