Federal News Network

JUNE 24, 2024

Transparency, data integrity, and compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) all are foundational considerations in the use of AI and/or algorithms to support procurement operations. With this transparency, contractors would be able to use the tools to conduct their own analysis in support of their proposal preparation. (Of

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Department of Energy is seeking information about the available technologies, approaches and business models for counter-drone capabilities until the end of January. The department also requested that the information it receives involve systems that are able to upgrade as the latest technology arrives, briefly and cost-effectively. “The

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Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 26, 2024

On April 4, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Budget, wrote a letter to Gary Gensler , the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expressing concerns about delays and lack of transparency in the agency’s whistleblower compensation.

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Coleman Jackson, P.C.

OCTOBER 30, 2023

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Select GCR

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law that provides individuals with the right to access information held by the government. The main purpose of the FOIA is to promote transparency and openness in government by letting the public request and obtain government records. Check for Pre-existing Information.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 21, 2024

Transparency, data integrity, and compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) all are foundational considerations in the use of AI and/or algorithms to support procurement operations. With this transparency, contractors would be able to use the tools to conduct their own analysis in support of their proposal preparation. (Of

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Since the passage of the Elections Transparency Act in 2023, New Jersey companies and their key executives need to be aware of requirements when contracting with government and the new rules which govern Independent Expenditure Committees, especially in terms of disclosure and coordination with candidates and candidate committees.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Malaysia must set out clear principles for all public procurement procedures in a single piece of overarching legislation and create a robust and comprehensive public procurement law rooted in open contracting principles – putting transparency, competition, and efficiency at the forefront.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 26, 2024

The request for information , which is required by President Joe Biden’s recent AI executive order , appeared on the Federal Register public inspection Friday and is set for official publication Jan. Existing privacy risks are escalating, and new privacy risks are emerging,” OMB said in the request.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 13, 2024

In January 2023, the tax agency sunsetted its Technology Retirement Office, which was established in August 2021 to “strategically reduce the information technology footprint across the enterprise,” according to the report. In addition, specific system information in the As-Built Architecture is complete.

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FedScoop

MARCH 28, 2024

HHS’s Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), which released the draft Wednesday, establishes the following four goals: “promote health and wellness, enhance the delivery and experience of care, accelerate research and innovation and connect the health system with health data.”

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

More often than not, public procurement of technology is viewed as non-transparent, uncompetitive, poorly planned, inefficient, costly, and having high failure rates. Access to technical expertise Problem: Lack of specific technical expertise for informed choices within government.

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FedScoop

MARCH 15, 2024

The ever-increasing backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests for federal agencies is due in part to technological issues facing the workers charged with fulfilling them, a new Government Accountability Office report found. We now have the ability in our FOIA office to search our agency’s email system,” one focus group participant said.

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FedScoop

APRIL 22, 2024

A month later, Eric Hysen, the department’s chief information officer and chief AI officer, told FedScoop that there’s been “good interest” in using generative AI within the agency. Citizenship and Immigration Services staff. Last November, the agency released a memo meant to guide the agency’s use of the technology.

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FedScoop

JUNE 7, 2024

The following year, the NRP sample was approximately 1,500, all selected with the AI-informed process, and in 2021, 4,000 returns were picked based on two different AI samples. The IRS first piloted AI techniques for sampling tax returns in NRP audits during the 2019 filing season.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 1, 2024

For an agency that has embraced generative AI tools to a significant degree , AI and data transparency go hand in hand — starting with Wednesday’s unblocked setting. Part of these guardrails include using public information with a tool and using AI for non-sensitive use cases, but excluded use for internal work products.

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Stacey Dixon, principal deputy director of national intelligence, as an inductee into the 2024 edition of the Wash100 Award, the most prestigious recognition in the government contracting industry, for her contributions to achieving information advantage across the intelligence community.

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FedScoop

APRIL 18, 2024

The guardrails are human oversight and decision-making; clear and comprehensive policies; robust testing and evaluation; transparency and disclosure; and education and upskilling. House Committees and Member Offices can use these to inform their internal AI practices.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At 2 am on Saturday morning, the day after the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) was meant to end in Atlanta, exhausted negotiators finally adopted a resolution on “ Promoting transparency and integrity in public procurement in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ”.

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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.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 8, 2024

The ATF memo fails to explicitly inform ATF employees of their Constitutional and statutory right to make protected disclosures of wrongdoing and misconduct to Congress, inspectors general (IG), and the Office of Special Counsel (OSC),” wrote Grassley. Grassley claims that this omission violates the Whistleblower Protection Act.

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FedScoop

APRIL 9, 2024

A best practice for economic analysis is a transparent methodology, including analytical choices and assumptions,” the GAO wrote, adding that start-up tech costs for “a novel system” of this kind “could be substantial.” We found this as well. Werfel left the door open in his letter for Direct File to be a one-and-done program.

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Whistleblower Network News

JULY 15, 2024

In a letter filed with the SEC, representation for the whistleblowers called for a federal investigation into OpenAI’s policies, demanding changes to ensure a culture of transparency and accountability as the industry races to develop artificial intelligence. We must have a culture of transparency, openness, and honest debate.

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FedScoop

JULY 25, 2024

In findings released this week, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration applauded the cybersecurity function within the tax agency’s Information Technology unit for completing an initial analysis of Login.gov’s FedRAMP security in a “timely” fashion. The IRS agreed with all TIGTA recommendations.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This bipartisan legislation will enable the federal government to operate more effectively, more efficiently and more transparently,” he added. “This commonsense bill will reduce waste, strengthen cybersecurity and modernize government operations.” Jamie Raskin, D-Md.,

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FedScoop

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“The use case inventories play a central role in the administration’s trustworthy AI practices — the foundation of trustworthy AI is being transparent about what you’re using and how you’re using it. If you’re not transparent, you’re going to engender mistrust,” Heydari said.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 4, 2024

Agency for International Development warned employees that they should only input information from “publicly-available sources” into generative artificial tools like ChatGPT. Back in April, the U.S. Until now, it wasn’t clear how, exactly, USAID was approaching the rapidly developing technology. USAID did not respond to a request for comment.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 20, 2024

Those recommendations include ensuring FedRAMP usage in agencies, releasing guidance for agencies’ implementation of transparent data requirements, modernizing legacy systems to avoid higher costs for maintenance, avoiding cybersecurity pitfalls and updating procedures for electronic information system functionalities for recordkeeping systems.

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 23, 2024

In his speech, Grassley highlighted different examples of how whistleblowers have provided his office with information to help increase transparency and accountability within the federal government. “The task of supporting whistleblowers doesn’t start and stop with this very day, every year, that we honor whistleblowers.

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FedScoop

JUNE 5, 2024

That phone number serves as a way for the public to provide information to the agency. Officials also noted that important criteria for the agency’s own use of the technology are transparency and consistency.

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FedScoop

JULY 17, 2024

The steering group’s work with cloud providers on these resources “put us in a position where we can go provide information to financial institutions and also the regulators, but also work collaboratively with these institutions.”

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FedScoop

JUNE 28, 2024

The Chief Data Officers Council was created in compliance with the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 to promote data-sharing across the federal landscape and assist agencies with the implementation of transparent data practices called for in the OPEN Government Data Act. Willam Timmons, R-S.C.,

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FedScoop

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

subcategories in addition to the guidance provided in the informative references.” I think that also engenders trust because we were very transparent about the process, very openly engaged and really valued your feedback.” When we didn’t accept something verbatim … there was a reason and we talked through it together.

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FedScoop

APRIL 10, 2024

The Department of Veterans Affairs provided Congress with a “long overdue” update Tuesday on efforts to modernize its supply chain, fielding questions from lawmakers about the department’s transparency regarding the plan. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., said during the hearing.

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FedScoop

MAY 2, 2024

“The investigation also found no conclusive evidence of data exfiltration, and we have no evidence of actual or attempted misuse of personal information,” the notice stated. The extent to which different types of information were released is unclear. The firm declined to discuss their work on the topic.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Technologies once relied on to manage this process and reduce knowledge loss are no longer able to do so in an efficient, transparent way—skyrocketing costs, zapping institutional knowledge and worse. Adopting AI is no longer an option but a necessity for developing efficient, transparent and responsive government operations.

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FedScoop

JULY 19, 2024

Power also pointed to initiatives meant to increase transparency into ways new technological platforms and data are used, while also raising awareness about the way these systems could manipulate people. Coleman spoke at length about the potential for artificial intelligence, pointing specifically to use cases deployed in Mexico and India.

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