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Welcome to Carpe Datum’s weekly newsletter, the Federal Data Prospector (Vol. 4, Issue 23) which happens to be the only publication of its kind dedicated exclusively to Data & Analytics companies who share our passion for serving the Public Sector. While certain topical data-related subjects regularly dominate the headlines in most GovCon publications (i.e. open-source intelligence, identity management, facial recognition, low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, etc.), we are featuring a Veteran’s Affairs’ request for information this week that is far more traditional or, even, mundane -- comprehensive business information reports, ongoing account monitoring, and ad hoc analytical services -- all supporting the VA’s acquisitions and logistics division; additionally, we are highlighting an article about the location data company, SafeGraph, who is regularly in the news for operating in the controversial “mobility space”. We hope you enjoy … and profit!
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In other data news, on May 13th, Protocol published an interesting article entitled, When SafeGraph pulled abortion clinic data, research protecting abortion rights hit a roadblock. In this article, Kate Kaye describes how the recent move by SafeGraph to remove data referencing abortion clinics within its system also exposed the complex ethical considerations of using data many believe is fuel for surveillance capitalism.
- “But some researchers say they appreciate SafeGraph’s data because, unlike other location data providers they could purchase from, SafeGraph reports foot traffic data according to census block groups rather than providing device-level information or precise GPS coordinates. ‘I could go out and buy a device-level data set, but there’s no way I’m going to touch that,’ said Andersen — he is more comfortable using SafeGraph’s data for that reason. While Andersen and others argue SafeGraph’s approach provides a greater degree of anonymity than what other location data suppliers provide, in cases where a small number of devices appear in a given location, even census block-level information could be used to identify someone.”
The Carpe Datum Team
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FASEB and NIH Partner on DataWorks! Prize to Highlight Power of Data Sharing and Reuse
National Institutes of Health
| The National Institutes of Health is sponsoring up to 12 monetary prize awards with a total prize purse of up to $500,000 to reward innovative use of data sharing and reuse and the advancement research discoveries... | |
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Mortgage Data Service File
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) is seeking the right to use mortgage origination, performance, and modification data for a 12-month base period and for up
to four 12-month government option periods, and the right to use and maintain an archive of the acquired data to support “Work Product” and “Existing Work Product” (as defined in the RFP) for a period of five years after the base period or the last exercised option year (if exercised), whichever is later...
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National Drug Code (NDC) Level Information Data
Dept. of Health and Human Services
| CDER requires access to NDC-level data to accurately characterize each FDA-regulated product active or previously active in the U.S. marketplace, down to the level of the active ingredients, inactive ingredients, strength, dosage formulation, manufacturer, and packaging... | |
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Environment and Energy Electronic News Sources
Government Accountability Office
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has a requirement for unlimited, enterprise-wide, electronic access to energy and
environmental news sources(s) so it can assist and support GAO staff in completing congressionally requested analyses related to the areas of energy, environmental policy, climate change, and related topics. GAO often needs electronic access to resources that provide documentary or quantitative evidence to support its analytic findings...
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BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT: Digital Twin for Earth Observations (EO-DT) Using Artificial Intelligence
Dept. of Commerce
| Solicitation Updated - May 13, 2022 | |
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Annual Record Prospecting Data - Sources Sought
Dept. of Defense
| Annual Record Prospecting Data Question & Answer - May 10, 2022 | |
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DOJ Public Affairs News Clipping Services
Dept. of Justice
| Solicitation Updated - May 10, 2022 | |
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RFI - Political Risk Insurance Evaluation
United States International Development Financial Corporation
| Sources Sought Updated - May 12, 2022 | |
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Intent to Sole Source - Drug List Data
Dept. of Commerce
| The Government intends to award a sole contract to SSR Health based on FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i)... | |
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INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE / SOURCES SOUGHT (PLATFORM SUBSCRIPTION FEE)
Dept. of Defense
| The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with: ProQuest LLC... | |
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Mark43 Lands Its First U.K. Client in Cumbria Constabulary | A law enforcement agency in England will use software from the U.S. firm, which already sells to more than 100 agencies in this country and Australia. The move comes amid rising international government technology deals... | |
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Palantir USG Inc., Palo Alto, California, was awarded a $30,000,000 firm-fixed-price modification (P00009) to previously awarded contract FA8806-21-C-0010 for a Data-as-a-Service Platform. | The contract modification provides for the exercise of an option for additional term software licenses, cloud hosting, enablement services, support and training for each platform solution under the basic contract... | |
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SES Government Solutions Receives NASA Funding to Develop Space-Based Communications Services | NASA has awarded SES Government Solutions nearly $29 million under the agency’s Funded Space Act Agreement to support the development and demonstration of near-Earth communication services that would support the agency’s future mission needs... | |
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DOC USPTO awards Advanced Analytics Framework Support task | The Department of Commerce’s US Patent and Trademark Office has awarded a 1-year, $1M task by for advanced analytics framework support... | |
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Spy agencies look to standardize use of open source intelligence | Intelligence agencies are starting to coalesce around a set of common standards and data for using open source intelligence, but challenges remain in boosting the use of OSINT throughout the intelligence community... | |
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DHS S&T Tech Leads to Children Rescued and Traffickers Arrested
| In 2019, a strategic partnership between HSI and S&T was formed to design and develop StreamView, a prototype livestream investigation tool... | |
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ICE has assembled a 'surveillance dragnet' with facial recognition and data, report says | Immigration and Customs Enforcement has used facial recognition to search through the driver's license photos of one in three adults in the U.S., according to a new report by Georgetown Law's Center on Privacy and Technology... | |
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Data collection featured in new bill targeting equity at FEMA | The Federal Emergency Management Advancement of Equity Act would instruct the disaster response to improve its data collection systems to help identify inequities in its distribution of federal assistance... | |
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Data-driven decision-making: Easier said than done | While too much siloed data is slowing analysis, cloud, data sharing and artificial intelligence can increase its value and drive digital transformation, a recent survey shows... | |
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Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and the Future of National Security | Hundreds of billions in public and private capital is being invested in AI and Machine Learning companies... | |
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Govini Launches Certification Program to Enrich National Security Workforce | The first iteration of the program will highlight Decision Science skills to address supply chain risk management... | |
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Nerd Wallet: Big data watching us; but not all of their info may be accurate | Unfortunately, not all the information being reported is accurate — and mistakes can have serious consequences... | |
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How 5G Partnerships Are Helping Define The Next Wave Of Big Data | From market insights to industry 4.0 manufacturing to unraveling the universe’s scientific mysteries, big data underpins much of the world’s operations... | |
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2022 China International Big DataIndustry Expo will be held online on May 26 | On May 7, 2022 China International Big Data Industry Expo (hereinafter referred to as "Digital Expo") press conference was held in Guiyang, announcing that the 2022 Digital Expo will take the form of cloud conference for one day, which will be held online on May 26, 2022, according to China International Big Data Industry Expo Organizing Committee... | |
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Navigating the future of identity management at DoD -- May 25, 2022 | What role does identity play at the Department of Defense as they look to the future? | |
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Information Warfare Research Project (IWRP) Consortium Quarterly Industry Day 07 June 2022 | |
Naval Information Warfare Systems Command and Naval Information Warfare Centers Atlantic and Pacific announce the
Information Warfare Research Project (IWRP) Consortium Quarterly Industry Day hosted by ATI, the IWRP Consortium Management Firm, at the San Diego Convention Center on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.
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