Great Government Through Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Where to start The first step, per M-23-02, is for agencies to inventory their active cryptographic systems and re-inventory them annually through 2035. The Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services (HACS) Special Item Number (SIN) also offers quick access to vendors who have been technically evaluated to do such inventories.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 10, 2023

31, 2023, the state’s Department of Administrative Services will conduct an annual inventory of all AI-based systems used by state entities, and each year the department must confirm that none of those systems leads to unfair discrimination or disparate impacts. A new Connecticut law , in particular, zeros in on agency AI dependence.

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Federal News Network

MAY 14, 2024

Margaret Boatner, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for strategy and acquisition reform “We are targeting a couple of really key processes like our test and evaluation processes, and importantly, our cybersecurity processes. We’re going to sustain them for a long period of time.

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AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 18, 2024

This blog post outlines how credit unions can use AWS to evaluate their compliance with Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) requirements. Figure 1 features a high-level architecture for evaluating workloads for FFIEC and NCUA compliance.

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FedScoop

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The new government website evaluation tool , which is called “gov metadata,” was created by Luke Fretwell and his son, Elias, as part of the Civic Hacking Agency, a project focused on technology for the public good. The CDO Council added that it has yet to review the Civic Hacking Agency’s report.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 4, 2023

During the past three years, Kinnard has developed an AI use case inventory, highlighting 18 ways AI is used in the department. Bot on the Trail As employees and managers incorporate AI into their work, evaluation should be continuous. Her team also manages AI platforms, monitoring who uses them and what data flows through them.

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Great Government Through Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

You’ll also compile inventories, evaluate products, influence workforce development, prioritize projects, remove barriers, document use cases , assess performance, implement internal controls, and ensure your agency’s AI efforts comply with a host of existing laws and policies. But wait, there’s more!

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JULY 18, 2017

Using various analytical methods evaluates City's current purchasing patterns and practices; develops and continuously improves centralized purchasing systems and procedures. Oversees the management of warehouse and parts room operations, inventory control and surplus property.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Efficiency concepts like using lean initiatives and just-in-time delivery to manage inventory have become commonplace for many years and have made individuals like Deming household names in many business schools. Managing Risk Across the Supply Chain Remains Challenging.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The memo strongly emphasizes AI innovation, instructing agencies to build IT infrastructure to support AI, collect data to train AI and evaluate potential applications of generative AI. Notably, challenges with AI inventories were the subject of a major Stanford report published in 2022.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Common Supply Chain strategies, such as just-in-time inventory, exacerbate the impact of shocks. Stockpiling inventory has been the most common response. Supplier risk management too often focuses on evaluating the risk level of each supplier and selecting lower risk ones when possible. Improving Supplier Collaboration.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

Currently, these use cases are not listed on the VA’s public inventory, which the department is required to update annually. Thus, the TET provided a “some confidence” rating for the prospective awardee under the small business participation evaluation factor. 2] In a recent size protest, quotes were submitted on August 31, 2023.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Your Procurement team should set clear expectations for suppliers — and it’s important to constantly re-evaluate supplier agreements and make necessary adjustments. Perhaps 30 days of inventory isn’t enough in times of crisis, and terms should be updated. Set expectations with suppliers.

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ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

But because we were proactive, we were able to build inventories ahead of time so that we had enough material in the pipeline before the crisis really hit peak.”. Navistar’s procurement team sets clear expectations for suppliers — and it’s important to constantly re-evaluate supplier agreements and make necessary adjustments.

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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 use of Auto Scaling in AWS enables customers to maximize their return on investment (ROI) after migrating to AWS.

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ivalua

MARCH 16, 2021

But because we were proactive, we were able to build inventories ahead of time so that we had enough material in the pipeline before the crisis really hit peak.”. Navistar’s procurement team sets clear expectations for suppliers — and it’s important to constantly re-evaluate supplier agreements and make necessary adjustments.

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Federal News Network

JUNE 4, 2024

So for contractors, I think it becomes a challenge of making sure they understand the inventory of the customers that they’re working with and how the economic and funding environment is affecting those particular agencies so they can operate smarter, be more strategic about where they’re competing. They want both.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 13, 2024

The agency is also in the process of evaluating two other sets of algorithms for general encryption and digital signatures “that could one day serve as backup standards,” NIST said. NIST worked with cryptographic researchers, industry and government for evaluation and feedback on the algorithms.

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ivalua

JUNE 12, 2020

As a technology vendor, we see the criteria evaluated by prospects and I can say there is relatively little weight or rigor around collaboration capabilities, despite there being significant variance among vendor capabilities here. And 56% specified technology to help better manage communications and planning with suppliers.

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FedScoop

MARCH 28, 2024

Among other things, the memo mandates that agencies establish guardrails for AI uses that could impact Americans’ rights or safety, expands what agencies share in their AI use case inventories, and establishes a requirement for agencies to designate chief AI officers to oversee their use of the technology.

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FedInsider

AUGUST 7, 2024

But you must have an extremely good asset inventory, threat detection and log correlation,” Edwards said. But if you are not normalizing that and using the same sort of calculus to evaluate those risks, then you cannot compare them to each other.”

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FedScoop

APRIL 26, 2024

In an Office of Management and Budget memo released last month, the administration expanded what civilian agencies are required to report in their annual, public AI use case inventories, adding requirements for safety- and rights-impacting uses. Certain intelligence community agencies and DOD, however, continue to be exempt from that process.

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AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Assessing compliance with AWS Config AWS Config is a continuous monitoring and assessment service that provides an inventory of AWS resources and captures configuration changes. Audit Manager then captures AWS Config evaluations as evidence for audits. AWS provides managed, pre-built rules that require minimal to no configuration.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Relatedly, the Department is authorized to evaluate risks associated with the likelihood that an IaaS product or provider may be used for malicious cyber-enabled activity, and recommend remediation measures to address such risks. There are more than 100 use cases listed on the VA’s 2023 AI inventory , with more than 40 in an operation phase.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

DHS Inventory of AI Systems for Cybersecurity is ‘Not Accurate ,’ Oversight Report Says NextGov reports that the Government Accountability Office published a report Wednesday documenting issues with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) public inventory of AI use cases, including one that was not AI.

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FedScoop

APRIL 9, 2024

The Department of State recently removed several items from its public artificial intelligence use case inventory, including a behavioral analytics system and tools to collect and analyze media clips. OMB has previously stated that agencies “are responsible for maintaining the accuracy of their inventories.”

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Section 10.1(b) Section 10.1(b) In my view, it would also be important for the independent reviewing authority not to be involved in the future use of the AI, as its (future) operational interest could also be a source of bias in the testing process and the analysis of its results. maintaining options to opt-out where practicable.

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AWS Public Sector

JUNE 19, 2024

Improving public sector business outcomes with accurate time series forecasts As the amount of data increases dramatically every year, organizations face significant challenges in managing inventory levels to avoid poor customer experiences, predict service demand, allocate resources effectively, and conduct financial and workforce planning.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Government Accountability Office is getting ready to publish a report on certain federal agencies’ progress with artificial intelligence use case inventories. Following President Joe Biden’s recent AI executive order , the White House said the inventories are intended to be a more expansive resource for the government and the public.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Department of Homeland Security recently updated its artificial intelligence use case inventory to reflect several uses of the technology that have already been made public elsewhere, including facial comparison and machine learning tools used within the department. AI use case inventories are only as valuable as compliance with them is.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Historically, Procurement for retail has been largely centralized: Stores request and receive inventory from corporate as needed. Retailers will need to determine where to reduce spend and where to invest — and that’s where Procurement can shine. . Decentralize Procurement. Attack GNFR Spend.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

1] The FAR defines cost analysis as “the review and evaluation of any of the separate cost elements and profit or fee in an offeror’s or contractor’s proposal as needed to determine a fair and reasonable price or to determine cost realism….” [2] 18] The Government must not apply hindsight in evaluating cost reasonableness.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 6, 2023

Assessments and evaluations will be key — “taking inventory of current policies, processes, technologies and so on builds a foundation for a more strategic shift,” Vasudevan said. “If Agencies that haven’t yet started on the cloud journey can begin now to pinpoint specific use cases and establish a governance model.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The DOE, and particularly its national labs, are already studying the potential opportunities created by the technology, according to the agency’s updated AI inventory, which was published this summer.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 11, 2024

Agencies must also submit a compliance plan and AI use case inventory. After an agency begins using a safety- or rights-impacting AI product, the agency must conduct ongoing monitoring (including human reviews), regularly evaluate risks, and mitigate any emerging risks.

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Figure 1: Ships passing through satellite spot beams in various weather conditions Satellite inventory depends mainly on the capacity (MHz), power, antenna size, and weather conditions. After the prediction completes, it is important to evaluate the quality of the model using the accuracy metrics.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

Section 1522 requires the executive agent of the DoD-wide cyber data products and services procurement program to evaluate emerging cyber technologies, specifically AI-enabled security tools, for efficacy and applicability to the requirements of DoD.

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