GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

By Kim Koster, VP of Industry Marketing at Unanet As the public sector navigates increasingly complex acquisition and inventory policies for handling government property, inventory and asset tracking has become a challenging area for government contractors to manage.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Office of Management and Budget is stepping up its oversight of Internet of Things usage throughout the federal government, calling on agencies to deliver an inventory of their “covered IoT assets” by the end of fiscal year 2024. The post OMB guidance asks agencies to provide inventory of IoT assets appeared first on FedScoop.

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Agencies began clamoring for new laptops when remote work increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but inventory was constrained due to supply chain issues, making the devices and IT peripherals difficult to find. Given that the federal IT refresh cycle…

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FedTech Magazine

MAY 8, 2023

The government increasingly wants software vendors to provide SBOMs — machine-readable inventories of interrelated components —…

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Until agencies consistently track their software licenses that are currently in use and compare their inventories of software licenses with known purchases, they are likely to miss opportunities to reduce costs on duplicative or unnecessary licenses, GAO stated in its report.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Follow along below to see how Lawson Products , a leading distributor of fleet and facility maintenance solutions, can transform the way facilities and procurement departments procure and manage supplies through Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) services and dedicated support. What is Lawson Vendor Managed Inventory?

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ivalua

JULY 29, 2021

The post Inventory Collaboration Datasheet appeared first on Ivalua.

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

While agency use case inventories for AI are required to be available at a specific URL, the instructions aren’t specific for compliance plans. Depending on the agency, some plans are located on the inventory page while others are located on landing pages for policies or the offices of the chief information or AI officer. 1 deadline.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 19, 2024

We found that the FBIs efforts to establish policy directives and the AI Ethics Council, initiate an assessment of the uses and needs of AI across the organization, and compile an inventory of AI use cases constitute important initial steps toward promoting the adoption of AI and ensuring AI capabilities are consistent with ODNI guidance, the watchdog (..)

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The original statute that created the CDO Council — the OPEN Government Data Act within the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 — required OMB to issue guidance often referred to as “Phase II guidance,” which would have assisted agencies to implement open data and comprehensive data inventory requirements.

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Agencies have already begun some of the work needed to prepare for the changes, including inventorying their systems for cryptography and estimating the funding needed to migrate to post-quantum standards, but more work is still ahead. The process of inventorying is part of that work. agencies conducted last year was a “first step.” “We

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ivalua

JULY 12, 2021

Helping businesses reduce the risk of supply chain disruption, optimize inventory levels and make better buying decisions. Redwood City, CA, July 13, 2021 – Ivalua, a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions, announces an extension of its Procure-to-Pay solution with a new Inventory Collaboration capability. min, max levels)

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Art of Procurement

MARCH 21, 2024

Inventory misalignment has dragged down revenue and working capital. The last few years have not been kind to retailers. The post Treasure Hunting with TJX appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The Department of Defense said the award covers the production of up to 20,000 sonobuoys to help maintain sufficient inventory to support potential major combat operations. Navy to continue producing and delivering AN/SSQ-125 modified high-duty-cycle sonobuoys to support training, testing and peacetime operations.

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Redstone Government Consulting

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Material costs can either be charged direct to a contract or assigned to contracts through inventory accounts. Material that is charged direct should be identified on the purchase order and material assigned through an inventory account should be consistently applied by category of material.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 26, 2024

The statement comes after FedScoop reported Thursday that the DOJ disclosed in its public inventory of AI use cases that the FBI was initiating use of Rekognition as part of something called “Project Tyr.”

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FedScoop

JUNE 10, 2024

In January, the GAO issued a report on software licenses throughout the federal government, noting that the VA had neglected to regularly compare software license inventories that are currently used with purchase records.

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GovLoop

JULY 3, 2024

It calls for inventorying and prioritizing all cryptographic systems because every encrypted resource is vulnerable if it’s not upgraded to postquantum cryptography (PQC). Keyfactor’s Command platform “has the ability to inventory certificate authorities from a number of different points,” Hickman said.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Shakir pointed specifically to an AI-based semantic search pilot at NARA that, according to the agency’s use case inventory , “aims to enhance the search functionality of its vast catalog” by leveraging technology that “goes beyond keyword matching, understanding the user’s intent and the contextual meaning behind their search terms.”

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Additionally, the contractor would be responsible for supporting the VA’s current AI use case intake, inventory and review processes. “AI The contractor ultimately chosen by the agency would be in charge of developing and operating a “comprehensive, robust AI governance process and program at VA,” according to the request.

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Holland & Knight: Government Contracts

MARCH 4, 2025

General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking to dispose of a portion of its owned inventory, including the Forrestal Building and Agriculture South Building.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 17, 2024

CBP’s use case inventory mentions an intelligent computer-assisted detection (ICAD) system that processes photographs and video taken by field imaging equipment and provides officers with intelligence on whether humans were captured in those images.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The laboratory did not indicate that 11,198 out of 17,264 items were sensitive, as required by federal regulations, which accounted for $75 million of its 2021 total inventory value, according to the report. 41 CFR 109 requires 100 percent annual physical inventory verification of high-risk and sensitive property.”

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As the legislative and oversight agendas of the 119th Congress come into sharper focus, corporate counsel should assess and plan for areas of potential oversight risk — from tax policy changes to supply chain integrity — even as much uncertainty remains, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 5, 2024

In remarks in June, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said AI has freed up the department to focus on what employees can add.

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USFCR

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Retail : AI boosts customer experience with tailored recommendations and inventory management. Look at its groundbreaking advancements: Healthcare : AI brings personalized medicine, predictive diagnostics, and robotic surgeries. Finance : It assists in algorithmic trading, fraud detection, and personalized banking.

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FedScoop

JUNE 12, 2024

The SBA has already taken some steps to encourage businesses to deploy the technology, though the agency’s ability to inventory its AI use cases has also attracted some scrutiny from Congress. This bill gives small businesses a boost with new tools to thrive as we step into this innovative era.”

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The tools are included in the agency’s most recent AI use case inventory for 2024 but do not appear to be public yet on the VA’s website. . … For the [smaller] tool, I think there’s a little bit more feedback about how they wish that it had a bit more features and we are working toward building some of those features.”

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Defense Logistics Agency Logistics Operations has awarded LMI a contract to help enhance research and development methods and improve purchase order lead time estimates for new systems. The Potomac Officers Club will host the 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 31 to discuss the latest developments in the defense technology sector.

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FedScoop

APRIL 2, 2024

In its AI use case inventory , the agency noted that the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations is “planning to incorporate” a virtual agent or chatbot — provided by ServiceNow as part of its platform as a service — into existing applications to offer users support and connect users with data requests.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The “Threat Intake Processing System (TIPS) database uses artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to accurately identify, prioritize, and process actionable tips in a timely manner,” one undated version of the Justice Department’s AI inventory states. Based on the algorithm score, highest priority tips are first in the queue for human review.”

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FedScoop

AUGUST 20, 2024

The missing memo The GAO twice recommended that OMB offer guidance to agencies to “develop and maintain comprehensive data inventories,” per the OPEN Government Data Act’s requirement. “OMB could help ensure that it has reliable and consistent cost data to determine whether it has achieved its goal of reducing FedRAMP costs,” the report said.

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FedScoop

APRIL 30, 2024

Those reports would be included in each agency’s AI use case inventory, in accordance with Office of Management and Budget guidance finalized in March. Annual summary usage reports for safety- and rights-impacting AI align with an overarching goal to create more comprehensive use case inventories. “We

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FedScoop

AUGUST 28, 2024

The agency earlier this year launched its SecurityStat data-tracking tool while continuing to build out its AI use case inventory. Under O’Malley, the SSA has accelerated paper-to-online transitions across the agency, embracing digital best practices and leaning in especially to data, artificial intelligence and modernization.

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FedScoop

JULY 19, 2024

USAID has made clear that it’s interested in exploring both the potential opportunities and limitations of AI in the realm of international development, as exemplified by both its AI use case inventory and its AI action plan. Power’s meeting with Amodei follows a June meeting with Anna Makanju, the vice president of global affairs at OpenAI.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Amyx , through its partnership with Tenable , will support a classified agency's enterprisewide inventory management efforts under a recently awarded operational technology contract.

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FedScoop

JUNE 7, 2024

That process, Kuppa said, has allowed the department to keep an inventory of all systems and technologies and understand where the legacy systems or opportunities for improvement might exist. Using that methodology, we’ve been looking at all high-risk systems, because maybe the technology is very legacy and outdated,” Kuppa said.

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