FedScoop

AUGUST 1, 2024

Lisa Einstein, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s senior adviser for artificial intelligence, has been tapped to serve as the agency’s first chief AI officer. A Stanford and Princeton graduate who joined CISA in 2022 as executive director of its Cybersecurity Advisory Committee, Einstein will assume the CAIO role at a time when the agency is attempting to leverage the technology to advance cyber defenses and more effectively support critical infrastructure owners and operator

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 1, 2024

On July 31, just a day after this year’s National Whistleblower Day celebration , a resolution designating July 30 as “National Whistleblower Appreciation Day” was unanimously agreed to by the Senate. The resolution encourages each federal agency to recognize the day by sharing the stories of the agency’s own whistleblowers and informing their employees about their right to blow the whistle.

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GovCon Wire

AUGUST 20, 2024

Every year, the U.S. Intelligence Community publishes a collection of the most alarming threats to the country’s national security. The information included provides a structure and framing for the fight against that which is seen to contest American freedoms and the rights of citizens.

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

Oceana is a marine conservation nonprofit that has focused on seafood mislabeling for years, or “fish fraud” as it is. The post Fishing for Truth in the Seafood Supply Chain appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 6, 2024

Amazon has launched the Amazon Trusted AI Challenge , a global university competition to drive secure innovation in generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) technology. This year’s challenge focuses on responsible AI and specifically on large language model (LLM) coding security. University students will compete in a tournament-style challenge as either model developer teams or red teams to enhance the AI user experience, prevent misuse, and enable users to build more secure code.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 14, 2024

The Defense Department today released a proposed rule that will inject Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, requirements into the contracting process. The proposed amendment to the Defense Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register Aug. 15. It would incorporate CMMC requirements into the Pentagon’s solicitations and contracts.

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 27, 2024

On August 1, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released the long-awaited rules for its corporate whistleblower award program. The DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program will offer awards to individuals who blow the whistle on corporate crimes under the jurisdiction of the DOJ which are not covered by other whistleblower programs. After the DOJ first announced their plans to implement a whistleblower award program in March, advocates were hopeful that the program would be modeled o

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2024

Money is starting to flow to help agencies implement President Biden’s October 2023 executive order on artificial intelligence. In May, the U.S. General Services Administration’s Technology Modernization Fund Board awarded $18.2 million to help the State Department deploy generative AI that helps employees derive insights and make data-driven decisions quickly.

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 22, 2024

The need for freight, and its impact on humanity, can be traced back as far as the Silk Road across. The post Freight Electrification as a Service appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Public Procurement Intl

AUGUST 23, 2024

On August 22, 2024, Chris Yukins and Tom Daley (DLA Piper) presented to the International Research Study of Public Procurement (IRSPP) group’s tenth workshop , in Charlotte, North Carolina, as part of the NIGP (Institute for Government Procurement) annual conference. Asked to address an emerging “technology” in public procurement, Tom and Chris discussed the rapidly evolving law surrounding “green procurement” (environmentally sustainable procurement).

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Coleman Jackson, P.C.

AUGUST 8, 2024

Corporate Transparency Act: Steps to Meet Year-End BOIR Obligations Under the Corporate Transparency Act By: Coleman Jackson, Attorney Date: August 8, 2024 Existing companies that have not yet filed their BOIR (Beneficial Ownership Information Report) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) should take the following steps as soon as possible to prepare to […] The post Corporate Transparency Act: Steps to Meet Year-End BOIR Obligations Under the Corporate Transparency Act

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FedScoop

AUGUST 21, 2024

Technologically speaking, society has come a long way since an old lady fell down in her house and couldn’t get up. The Veterans Health Administration is doing its part to put some distance between that memeable late-80s/early-90s image and the current needs of and potential solutions for the aging population it serves. “We’re actually figuring out how to have your house be an integral part of your health,” said Joe Ronzio, deputy chief health technology officer for the VHA.

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 23, 2024

July 30 was National Whistleblower Day and whistleblowers, advocates and government officials gathered on Capitol Hill to celebrate. The National Whistleblower Day event is available to rewatch on C-SPAN , but National Whistleblower Center is also rolling out videos of keynote speeches on its YouTube channel. In a show of bipartisan support for whistleblowers, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) each gave remarks at the National Whistleblower Day 2024 celebration on Capitol Hi

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AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 26, 2024

Transit authorities have to maintain the location and schedule of large numbers of vehicle fleets on a daily basis. Most commonly, GPS coordinates are used to track vehicle location and transportation route. GPS coordinates often have anomalies that can contaminate location reporting. Additionally, if a vehicle takes a detour, it will offset public transportation schedules.

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 29, 2024

I’ve had a number of conversations recently about my content, not the content itself, but the process I go through. The post The (Lost) Art of Accepting Criticism appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Public Procurement Intl

AUGUST 19, 2024

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 27, 2024

Technology company Cisco recently announced its intent to acquire Robust Intelligence, a member of the Cisco Investments portfolio and the developer of a platform that works to provide security for artificial intelligence models.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 9, 2024

The White House and the Department of Veterans Affairs launched a governmentwide website and call center Friday to better protect veterans and their families from scams and fraud attempts. The new VSAFE.gov website offers veterans, service members and their loved ones a one-stop-shop for fraud support and reporting, including resources for prevention, response information and reporting assistance, according to a release.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2024

There is strength in diversity; that’s one of the messages delivered in the 2023 National Intelligence Strategy, which provides strategic guidance to the U.S. intelligence community. Among the major goals listed in the document are recruiting, developing and retaining a talented and diverse workforce across the entirety of the IC. The guidance aligns with efforts already taking place at the National Security Agency, which recently touted its unprecedented hiring efforts in 2023.

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GovCon Wire

AUGUST 23, 2024

In early August, the National Counterintelligence and Security Center within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence published a new edition of the National Counterintelligence Strategy. The refreshed version includes nine goals split across three pillars, which focus on addressing threats posed by foreign intelligence entities, or FIEs; defending U.S.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

The Department of the Navy’s third attempt to modernize its contract writing system and overall electronic procurement system is on shaky ground. The latest bid, which followed at least two previous failures, is facing similar troubles as earlier projects: incomplete planning, a technology platform with questionable maturity and, maybe most striking, the hubris of the leadership that their current plan will be successful no matter what evidence emerges that tells a different story.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 19, 2024

What is Internet Self-Care Day ? It’s a day, celebrated on August 21, when we think about our online behavior and make proactive changes, to improve our well-being. That might run contrary to how we usually use the internet, because many of our automatic daily habits may not be supportive of mental wellness. For instance, it is well-documented that social media can exacerbate mental health problems.

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 7, 2024

On July 24, the Department of Justice announced that Admera Helath LLC, a New Jersey-based company that provides genomic and bioinformatic services to researchers and clinical laboratory testing services to healthcare providers, has agreed to pay $5,389,648 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying commissions to third party independent marketers in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 22, 2024

Five of the country’s leading software and tech advocacy organizations are urging Senate and House leadership to pass bipartisan, bicameral legislation aimed at improving federal agency oversight and management of software purchases before this congressional term comes to a close. In a letter sent Wednesday and shared exclusively with FedScoop, the tech groups urged Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Minori

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2024

Generative AI, chatbots, large language models and machine learning have taken the world by storm. The federal government is no exception. As chief artificial intelligence officers take the helm to advance the many AI/ML initiatives now taking shape in every agency, new ideas and innovation — which only two or three years ago wouldn’t have seemed possible — are more welcome than ever.

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GovCon Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a potential $3.9 billion contract to provide training systems and design, develop, integrate and test simulation platforms for the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 9, 2024

Increasing pressure from the industry about the lack of clarity of the SEWP VI solicitation has forced NASA to hit a pause on its governmentwide acquisition contract. Vendors are unhappy that the SEWP VI program office chose not to answer more than 4,500 questions submitted about the solicitation, and with bids due later this month, a letter-writing campaign spurred NASA’s decision. “There is a lot of ambiguity in this procurement in a number of areas.

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USFCR

AUGUST 15, 2024

Feeling lost in the maze of government procurement? Government contract vehicles can be your map to success. These pre-negotiated agreements streamline the purchasing process, allowing businesses to secure federal contracts more efficiently and effectively.

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 20, 2024

In today’s intelligence landscape, data is the key to decision advantage. That’s why the U.S. Intelligence Community is placing a heavy emphasis on getting its data strategies and processes right.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 26, 2024

A new bipartisan House bill would require the National Science Foundation and other relevant federal agencies to award historically black colleges or universities, tribal colleges or universities and minority-serving institutions with funds to carry out research and development in artificial intelligence. The Expanding AI Voices Act from Reps. Valerie Foushee, D-N.C., and Frank Lucas, R-Okla., aims to support a “broad and diverse” interdisciplinary research community for AI innovation through ca

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2024

The Army needs to improve its IT asset management to complement its security operations and create a more robust environment for the modern warfighter, according to CDW Government technology experts. While the Army uses ServiceNow for asset management of its hardware and software, there are ways it can get more value out of the platform, such as providing the SecOps module to all its components, says Paul “Doc” Burnham, IT asset management portfolio manager for CDW.

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 1, 2024

When you read news that a company is thinking about spinning off a division, it is usually because that division. The post Will FedEx Freight hit the open road? appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 9, 2024

The government has claimed success for several years in meeting its small business contracting goals. But the specific goals for women-owned businesses — that hasn’t happened very often. At Veterans Affairs, about two-and-a-half percent of contract dollars have gone to women-owned businesses, against a goal of five percent. A bill in Congress called the Veterans Affairs Opportunity for Women-Owned Small Businesses Act would change that.

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GovCon Wire

AUGUST 12, 2024

Peter Weilbach has been promoted to vice president of capture management at SAIC (NASDAQ: SAIC). According to a LinkedIn post shared Friday, Weilbach will be responsible for securing new business opportunities while working under SAIC’s space and intelligence business group. Weilbach has been part of SAIC for more than two years.

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 2, 2024

Booz Allen Hamilton has deployed a generative artificial intelligence tool onboard the International Space Station National Lab. The company said Thursday its large language model application uses Hewlett Packard Enterprise‘s Spaceborne Computer-2 platform to help ISS astronauts address complex issues by retrieving and analyzing information without relying on Earth-bound internet.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 22, 2024

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is again seeking comment on draft guidance for digital identities following updates responsive to the first round of public comments. A second version of the draft guidance, posted Wednesday, provides additional detail for passkeys — or syncable authenticators — and digital wallets after commenters on the first draft asked for those areas to be expanded, according to a release from the agency.

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