The Office of Management and Budget is launching a pilot to bolster domestic sourcing of critical products and strengthen U.S. critical supply chains by helping agencies leverage federal procurement dollars. OMB’s Made
MoreReps. James Comer, R-Ky., and Jamie Raskin, D-Md., have introduced bipartisan legislation to establish new mechanisms to increase transparency and accountability on the use of artificial intelligence across the federal government. The
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The Office of Management and Budget has approved the Personnel Vetting Questionnaire, or PVQ, to replace the Standard Form-86 used for federal jobs requiring security clearances and other legacy vetting questionnaires for
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The General Services Administration and the U.S. Access Board have begun drafting questions for the fiscal 2024 government-wide Section 508 assessment to evaluate agencies’ use of information and communication technology systems accessible
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The Office of Management and Budget has begun soliciting public feedback on how to improve the use of privacy impact assessments, or PIAs, to mitigate privacy risks associated with artificial intelligence, data
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The Government Accountability Office found gaps in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ process for analyzing data regarding contracts that need additional government oversight. A new GAO study published Thursday showed that VA
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The Biden administration has taken steps to make major government contracts more accessible for small businesses. These actions include the introduction of new guidance from the Office of Management and Budget and a
MoreA study conducted by the Government Accountability Office found that some federal agencies have been using cloud services that were not covered by the Office of Management and Budget’s Federal Risk and
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The Government Accountability Office has found that civilian agencies’ implementation of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014, or FISMA, was mostly ineffective due to various challenges, including gaps in standards,
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The Department of Defense, NASA and the General Services Administration have begun soliciting comments on a proposed information collection requirement regarding modifications to part 36 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation concerning construction contract requirements. The
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