FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A potential checklist compiled by the subcommittee includes callouts to describe the AI tool and its intended use, document use limitation plans, conduct an AI impact assessment, identify the testing method and complete a questionnaire designed to “brainstorm and identify metrics” associated with the system.

Impact Assessment 97

Impact Assessment Inventory Transparency Quality 97

FedScoop

APRIL 22, 2024

But the agency’s provisional approval of a few generative AI products — which include ChatGPT, Bing Chat, Claude 2, DALL-E2, and Grammarly, per a privacy impact assessment — call for closer examination in regard to federal transparency.

Electronics 123

Electronics Impact Assessment Transparency Thresholds 123

FedScoop

OCTOBER 17, 2024

A privacy impact assessment for the TIPS database, which was approved in 2020, does not mention any use of artificial intelligence. Cynthia Kaiser, deputy assistant director of the FBI’s Cyber Division, also seems to have discussed the tool, per previous FedScoop reporting.

Inventory 131

Inventory Thresholds Media Electronics 131

FedScoop

JANUARY 31, 2024

ICE specifically did not have an approved CTD privacy impact assessment, a type of disclosure meant to provide an overview into how personal information could be used by a digital technology deployed by the government, violating internal DHS privacy policies and the E-Government Act.

Data 134

Data Impact Assessment Purchasing Electronics 134

Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In its Impact Assessment Report for the new customs reform, the European Commission also indicated this procedure as being prone to fraud.

Impact Assessment 45

Impact Assessment Import Participation Transportation 45

GovLoop

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Making reflection a part of your routine is sure to make your life journey more intentional and impactful. Assessing the effectiveness of our actions at work, and in our lives otherwise, is also a great way to show up for not just ourselves, but for our family, friends and colleagues.

Impact Assessment 105

Impact Assessment Integration Integrity Import 105

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Disaster reduction efforts focus on prediction, monitoring, and impact assessment through a cycle of prevention, preparedness, emergency response, and recovery. Recent advancements in flood monitoring include using satellite images for flood detection and mapping, especially in regions lacking ground-based observation systems.

Sustainability 75

Sustainability Quality Quantity Utilities 75

How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

New legislation is required to impose specific minimum requirements of eg data governance and algorithmic impact assessment and related transparency across the public sector, to address the issue of lack of standards and metrics but without reliance on their development by and within the AI industry.

Procurement 52

Procurement Buyers IT Public Procurement 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

ivalua

MARCH 4, 2019

What is known is how no deal is expected to impact the UK economy, businesses and their supply chains. The government’s no deal Brexit impact assessment detailed everything that organisations have been warning about – new procedures, new regulations and long delays at UK/EU borders. What happens next is anyone’s guess.

Supply Chain 45

Supply Chain Supplier Impact Assessment Procurement 45

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 29, 2024

For instance, the South African Development Community Model BIT Template mandates investors to conduct an environmental impact assessment ( Art. 34) already has such provisions in place.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Impact Assessment Thresholds Contract 52

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. Twitter announcements vs white paper? During the preparation of our response to the AI public consultation, we had a moment of confusion.

Consulting 52

Consulting Impact Assessment Procurement Ethics 52

Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 8, 2024

Racial equity budgeting tools allow governments to identify gaps and analyze the impact of spending on different racial groups. Good availability of disaggregated data for racial equity indicators is essential for conducting impact assessments and monitoring progress. [2] 2] Invest in capacity building.

Budget 52

Budget Capacity Education Participation 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. We have the national labs talking about the safety reviews.

Insurance 86

Insurance Import Education Government 86

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 10, 2023

In more detail, the Council of Europe has recommended using procurement to: (i) embed requirements of data governance to avoid violations of human rights norms and discrimination stemming from faulty datasets used in the design, development, or ongoing deployment of algorithmic systems; (ii) ‘ensure that algorithmic design, development and ongoing (..)

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Ethics Transparency 52

FedScoop

JUNE 26, 2024

The document suggests that those looking to deploy generative artificial intelligence conduct a privacy impact assessment, as well as tailored generative AI-focused training for employees with access to protected data and the implementation of a full lifecycle stewardship of data.

Education 109

Education Impact Assessment Data Networking 109

University of Bristol

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Moving past these shortcomings requires assigning the approval of decisions whether to adopt digital technologies and the verification of the related impact assessments to an independent authority: the ‘AI in the Public Sector Authority’ (AIPSA).

Procurement 52

Procurement Government Government Buyers 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Kęstutis Kazulis, Principal Advisor for Sustainable Procurement, LPPO Monitoring green impact Lithuania is now planning the next big step in monitoring GPP – measuring the impact of GPP.

Procurement 89

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

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 Innovation Procurement 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The bill aims to protect consumers and the public by mandating that AI companies conduct risk and impact assessments for “critical impact” AI systems, followed by the certification of these systems. FedScoop recently acquired an updated draft of the legislation, which has seen major updates.

Price 52

Price E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 22, 2024

To obtain an environmental license, the investor must obtain approval from the environmental authority of (i) an Environmental Impact Assessment and (ii) an Environmental Management Plan (“PMA”).

Balance 52

Balance Impact Assessment Participation IT 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 24, 2024

To obtain an environmental license, the investor must obtain approval from the environmental authority of (i) an Environmental Impact Assessment and (ii) an Environmental Management Plan (“PMA”).

Balance 52

Balance Impact Assessment Participation IT 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

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. In other words, it would be preferable to have a more continuous spectrum of mitigation measures in the context of waivers as well.

Risk Management 69

Risk Management E-procurement Procurement Evaluation 69

FedScoop

OCTOBER 23, 2023

They also suggested that the Office of Management and Budget update its guide to privacy impact assessments, which agencies are supposed to conduct before deploying new technologies, to include AI-related considerations. In the Oct.

Inventory 81

Inventory Impact Assessment Evaluation Electronics 81

How to Crack a Nut

JUNE 26, 2024

By creating friction, I mean the need for a structured decision-making process that allows for collective deliberation within and around the adopting institution, and which is supported by rigorous impact assessments that tease out second and third order implications from AI adoption, as well as thoroughly interrogating first order issues around data (..)

Procurement 64

Procurement Import Participation Impact Assessment 64

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

“In a wide range of contexts including health, education, employment, federal benefits, law enforcement, immigration, transportation and critical infrastructure, the draft policy would create specific safeguards for uses of AI that impact the rights and safety of the public,” the White House said in a fact sheet regarding the OMB draft guidance.

Inventory 81

Inventory Impact Assessment Transportation Transportation 81

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 26, 2024

In certain situations, deployers have additional duties to carry out data protection impact assessments (Article 26(9)) and cooperate with national EU authorities (Article 26(12)). In case of non-compliance, financial and non-financial sanctions are foreseen (Article 99).

Impact Assessment 52

Impact Assessment Influencing Import Corruption 52

FedScoop

OCTOBER 16, 2023

is actively working to introduce a “light touch” artificial intelligence bill that would aim to protect consumers and entrepreneurs by requiring AI companies to conduct risk and impact assessments for critical-impact AI systems and then undergo certification of such systems, according to a draft of the legislation obtained by FedScoop.

Impact Assessment 89

Impact Assessment Media Innovation Transparency 89

FedScoop

JULY 22, 2024

The Secret Service has also disclosed a social media screening contract through a privacy impact assessment. Protective Threat Management System According to an agency privacy impact assessment, the Secret Service uses a technology called the Protective Threat Management System.

Media 74

Media Impact Assessment Budget Data 74

FedScoop

MARCH 7, 2024

That information, according to the Federal Register posting, is supposed to be filed in the Arrival and Departure Information System, a travel history database that CBP is pushing to expand, according to a privacy impact assessment for the platform. That information, according to the disclosure, is supposed to be shared with U.S.

Impact Assessment 111

Impact Assessment Inventory Data Electronics 111

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We have our societal impact research team that develops, implements and [conducts] evaluations to look for things like bias, discrimination, and other potential negative implications of how the technology could be used. There are some bills in Congress looking at algorithmic impact assessments.

Government 90

Government Government Evaluation Import 90

FedScoop

AUGUST 2, 2024

While roll call votes on Cruz’s proposals to repeal the AI executive order in its entirety and prevent environmental impact assessments on AI systems failed at the markup Wednesday, another amendment that would dull the teeth of federal government actions to prevent bias and discrimination in AI systems advanced in a substitute via voice vote.

Impact Assessment 118

Impact Assessment Inventory Innovation Balance 118