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Carahsoft to Offer Visium’s TruContext Analytics Tool to Government Customers; Mark Lucky Quoted

Carahsoft Technology will bring Visium Technologies’ data analytics and visualization platform to public sector customers through its contract vehicles and reseller partners. The TruContext platform from Visium is designed to help users glean insights from cyberthreat data and accelerate the decision-making process by ingesting any raw data and could detect vulnerabilities and exploits using the […] More

by Jane Edwards December 16, 2021, 11:55 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, News

Climate Analytics Company Jupiter Raises $54M in Series C Financing; Rich Sorkin Quoted

Jupiter, a climate risk analytics company, has raised $54 million in a round of Series C funding led by MPower Partners and Clearvision Ventures and will use the funds to expand sales, meet customer demand and further invest in research and development efforts. “Investments from leaders across the globe, representing every sector of the economy, […] More

by Jane Edwards October 25, 2021, 11:32 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, News

B3-Amida Team to Automate VA Data Management Process

B3 Group and Amida have teamed up to create an automated system for the Department of Veterans Affairs to manage an inventory of enterprise information resources. The two information technology companies aim to help VA implement a platform that will link the agency’s business applications and data assets, B3 Group said Wednesday. Michael Lumpkin, president […] More

by Angeline Leishman October 14, 2021, 11:38 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, Contract Awards, News

Intel to Equip NNSA’s Next Gen Supercomputers With Xeon Processors

The National Nuclear Security Administration has tapped Intel to provide processing units that would power its future supercomputers in support of its Life Extension Program focused on nuclear stockpile stewardship. Intel said Tuesday its Xeon Scalable processors feature capabilities for handling high-performance computing workloads and built-in acceleration for modeling and simulation, artificial intelligence and data […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 22, 2021, 11:44 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, News

GDIT’s Mathew Soltis Highlights How Cloud Computing Could Enhance Public Health Care

Mathew Soltis, vice president of cloud solutions at General Dynamics‘ information technology business, has identified three areas where cloud computing is improving public sector health care, Federal News Network reported Friday. Speaking at the Federal News Network Cloud Exchange program, he pointed out that the cloud is enhancing data-related activities for health care research, assisting […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 20, 2021, 11:35 am
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HySpecIQ Gets Investment for Hyperspectral Imaging Analysis Effort; John DeBlasio Quoted

HySpecIQ has secured Series B funding that will contribute to the development of the Herndon, Virginia-based analytics company’s 12-satellite hyperspectral imaging constellation. The satellites will produce imaging data for conversion by a future cloud-based platform into actionable insights using spectral algorithms and analytics for intelligence agencies and other public and private institutions, the company said […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 17, 2021, 11:42 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, News, Space News

BigBear.ai Partners With Virgin Orbit to Deploy AI-Powered Analytics Platform; Dr. Reggie Brothers Quoted

BigBear.ai, an artificial intelligence and machine learning company, has entered into a commercial software agreement with Virgin Orbit to support and strengthen the launch services company’s capability with AI-powered, space-based data insights in support of the U.S. government, commercial clients and international defense. BigBear.ai said Friday it has already begun utilizing its Decision Dominance platform […] More

by Summer Myatt September 17, 2021, 11:41 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, News

McKinsey Experts on 6 Actions Agencies Should Adopt to Address Risk of Bias Related to Advanced Analytics

Experts at McKinsey & Co. said there are six measures government agencies should implement to mitigate the risk of bias associated with the use of advanced analytics, which could help agencies transform public services, and one of those is making a senior leader responsible for risk management related to advanced analytics models. “In federal agencies […] More

by Jane Edwards July 19, 2021, 11:46 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, Government Technology, News, Wash100

Maxar EVP of Global Field Operations Tony Frazier Receives Fifth Wash100 Award; Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson Quoted

Tony Frazier, executive vice president of Global Field Operations at Maxar Technologies, was announced as a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, the most coveted honor in all of government contracting (GovCon), Executive Mosaic announced on Wednesday. This marks the fifth-time that Frazier has received a Wash100 Award in the eight year history of the award.Â

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by William McCormick March 17, 2021, 1:32 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, Competitive Intelligence, News

ArchIntel Intros ‘Know Your Competition’ Report Featuring Competitive Intell Execs’ Insights

ArchIntel has published a white paper that features insights from competitive intelligence professionals interviewed by the company to know more about the state of open source competitive intelligence, as well as the current challenges and drivers of success related to the sector. The Know Your Competition report highlights big data and "big change" as the top factors affecting competitive intelligence.

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by Christine Thropp December 17, 2020, 3:57 am
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Novetta’s Kevin Heald on Leveraging Cloud to Accelerate Modernization Timeframe

Kevin Heald, vice president of information exploitation at Novetta, has said the company is working to address customer challenges within six to 12 months to demonstrate capacities to expand into bigger programs, SiliconANGLE reported Wednesday.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers December 10, 2020, 5:07 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, Contract Awards, News

ManTech Wins $273M DHS Contract to Provide Advanced Analytics to CBP

ManTech has been awarded a five-year, $273 million contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide Business Intelligence Support Services (BISS) in support of the anti-crime and anti-terrorism efforts of the departmentâ€™s Customs and Border Protection (CBP). ManTech will develop advanced visualizations that enable the agency to simplify complex data findings and turn it into actionable intelligence for CBP officers.Â

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by Sarah Sybert December 3, 2020, 11:32 am