Cognitive Assistance for Automating the Analysis of the Federal Acquisition Regulations System

Government regulations are critical to understanding how to do business with a government entity and receive other bene?ts. However, government regulations are also notoriously long and organized in ways that can be confusing for novice users. Developing cognitive assistance tools that remove some of the burden from human users is of potential bene?t to a variety of users. The volume of data found in United States federal government regulation suggests a multiple-step approach to process the data into machine readable text, create an automated legal knowledge base capturing various facts and rules, and eventually building a legal question and answer system to acquire understanding from various regulations and provisions. Our work discussed in this paper represents our initial efforts to build a framework for Federal Acquisition Regulations System (Title 48, Code of Federal Regulations) in order to create an efficient legal knowledge base representing relationships between various legal elements, semantically similar terminologies, deontic expressions and cross-referenced legal facts and rules.

We hope you had your fill of sunshine, mojitos and laid-back afternoons because the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship has a full semester of workshops and events booked to give you the entrepreneurial-inside-scoop from every angle possible.

Are you a technologist looking for the how-tos to breaking it in the security field? We’ve got something for you.

Are you a total maverick that’s trying to live an independent fulfilled life but need proof that it’s possible? We’ve got something for you too.

Do you already know everything but need a little guidance and inspiration? We’ve even got something for you.

We are so excited to be kicking off Fall 2017 with some very influential guests, as well as some new resources and opportunities to send your way—so stay tuned, turn on your email notifications, and keep checking in so you don’t miss out on anything.

Also, don’t forget to check out the details on this semester’s annual Idea Competition. Submissions are due by October 12th, so we encourage you to start applying now!  

A list of our semester workshops and speaker series are listed below, as well as attached at the bottom.

WORKSHOPS

The Killer Business Plan

Neil Davis

Monday, Oct 2 - 12 - 1PM at The Commons 329

How “Not” to Hire Your First 10 Employees

Yair Flicker

Monday, Oct 9 - 12 - 1PM at The Commons 329

Getting Beyond Better: The Entrepreneur’s Role in Saving Society

Scott Townsley

Wednesday, Nov 15 - 12 - 1PM at The Commons 318

SPEAKER SERIES

Experiences and Lessons Learned Building Software Companies

Ron and Cyndi Gula

Wednesday, Sep 27 - 12 - 1PM UC 310

The Business (and Reality) of Starting Up

Brad Smith

Monday, Oct 16 - 12 - 1PM UC 310

Entrepreneurs Panel

Monday, Nov 20 - 12 - 1PM UC 310

IDEA COMPETITION

Application Deadline: October 12th at 1 pm

Competition Date: November 16th in The Commons SportZone from 7pm to 9pm

We hope you had your fill of sunshine, mojitos and laid-back afternoons because the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship has a full semester of workshops and events booked to give you the entrepreneurial-inside-scoop from every angle possible.

Are you a technologist looking for the how-tos to breaking it in the security field? We’ve got something for you.

Are you a total maverick that’s trying to live an independent fulfilled life but need proof that it’s possible? We’ve got something for you too.

Do you already know everything but need a little guidance and inspiration? We’ve even got something for you.

We are so excited to be kicking off Fall 2017 with some very influential guests, as well as some new resources and opportunities to send your way—so stay tuned, turn on your email notifications, and keep checking in so you don’t miss out on anything.

Also, don’t forget to check out the details on this semester’s annual Idea Competition. Submissions are due by October 12^th, so we encourage you to start applying now!  

A list of our semester workshops and speaker series are listed below, as well as attached at the bottom.

WORKSHOPS

The Killer Business Plan

Neil Davis

Monday, Oct 2 - 12 - 1PM at The Commons 329

How “Not” to Hire Your First 10 Employees

Yair Flicker

Monday, Oct 9 - 12 - 1PM at The Commons 329

Getting Beyond Better: The Entrepreneur’s Role in Saving Society

Scott Townsley

Wednesday, Nov 15 - 12 - 1PM at The Commons 318

SPEAKER SERIES

Experiences and Lessons Learned Building Software Companies

Ron and Cyndi Gula

Wednesday, Sep 27 - 12 - 1PM UC 310

The Business (and Reality) of Starting Up

Brad Smith

Monday, Oct 16 - 12 - 1PM UC 310

Entrepreneurs Panel

Monday, Nov 20 - 12 - 1PM UC 310

IDEA COMPETITION

Application Deadline: October 12^th at 1 pm

Competition Date: November 16^th in The Commons SportZone from 7pm to 9pm

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Acts 8:26-40 (ESV) - Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.” So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” And he said, ”How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this:

“Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter
and like a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he opens not his mouth.

In his humiliation justice was denied him.
Who can describe his generation?
For his life is taken away from the earth.”

And the eunuch said to Philip, “About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus. And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?” And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

Reflection/Prayer: Lord, as you have called me, help me to be a ready servant today, attentive to and obedient to your Spirit’s leading step by step, moment by moment that I may be beautiful feet that bring good news to all around me.  Even if there are challenges, by your Spirit, help me to stay the course of trusting and obeying you that it all may be for your kingdom and your glory. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

“As It Is In Heaven” by Matt Maher: https://youtu.be/gC2tMZ-jZ60

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