Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 29, 2024

A recent circular released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) “is an important step in expanding the protection of whistleblowers from being silenced due to illegally broad NDAs” according to whistleblower attorney Benjamin Calitri.

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FedScoop

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has proven to be a critical partner and resource over the past five years for federal cybersecurity. When a cloud service provider, for example, misses that critical patch or there’s a threat indicator, you know, provide it to us,” she said. And I think there’s a big gap there.”

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

So it was important to set the bar high and to ensure our vision of procurement as a modern, digital open data-driven public service was strongly reflected. While the resolution text is strong, it could have been possible to go further if the forum were more open to civil society.

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FedTech Magazine

APRIL 1, 2024

The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource pilot is an important but limited step in getting agencies to start planning to integrate AI technology into their work, according to an NVIDIA spokesperson. Led by the U.S.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Unless this has been done recently, or there’s been zero change or staff turnover since the last audit, the most important thing is to know where to focus. Koenig says that if IT leaders don’t have a comprehensive picture of the state of security, they risk neglecting something that is important.

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FedScoop

JULY 5, 2024

The first image users now see is a graphic that “illustrates the widening gap between staffing levels and the growing number of customers,” a point Brown said was especially important to note given that SSA is operating at a 27-year staffing low while having to serve more beneficiaries than ever before.

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Federal News Network

JULY 11, 2024

Keith Jordan, the product manager for Tactical Cyber and NetOps, in the Army’s Program Executive Office Command Control Communications-Tactical (PEO-C3T) said will bring efficiency, ease of use and, most importantly, meet the needs of commanders more readily. There’s a time component of how long it takes to make the network operate.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Learning Objectives We’ll Discuss: Outline the steps to educate and empower the federal workforce on using AI safely—and the importance of keeping a “human in the loop.” Neal gold medals for excellence in business journalism as well as numerous national awards for journalism by the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

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Redstone Government Consulting

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As a government contractor, ensuring compliance with employment law regulations is not only a legal requirement but also a crucial element in protecting your business from significant financial and legal risks.

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Federal News Network

JULY 11, 2024

Just as important as obtaining contracts with companies to help fulfill an agency’s mission, is the ability to end them properly. Interview transcript: Eric White Just as important as obtaining contracts with companies to help fulfill an agency’s mission is the ability to end them properly. Eric White Gotcha, okay.

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GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 18, 2024

Government it is vitally important to understand what constitutes FOCI and how such concerns can be mitigated. entity is considered to be under FOCI, and potential FOCI mitigation measures, among other important related topics. In an increasingly global economy, for those companies interested in doing classified work for the U.S.

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Inside Government Contracts

DECEMBER 14, 2023

When calculating the prevailing wage, DOL also strictly limited the importation of prevailing wages from urban counties into rural ones. Otherwise, DOL would determine the prevailing wage by employing a “weighted average.”

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

The cyber domain is constantly evolving, and as its importance in federal operations has grown, the number and variety of cyber threats has also increased. Technological advancements have made it possible for adversaries to get creative with new types of cyberattacks, and U.S. supply chains are now at risk.

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GovCon Wire

MAY 23, 2024

And as organizations see more and more data, the need to process, understand and leverage it becomes increasingly important. In this Executive Spotlight interview, Hitachi Vantara Federal President and CEO Mark Serway spoke to us about the importance of data in government missions, the

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FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Predictive AI can strengthen agencies cybersecurity resilience and will likely become more important than generative AI because larger data sets will be at its disposal to anticipate attacks and trends, said Defense Information Systems Agency CTO Stephen Wallace at the 2024 Rubrik Public Sector Summit in October.

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Coleman Jackson, P.C.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

However, it is important to be careful how you use your settlement because […] The post Are Personal Injury Settlements Taxable? 9/17/2024 After suffering from an injury due to someone else’s negligence, winning a personal injury settlement can feel like a huge relief. appeared first on Tax, Litigation, Immigration Law Blog.

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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. To achieve this reliability and traceability in any organization, it helps to focus on AI’s potential one use case at a time but also to plan for the bigger picture.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 24, 2024

He emphasizes the importance of establishing this day to bolster the longstanding consensus that whistleblowers are a cornerstone of U.S. On June 20, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) announced it is advocating for July 30 to be permanently recognized as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day. government. Continental Congress in 1778.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In a recent interview with FedTech magazine, Whitman discusses GSA’s plans for generative AI and how it may benefit operations, the importance of collaborating with other agencies, and…

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Data is so important for a company, and that data needs to be backed up,” says tribe CIO Christopher Abel. Data is so important for a company, and that data needs to be backed up,” says tribe CIO Christopher Abel. “It For the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, a tribe of nearly 40,000 in Shawnee, Okla.,

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GovCon & Trade

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The report provides important insights into the current state of GAO bid protests. On October 26, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sent its annual bid protest report to Congress, which reflected a dramatic increase in protests filed following four straight years of decline. An increase in overall protests.

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AWS Public Sector

JUNE 19, 2024

Solution overview AWS GovCloud (US) plays a crucial role in supporting public sector workloads by providing a dedicated cloud environment to meet stringent regulatory and compliance requirements. The Notebook instances pane in SageMaker after a notebook is created. A Jupyter notebook dashboard will open. Python environment. transformers==4.41.2

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FedScoop

APRIL 1, 2024

Though subsequent reporting questioned whether an outside hacker was actually responsible for the Oldsmar incident , Hamilton’s point about the importance of continuous monitoring remains. What it’s going to do is enable us and make it better. as an example of the need for human response. You can do that, but is that a lot of risk?

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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. This was as important to us as the technology collaboration.

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GovCon Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Relationships with international allies are crucial today and looking into the future, which is why Potomac Officers Club is holding an event of utmost importance:

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ExecutiveBiz

MAY 15, 2024

In a press release Tuesday, Alba Aleman, CEO of Citizant, said, “Pam Schoppert embodies our ‘palms-up’ philosophy of giving and teaches the importance of […] Citizant, a business and IT products and services provider to the U.S.

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GovCon Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

At the 2023 AI Summit, from Potomac Officers Club, Central Intelligence Agency Director of Artificial Intelligence Lakshmi Raman discussed the importance of prioritizing AI in light of the mounting sophistication of near-peer adversaries like China and Iran’s autonomous arsenals. “AI-enhanced

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ExecutiveBiz

JUNE 12, 2024

As we bring transformative technologies to missions of national importance […] Beginning June 17, Vass will lead the development of Booz Allen’s mission-focused artificial intelligence, cyber, software and data-centric offerings, the firm announced from its McLean, Virginia headquarters on Wednesday. “As

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 7, 2024

“We are on the verge of a major whistleblower development, one of the most important over the last twenty years,” explains Kohn. Listen to this important episode on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , or Amazon. The Justice Department plays a critical role in all of the major anti-corruption and fraud cases.

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FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2024

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

“Cross-departmental collaboration and scalable solutions are important to maximizing ROI and adapting to changing citizen demands within budget constraints.” Additionally, it’s important to plan for the entire product lifecycle, factoring in system maintenance, upgrades and eventual replacement when considering budget constraints.”

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Government Contracts

JUNE 21, 2024

I never expected that glassblowing would strongly influence my work as an attorney, but it has taught me the importance of building a solid foundation for your work, learning from others and committing to a lifetime of practice, says Margaret House at Kalijarvi Chuzi.

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GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Two recently announced Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) settlements involving reinsurance companies demonstrate what happens when the rubber hits the road. Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group Holdings Ltd. JLT) notwithstanding violations of the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA. Tysers Insurance Brokers Limited and H.W. Similarly, H.W.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Charles Clancy, MITRE’s senior vice president and chief technology officer, said in a statement that AI has the potential to transform government services and “address important challenges ranging from improving resilience of critical infrastructure to making Medicare sustainable.”

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 4, 2024

Panelists emphasized the importance of defining what “responsible” and “equitable” mean in terms of AI. Panelists also discussed the importance of workforce training and education, as well as developing the next generation of students and financial services experts. Kelly added that the U.S. Diversity of thought creates new solutions.

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GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The decision offers important lessons that contractors should keep in mind when evaluating solicitations; submitting proposals; and evaluating whether and when to file a bid protest. In addition, the decision illustrates the importance of demonstrating prejudice. GAO quickly dismissed this challenge as untimely.

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GovCon Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

Contractors must consider the importance of requests for proposals, or RFPs in government contracting and understand how they work. But what exactly is an RFP, and why is it crucial for those aiming to do business with the government? Continue reading to learn the ropes of RFPs, including their purpose and key components. Plus, discover

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