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Bill Sullivan on Cloudera Public Sector Arm’s Staff Growth & Agencies’ Data Management Priorities

BillÂ Sullivan, a nearlyÂ two-decade GovCon industry veteran, joined global software services providerÂ ClouderaÂ March 2016 as vice president and general manager for public sector operations in North America to help drive the company’sÂ open source offerings for agencies. ClouderaÂ centers itsÂ open source services for government around the Apache HadoopÂ software framework to help agencies manage and apply large volumes of data […] More

by Ross Wilkers February 1, 2017, 2:30 pm
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IDCâ€™s Alan Webber: Cloud, Analytics Among Tech Platforms to Play a Role in Digital Govt

Alan Webber, research director at IDC Government Insights, toldÂ Cisco in an interview published Monday that cloud computing, big data and analytics, internet of things, mobility, user experience and identity and security are the six technology platforms that will play a role in digital government. Webber said that cloud will work to reduce the number of […] More

by Jane Edwards February 1, 2017, 4:52 am
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N&C Unveils IBM Watson-Based Regulatory Analytics Platform; Andras Szakal Comments

N&C has launched an analytics platform intended to help public and private organizationsÂ analyzeÂ regulatory documents from theÂ Federal Register. RegendusÂ is based on the natural language processing platform of IBM‘s Watson cognitive computing system,Â N&C said Monday. IBM helpedÂ build the Regendus prototype as N&C’s technology partner and the platform was further developed through collaborationsÂ with the White House and 23 […] More

by Ramona Adams January 25, 2017, 8:50 am
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ICF Selected to Pursue Data Projects With Commerce Dept’s National Tech Information Service

The Commerce Department‘s National Technology Information Service has selected ICF as one of 35 industry and research partners eligible to pursue opportunities to support the agency’s data projects across the federal government. ICF said TuesdayÂ it will work alongside data science and data analytics companies and research groups to help NTIS on the development of big […] More

by Scott Nicholas January 18, 2017, 10:29 am
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Air Force Taps Sotera for Predictive Analysis Software Prototyping Contract

Sotera Defense Solutions has wonÂ a potential $9.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Air Force for predictive analysis software prototyping and reporting services. The Defense Department said TuesdayÂ the company will work to develop systems that can offer multi-source data fusion, predict malicious cyber operator activities and act as an integrator of the experimental software prototype. […] More

by Scott Nicholas January 4, 2017, 5:00 am
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Onvia Issues SLED Marketplace Trend Projections for 2017

Onvia has released a market research report on state, local and education government contracting marketplace trends in 2017 to help business and government professionals pursue GovCon opportunities. Onvia said Tuesday the “2017 State & Local Government Contracting Forecast: Outlook and Discussion with the Experts” report covered assessments on the Bureau of Economic Analysis-collectedÂ economic trending data […] More

by Scott Nicholas December 28, 2016, 7:52 am
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Space.com: NASA to Utilize IBM-Developed Watson Computer for Spaceflight Science Inquiries

IBM‘s question-answering computer platform will analyze aerospace research and data to help NASA answer inquiries on spaceflight science and support decision-making processes during air travel, Space.com reported Thursday. Sarah Lewin writes NASA’s Langley Research Center will utilize the Watson computer to help researchers sort through large amounts of data generated by aerospace research. “The idea […] More

by Scott Nicholas December 16, 2016, 8:50 am
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Deloitte Report: Agencies Should Use Analytics to Derive Insights from Data

A new Deloitte report says government agencies that seek to become “data-centric organizations” should develop a platform designed to collect, store and distribute mission-critical data as well as use analytics to make decisions and generate insights from data. The “Mission analytics: Data-driven decision making in governmentâ€ report also calls for agencies to develop missions that […] More

by Jane Edwards December 15, 2016, 8:06 am
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NIKA to Analyze Army Medical Commandâ€™s Energy Use, Water Conservation Data; Kabir Chaudhary Comments

NIKA has received a $1.1 million contract to store, analyze and evaluateÂ data related to the U.S. Army Medical Commandâ€™s energy consumption and conservation efforts. The company will provide data modeling and analysis reports for Medcom’s energy and water consumption data across more than 30 Army medical facilities, NIKA said Tuesday. NIKAâ€™s team will develop a […] More

by Jay Clemens December 15, 2016, 7:39 am
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ICF Secures CDC Data & Analytics Support Contracts

ICF has received a set of contracts worth up toÂ $44.5 millionÂ combined from theÂ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry outÂ data and analytics support services for the agency. The consulting and technology services provider said Wednesday the contracts include two multiple-award blanket purchase agreements with the division of healthcare statistics within CDC’s National Center for […] More

by Ramona Adams December 14, 2016, 9:55 am
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NetComm Part of ATARC Federal Big Data Test Lab; Louise White Comments

Cloud-based data analytics provider NetCommÂ has signed up for the Advanced Technology Academic Research Center’s Federal Big Data Test Lab in a push to help the government address challenges through data and analytics technology. NetComm said WednesdayÂ the ATARC Federal Big Data Test Lab program will work to provide preconfigured data and analytics tools to government agencies […] More

by Jay Clemens December 8, 2016, 12:27 pm
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OGSystems, Narrative Science Partner on New Location-Based Intell Offering; Omar Balkissoon Comments

OGSystems and natural language generation technology providerÂ Narrative Science have teamed up to develop a new location-based intelligence platform offering for enterprise customers. The BlueGlass platform integrates remote sensing, big data and cognitive analytics features to help clients gain situational insights in real time through anomaly alerting and activity reports about potential risks, OGSystems said Wednesday. […] More

by Jay Clemens December 1, 2016, 7:55 am