Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 31, 2025

Although there was an official delivery plan for the Games, as specified in a September 2023 governmental decree, we found data and documents on its delivery scattered across various public and private actors. Initial estimates suggested total expenditure would exceed 5.72 billion, split between the organization of the Games (1.6

Transparency 52

Transparency Bidding Sustainability Corruption 52

Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The goods at hand were in fact not actually shipped to another EU Member State after importation, and shell companies were used with forged documents and false information on the goods and transport documents.

Impact Assessment 45

Impact Assessment Import Participation Transportation 45

How to Crack a Nut

JUNE 19, 2023

The Government published the white paper and an impact assessment supporting it, which primarily amount to doing nothing and maintaining the status quo (aka AI regulatory gap) in the UK. It was not only surprising that there was no detail, but also that there was no reference to the white paper or to any other official policy document.

Consulting 52

Consulting Impact Assessment Procurement Ethics 52

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 6, 2024

These additional blog posts look further at measuring and mitigating bias: Tune ML models for additional objectives like fairness with SageMaker Automatic Model Tuning Use SageMaker Clarify to explain and detect bias Privacy protection and security When working on a new use case, consider doing a privacy impact assessment (PIA) at the design phase.

Government 75

Government Government Ethics Transparency 75

How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

However, given the public sector’s digital skills gap, there is no reason to believe that the limited knowledge and asymmetries of information documented in the AI procurement report are less acute for public buyers than private buyers. None of this features in the recently released White Paper ‘AI regulation: a pro-innovation approach’.

Procurement 52

Procurement Buyers IT Public Procurement 52

Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

We have a whole panel of commercial space perspectives of different companies talking about things like environmental impact assessments versus environmental assessments, and which one you might need for different types of nuclear sources. And I think we have tried to do a good job of documenting the challenges.

Insurance 89

Insurance Import Education Government 89

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The new structure also can enhance transparency with regard to guidance impacting the MAS program. For example, in the past, certain guidance documents that directly impact the MAS negotiation process (and MAS contractors) has not been made available for public review.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Price Supply Chain Procurement 52

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The National AI Advisory Committee unanimously voted in favor of the findings presented in the Law Enforcement Subcommittee’s 24-page document on the field testing of AI tools, a move that followed approval earlier this summer of three recommendations regarding the practice.

Impact Assessment 109

Impact Assessment Inventory Transparency Quality 109

Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 11, 2024

Required Practices for all Safety- and Rights-Impacting AI Under the risk management requirements of the Memo, before any federal agency can use a safety- or rights-impacting AI, it is required to complete an AI impact assessment. race, age, sex, etc.);

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Impact Assessment Procurement Innovation 52

FedScoop

JUNE 26, 2024

That 61-page document was published and distributed on DOE’s internal network on June 14, a DOE spokesperson told FedScoop. That document includes a reference guide to best practices, existing government resources related to AI, and ideas for use cases with the department. Notably, the document is the second iteration of the guide.

Education 127

Education Impact Assessment Data Networking 127

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Here, I reflect on these documents from the perspective of AI procurement as a major plank of this governance reform. general minimum practices Both in relation to safety- and rights-impact AI uses, the Draft AI in Government Policy would require agencies to engage in risk management both before and while using AI. Section 10.1(b)

Risk Management 69

Risk Management E-procurement Procurement Evaluation 69

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 26, 2024

Since then, the international arbitration community has evolved, and it is now undisputed that AI systems have a significant and increasing impact on international arbitration ( see e.g., Maxi Scherer, Chapter 39: Artificial Intelligence in Arbitral Decision-Making: The New Enlightenment? , in Cavinder Bull, Loretta Malintoppi, et al., (eds),

Impact Assessment 52

Impact Assessment Influencing Import Manufacturing 52

FedScoop

DECEMBER 3, 2024

“Iris scanners are just a part of our biometric collection, like the collection of fingerprints and photographs for facial comparison,” said the spokesperson, who also cited a 2017 privacy impact assessment. The document does not specifically mention iris technology.

IT 100

IT Impact Assessment Thresholds Electronics 100

FedScoop

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Customs and Border Protection has issued internal paperwork to authorize an evaluation of Starlink, the satellite internet service provided by Elon Musks SpaceX, according to documents identified by FedScoop and a spokesperson for the agency.

Thresholds 85

Thresholds Impact Assessment Telecommunication Evaluation 85

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 31, 2024

These lawmaking standards can be divided as follows: Advance publication of proposals for laws and regulations of general application , as well as of documents providing sufficient details about such proposals, to enable investors to assess the extent to which their interests might be affected (Article 8, no. Article 25 (no.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Impact Assessment Transparency Import 52

FedScoop

MARCH 7, 2024

The update is also intended to decrease travel document fraud and improve the agency’s “ability to identify criminals and known or suspected terrorists.” Citizenship and Immigration Services and air carriers working with CBP’s document validation initiative. The app’s update would allow nonimmigrants who are departing the U.S.

Impact Assessment 129

Impact Assessment Inventory Data Electronics 129

FedScoop

JULY 22, 2024

Secret Service documents obtained by Bloomberg provide insight into the USSS’ awareness of social media activity. The Secret Service has also disclosed a social media screening contract through a privacy impact assessment. A contract with AT&T references the agency’s work conducting social media monitoring, too.

Media 83

Media Impact Assessment Budget Data 83

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

I also expect that the government will continue to want to adopt and deploy the technology, which has been something that the national security memorandum and other government documents have been promoting. There are some bills in Congress looking at algorithmic impact assessments.

Government 107

Government Government Evaluation Import 107

FedScoop

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Meanwhile, a pair of House Democrats sent a letter Tuesday asking acting OPM Director Charles Ezell for documents, information, and a briefing about the OPM server by Feb. The lawsuit also cites reports that claim the server is retaining information about every employee of the U.S. In the letter, Reps.

E-procurement 130

E-procurement Impact Assessment Efficiency Data 130