AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Federal agencies typically collect, manage, use, and distribute a wide array of documents. Storing and distributing federal agency documents is often a complicated process; documents can range from structured formats to free-flowing documentation with personal identifiable information (PII) that needs careful redaction.

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AWS Public Sector

JULY 31, 2024

This is often attributed to configuration management, total asset inventory, compliance with agency third-party security tools, and agency authorization documentation. The key to ensuring security and compliance is ensuring proper documentation and securing the baseline template utilized.

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Government Contracts

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Court of Federal Claims concerning an agency's decision not to hold post-award discussions, a timeliness trap in certain Federal Supply Schedule procurements and the importance of providing contemporaneous documentation in price-evaluation protests.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

MARCH 22, 2024

Part of the due diligence should be identifying, understanding the importance of stakeholder management related to the project or procurement. When embarking on a procurement it is important to understand who may be affected and who may affect the business so the first thing to do is to identify your stakeholders. you suppliers.

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AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The importance of inclusion There are 1.5 Not all citizens have the same ability to identify and digest the information that’s important to them, so councils have to invest in alternative versions of documents in a format known as Easy Read. An average document of five pages would take two weeks to adapt, and cost £500 ($750).

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Capital Edge Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2024

Importance of maintaining compliance with DCAA for government contracts. While the term " DCAA-approved accounting system " is commonly used, it’s important to clarify that, according to the DCAA, there is no officially "approved" accounting system. Why is a DCAA Approved Accounting System Important?

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Alongside the memo, the administration will release a document called “The Framework for AI Governance and Risk Management for National Security,” the officials said, which will provide guidance on federal deployment of AI in the national security space. It also designates the AI Safety Institute as “the primary port of call” for U.S.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The agency said it did not comment on documents obtained through public records requests. After FedScoop pointed out that the use case has been discussed publicly and in other public documents, the agency again said it declined to comment. Obviously you can see the efficiency rationale for them using a tool like this,” Patel said. “I

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 25, 2024

A recent OHA decision reminds us that it’s important to show and tell the SBA how a company seeking certification is meeting the SBA’s requirements for control of a socioeconomic company. Signatures on documents are valid electronic signatures, and SBA rules allow for such signatures. 128.302(d).

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FedScoop

JUNE 26, 2024

For better, or worse, I will happily say mostly worse, we traffic in a lot of multi-hundred page Word documents and PDFs,” Mill said. The agency, in response, is moving to a machine-readable approach to authorizations and documentation. But just as importantly, builds out the infrastructure for us to automate.”

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The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

While it aligns with Liberia’s approach, the Model Law places greater emphasis on transparency, the documentation of justification for using restricted bidding, and minimizing disruptions to competition. Solicitation tools typically take the form of standard bidding documents tailored to specific procurement needs.

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FedTech Magazine

JUNE 29, 2023

One method to help keep track of everything that goes into a software product is a software bill of materials, a critically important document that can serve as a point of reference for everyone from developers to…

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FedScoop

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

I think it’s important for all sorts of agencies whose work affects the rights and safety of the public,” said Heydari, a Vanderbilt University law professor who researches policing technologies and AI’s impact on the criminal justice system. “If

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Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 6, 2024

We set out to use AI to label sentences in procurement documents that match green criteria (that is, criteria designed to reduce the environmental impact of a purchase). We chose to focus initially on furniture purchases as governments buy products in this category regularly and their green requirements are well documented.

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Select GCR

MARCH 19, 2024

These businesses are important because they bring the unique skills and experiences gained during military service into the business world. At Select GCR, we understand the importance of obtaining VOSB certification for your business, and we’re here to seamlessly guide you through the entire process.

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Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Dion Turner, the supervisory contracting officer at the Interior Department, said while CPARS can be somewhat subjective based on the contracting officer, documentation is key to ensuring fair evaluations. What’s not subjective is your documentation and what you did performing under that contract.

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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.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 11, 2024

So our goal with the implementation plan is to really outline some of the key areas that are important, and that we within Industrial Base Policy have control over. Promoting industrial careers early is important to confront negative stereotypes and increase visibility.” This helps bring that focus,” he said.

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 15, 2024

But it’s important not to confuse ease of use with effortless deployment. In other words, you’ll need to do important groundwork before you produce results. This makes it important to monitor reliability and detect when data may be drifting, which triggers the need for retraining.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

“Since its launch, DOJNet has served as the Department’s primary intranet providing a centralized location for news and announcements, access to shared documents and databases, calendars and scheduling tools, and training resources,” the posting states.

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FedScoop

MARCH 15, 2024

When pressed by the GAO on how agencies could overcome technical challenges and pare down backlogs, some officials pointed to governmentwide adoption of technology upgrades, ensuring that FOIA offices use identical systems to streamline document review and general coordination.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 15, 2024

The documents do not show the results of the investigations or which countries the pings were from. The documents were obtained through a public records request for reports about lost or internationally carried devices from the past three years, as well as for other information explaining rules for mobile device security abroad.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The federal zero trust strategy directs agencies to operate “dedicated application security testing programs,” instead of just relying on documented security controls. “To He also pointed to new contractor cybersecurity rules proposed by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council last week as an important step forward. “It’s

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

Bridging the digital divide: Implementing open procurement for effective digital transformation Digital transformation is arguably the most important administrative undertaking of governments around the world. This involves breaking down larger projects into smaller, more manageable components and using iterative development processes.

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Procurement Framework Agreement IT Public Private Partnership 138

FedScoop

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The point of the project, Fretwell told FedScoop, was to show how well the government was performing on certain important aspects of web page operations. The GSA explains in its GitHub documentation that it focuses on collecting data that is helpful to specific stakeholders).

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Expect a lengthy document The CMMC rule won’t make for light reading. Travis said he expects the rule will be in the “hundreds of pages” when you factor in supporting documents. The rule and other supporting documents could also shed more light on DoD’s plan for eventually implementing the requirements.

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FedScoop

MAY 9, 2024

Specifically, the organization conducted research with a nationwide group of participants, documenting their experiences throughout pregnancy and childbirth along with any relevant interactions with the federal government.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 9, 2024

But I do think an important piece of this is that the VA contracting officers, there is already priority consideration given to veteran owned and service disabled veteran owned businesses that have been certified by the Small Business Administration. In meeting those goals, both of those priorities are listed and documented in the process.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 16, 2024

A 2021 study by White & Case and Queen Mary University of London indicated that 49% of arbitration practitioners never or rarely employ AI tools such as data analytics or technology-assisted document review. AI extends beyond the mere document review. According to another study , the numbers remained on a similar level in 2023.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For whistleblower advocates, the documents provided by FWS continue to tell a story of untapped potential. Wildlife Whistleblower Success Stories The FOIA documents provided to WNN tell numerous whistleblower success stories. The documents demonstrate that whistleblowers are critical for effective enforcement,” says Kohn.

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The CGP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In the past, FAS did, in fact, post operational policy documents, essentially providing the public, including its industry partners, with a virtual library of the guidance governing and shaping contract administration and management across the organization. Currently, operational policy guidance is not posted for the public.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Pollack said once the working group completed the initial draft, the OPM policy office approved the document, and then the HR LOB posted it on the OMB max.gov site to gather further comments. Pollack said what comes from that are these final standards, which is a living document and will be updated over time.

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Management Quality Data Import 111

FedScoop

MAY 3, 2024

But to stress the importance of continuing this momentum, the IRS will continue working to make a difference for the nation’s taxpayers. Without help from Congress, taxpayers will have a difficult time finding someone at the IRS to talk to for help in FY 26,” a supplement document to the plan stated.

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

From recorded testimonies to jail cell conversations, audiovisual files can play an important role in accurately documenting evidence that can make or break a case. The user identifies specific words of interest to be highlighted in the document and initiates the transcription process.

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Public sector organizations worldwide face a common challenge: processing an ever-growing volume of document-heavy applications across various services. While we focus on naturalization as our primary example, the solution discussed can be applied to any public sector use case involving large-scale document processing.

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FedScoop

APRIL 22, 2024

.” Beryl Lipton, an investigative researcher at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, argued that generative AI outputs should be subject to FOIA and that agencies need a plan to “document and archive its use so that agencies can continue to comply properly with their FOIA responsibilities.”.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The 17-page document, titled “ Artificial Intelligence and Worker Well-Being: Principles and Best Practices for Developers and Employers ,” details eight key priorities for AI companies and management to follow that are intended to keep the focus on “centering worker empowerment and well-being.”

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