Big Data & Analytics News

Reston, Virginia-based information technology services provider NCI has received a one-year, $4.9 million task order to continue its support for the Internal Revenue Service‘s efforts to implement big data analytics tools and practices. NCI said Wednesday it will help the tax collection agency develop an architecture prototype, interface with delivery partners and engineer documentation for the the agency’s Return Review Program. “NCI will assist […] More

IntelliDyne has created a new practice that will work to develop what the company calls “advanced analytics platforms” designed to generate data-driven insights. Phil Vincenzes, president and consulting chief technology officer at NetVentures Enterprises, will join IntelliDyne to lead the advanced analytics practice and serve as the company’s senior vice president for advanced analytic solutions, […] More

The Department of Veterans Affairs looks to acquire predictive and simulation modeling, database assimilation, econometric and analytical consulting services as part of an effort to help improve benefits and service delivery to current and former U.S. military personnel and their family members. The VA said in request for information posted Monday on FedBizOpps the Veterans Benefits Administration aims to implement a quantitative system to predict  benefits […] More

Vencore has unveiled an internal research and development project that utilizes the company’s Activity-Based Intelligence processing and analysis technique. The information, engineering and analytics provider said Tuesday it aims to use the ABI methodology to process and analyze large-scale open-source data as well as accelerate the extraction of actionable intelligence. ABI works to support the Intelligence Community’s efforts to streamline the analysis […] More

SAP, Huawei and Seidor MENA have formed a partnership with the intent to develop and offer an integrated big data and Internet-of-Things management platform for enterprise customers in the Middle East. The companies seek to combine SAP’s application software products, Huawei’s hardware and infrastructure technology experience and Seidor’s information technology consulting services in a bid to help clients implement digital transformation efforts, […] More

Seagate Technology and Los Alamos National Laboratory have entered a cooperative research-and-development agreement to study a new storage tier both entities believe could help supercomputers at the lab house data at reduced energy usage rates. Seagate said Monday it will collaborate with LANL to create a power-managed disk and software system and design the technology to archive large volumes […] More

Woolpert has received a five-year multi-million contract from the U.S. Geological Survey to assist in mapping and surveying work to help USGS fulfill its geospatial data requirements. The agency’s National Geospatial Technical Operations Center will oversee the Geospatial Product and Services Contract 3 as part of USGS’ efforts to collect geospatial data throughout the U.S. and other territories, Woolpert said […] More

The U.S. Postal Service has begun to solicit industry insights on potential sources to support the service’s needs with the acquisition of an advanced analytic capability platform in an effort to determine focus areas for new initiatives. USPS said in a solicitation published Feb. 18 that it created an advanced analytics center of excellence to analyze USPS […] More

Charles River Analytics has been awarded a $400,000 contract from the Office of Naval Research to develop a multi-source naval analytics and analytic services framework for warfighting environments as part of the Navy‘s branch-wide tactical cloud computing project. The Navy is developing its Tactical Cloud Reference Implementation to create on-demand access for shared sensors and computing resources, Charles River said Wednesday. […] More

The U.S. Postal Service has asked industry to provide information on a centralized analytics software platform that will work to carry out machine learning methods and provide USPS data-driven insights for use in decision-making. USPS said in a FedBizOpps notice published Feb. 16 that it will consider commercial-off-the-shelf analytics tools that can be customized to […] More