Extract Systems

AUGUST 1, 2023

Striking a balance between transparency and protecting sensitive information is a challenging task for government entities. It's important to note that redaction was only applied to selected document types on a day-forward basis, leaving previously submitted records untouched. In response, a hybrid workflow was devised.

Balance 52

Balance Transparency Collaboration Data 52

Great Government Through Technology

MARCH 28, 2024

From reviewing offers and making awards, to monitoring the contract progress with a focus on transparency and accountability, you continue to make a difference and ensure taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly. Each group is instrumental to the success of our mission. Thank you for your unwavering dedication.

IT 64

IT Supply Chain Transparency Procurement 64

FedScoop

MARCH 13, 2024

” Carpenter continued: “So when you think about … our reputation of giving money to the right research for the betterment of society, it’s really important to us that we uphold the standards of the merit review process.” Where is that data? And how sensitive is that data?” ” Carpenter explained.

IT 71

IT Data Transparency Leadership 71

FedScoop

JANUARY 26, 2024

It is important to hear from the public as OMB considers what updates to PIA guidance may be necessary to ensure that PIAs continue to facilitate robust analysis and transparency about how agencies address these evolving privacy risks.” The post OMB seeks input on privacy impact assessments for AI use appeared first on FedScoop.

Impact Assessment 109

Impact Assessment Transparency Budget Import 109

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?

Accountability 52

Accountability Import Internal Control Government Contracts 52

FedScoop

JUNE 7, 2024

The AI Framework emphasizes the importance of documentation to help ensure that the AI system’s objectives are met,” the GAO wrote. “It The IRS first piloted AI techniques for sampling tax returns in NRP audits during the 2019 filing season. With that in mind, the watchdog pointed to the usefulness of its AI accountability framework.

Transparency 102

Transparency Accountability Import IT 102

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.

Data 134

Data Import Efficiency Balance 134

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 19, 2024

Training in FinOps methodologies, custom cloud financial processes, cost transparency through tagging, and implementing cloud financial controls and automation, a center of excellence, and optimization strategy all help minimize costs. Many recognize the value of the cloud but are hesitant to abandon familiar legacy systems.

Procurement 80

Procurement IT Price Sustainability 80

FedScoop

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Login.gov Director Hanna Kim said in a statement that her team “heard from our agency partners with higher-risk use cases that it was important that we offer a version of our strong identity verification service that is IAL2 certified. The move follows GSA’s announcement in April that it was piloting biometric verification.

Transparency 112

Transparency Evaluation Import IT 112

The Procurement ClassRoom

MAY 11, 2024

This discussion delves into the importance of these principles, examining both the goals to be achieved (effectiveness) and the optimal use of resources (efficiency). Leveraging technology and e-procurement tools can significantly improve efficiency, transparency, and access to procurement opportunities.

Public Procurement 98

Public Procurement Efficiency Procurement Management 98

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. DHS tracks its FOIAs in a public log. OpenAI did not respond to a request for comment.

Electronics 126

Electronics Impact Assessment Transparency Thresholds 126

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. “The And these inventories are supposed to guide that.”

Inventory 106

Inventory Transparency Import Budget 106

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The guidance also indicates that ‘ Greater transparency of procurement data will make it easier to see what approaches have been successful and encourage use of those approaches more widely across the public sector.’ This is an important issue that may require further discussion in a separate post. 94 PA 2023).

Procurement 128

Procurement Innovation E-procurement Buyers 128

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Transparency and accountability are crucial to maintaining public trust and require clear policies on surveillance use and data access.” Additionally, it’s important to plan for the entire product lifecycle, factoring in system maintenance, upgrades and eventual replacement when considering budget constraints.”

Purchasing 110

Purchasing Total Cost of Ownership Government Government 110

Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Board had cited Altman’s “miscommunication” and “lack of transparency” in their initial decision to remove him. Whistleblower experts recognize that this behavior of miscommunication and lack of transparency may point to instances of false claims, misleading investors, or the result of an internal complaint.

Whistle-blowing 93

Whistle-blowing Transparency Internal Control Education 93

The Softly Spark

AUGUST 8, 2024

However, staying silent about your eco-friendly practices is not the solution – consumers crave transparency! How you present your claims is important. Be transparent and qualify your green claims to maintain trust. Fortunately, there are tools, like Softly Solutions’ ChatESG , to get you started! Burt’s Bees, Inc.)

Sustainability 98

Sustainability Transparency Buyers Quality 98

FedScoop

JUNE 5, 2024

Officials also noted that important criteria for the agency’s own use of the technology are transparency and consistency. We need some transparency and accountability for knowing when we’re invoking an AI capability and when we’re not,” Noyes said. Some AI uses are already being deployed at the agency.

Ethics 98

Ethics Transparency Innovation Inventory 98

ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As teams worked with suppliers through creative solutions, it became obvious that transparency and supplier risk management are essential components to maintain stability during crises like these. Why is visibility so important? Create speed and transparency. Work to achieve 100% supply chain visibility.

Supply Chain 97

Supply Chain Supplier Manufacturing Procurement Team 97

FedScoop

MARCH 15, 2024

Standardization in tech upgrades will become increasingly important as agencies deal with a proliferation of agency records in electronic formats, officials added. John Cornyn, R-Texas, added that FOIA serves as “a cornerstone” for the country’s “belief in open and transparent government.” It takes a lot of time.”

Accountability 120

Accountability Transparency Participation Efficiency 120

Whistleblower Network News

JULY 16, 2024

As the United Kingdom and other countries around the world are looking for effective models to incentivize and protect whistleblowers it is important to rely on empirical data to understand what laws work, and what laws do not work,” Kohn writes. “[The Whistleblower advocates have long pointed out the whistleblowers in the U.K.

Internal Analysis 106

Internal Analysis Data Transparency Evaluation 106

GovLoop

OCTOBER 26, 2023

To understand the importance of trust and how to build it, she busted three myths associated with the term. The act of trusting builds transparency, added Nate Benjamin, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at AmeriCorps. Government employees don’t operate in a vacuum. Sanchez likened it to getting into a rideshare car. “I

Strategic Planning 119

Strategic Planning Influencing Import Transparency 119

FedScoop

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Procurement is also a challenge for the FBI, staffers said, because most commercially available AI products do not have adequate transparency of their software components. The funding issues the FBI faces manifest themselves in two primary areas: procurement, and data architecture and IT infrastructure.

Utilities 97

Utilities Strategic Planning Budget Inventory 97

FedScoop

JULY 17, 2024

The Treasury Department and an industry-led nonprofit on Wednesday released secure cloud adoption guidance for financial institutions, the culmination of a year-long effort that the agency’s deputy secretary called “critically important to our work on cybersecurity.”

Transparency 130

Transparency Participation Collaboration Import 130

FedScoop

AUGUST 22, 2024

to take action on the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act by the end of this session, referring to the bill to bolster transparency and communication in IT spending across federal agencies as “must-pass legislation.” Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.,

Purchasing 119

Purchasing Inventory Utilities Transparency 119

American City & Country

AUGUST 16, 2024

Understanding the nature of today’s job market and the importance of effectively recruiting and retaining its employees, the HR department at Manatee County Sheriff’s Office took important steps to transform the way it evaluates employees’ and managers’ performance. At the same time, the number of applications per job decreased by 39%.

Management 94

Management Evaluation Efficiency Collaboration 94

Federal News Network

JULY 24, 2024

Anytime that you have support for additional protest review, whether the court reaffirms or opens the door to a new jurisdiction, it will result in more transparency, accountability and oversight, even if it’s just affirming where we understood jurisdiction to stand already.” In fiscal 2022, the department took about 4,400 actions worth $10.7

Transparency 102

Transparency Procurement Accountability Contract 102

GovLoop

OCTOBER 9, 2023

By being transparent and accountable from the moment a complaint is filed through to its resolution, agencies can maintain that trust. During times of tension, it’s easy for employees to lose trust in their agencies. To do it, they need workforce case management. It gives everyone a common spot to find all the information they need.

Management 111

Management Strategic Planning Transparency Data 111

Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Analysts who work to expose corruption in the mining sector are particularly important for ensuring a just transition. You cannot achieve a just transition without combatting corruption in the mining sector,” said Bady Baldé, Deputy Executive Director of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

Corruption 115

Corruption Whistle-blowing Finance Utilities 115

ivalua

JANUARY 31, 2023

By integrating the EIC’s functionalities in their procurement practices, organizations can dramatically accelerate sustainability agendas with reliable emissions data for all the direct and indirect products and services they acquire, and establish transparent reporting standards.

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Innovation Sustainability Supplier 98

GovLoop

MAY 26, 2023

But AI’s expansive use has made data ethics increasingly important. Transparency: Data should be acquired with consent from data subjects who should be explicitly informed where their data is being stored, for how long and the purpose of accessing it. Intention: Data should be used only for its intended purpose and nothing more.

Ethics 98

Ethics Data Public Goods Transparency 98

ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

Ivalua is here to provide the Norwegian Public Sector with a cutting-edge solution to bolster maximum value from your financial resources, while promoting compliant and transparent operations. Though the private and public sectors may appear to be distinct entities, a closer look reveals many shared characteristics.

Public Procurement 98

Public Procurement Tender Supplier Procurement 98

Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 22, 2024

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) kicked off Sunshine Week on March 11 with remarks on the Senate floor about the importance of whistleblowers in promoting transparency and accountability. He further noted that “whistleblowers are patriots and our most powerful tool in rooting out waste, fraud, abuse and misconduct.”

Whistle-blowing 85

Whistle-blowing Accountability Education Transparency 85

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Second, the realignment provides an opportunity to increase transparency for customer agencies and industry partners seeking to do business with FAS. The new structure also can enhance transparency with regard to guidance impacting the MAS program. There are several areas where FAS can build on the realignment to make it “Dead Easy.”

Negotiation 86

Negotiation Price Transparency Data 86

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 6, 2023

It is thus important to understand the shortcomings inherent to this approach and to the model AI clauses, before assuming that their use will actually ensure the ‘trustworthy, transparent, and accountable development [and deployment] of AI technologies’. Much more is needed than mere reliance on the model AI clauses.

Buyers 88

Buyers E-procurement Transparency Procurement 88

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 3, 2024

It’s an appropriate workplace for the woman spearheading efforts to increase transparency and oversight of public spending in Rwanda, by digitalizing the platform running the country’s public procurement and professionalizing its workforce and processes. Rwanda has useful experiences to share with the rest of the region.

Public Procurement 80

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 80

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 8, 2024

Any organizations or teams that use generative AI to make decisions or prioritize actions, must build responsible AI systems that are fair, explainable, robust, secure, transparent, and that safeguard privacy. It’s important to be able to justify how these process-support systems arrived at choices.

Transparency 80

Transparency Efficiency Data Utilities 80

GovLoop

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The local partners do play a really important role [in data], both behind the scenes and then once it comes out, she said. Transparent data collection and dissemination through federal/local collaborations help constituents trust in and engage with the data. Gardner Policy Institute. He called it a unity of effort.

Collaboration 99

Collaboration Data Distribution Transparency 99