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Lockheed to Implement SAS Analytics Tech in Aircraft Programs

Lockheed Martin has partnered with SAS to integrate analytics technology into the Bethesda, Maryland-based company’sÂ F-35, C-130J and LM-100JÂ aircraft programs. Lockheed said Thursday it will implement SAS’ Viya-powered products to increase cross-platform collaboration among aircraft sustainment professionalsÂ and help them obtain insights with the use of artificial intelligence tools. Bruce Litchfield, vice president of sustainment operations at […] More

by Joanna Crews April 6, 2018, 8:09 am
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DataRobot, In-Q-Tel Partner to Provide Machine Learning Support for Government Agencies

DataRobot and In-Q-Tel have entered a strategic partnership to deliver the former’s machine learning tools to the latter’s government partners. IQT invested inÂ DataRobot to give U.S. government agencies access to the company’sÂ automated machine learning platform, which is designed to use existing data to predict actions, DataRobot said Mar. 26. Erin Hawley, public sector vice president […] More

by Ramona Adams April 2, 2018, 9:42 am
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HHS Seeks AI-Based Acquisition Support Tool

TheÂ Health and Human Services Department has posted solicitations seeking contractors with the capacity to build an artificial intelligence tool for acquisition support, NextGov reported Monday. HHS intends for the futureÂ BUYSMARTERÂ Acquisitions system to analytically process contract data through the use of AI, to generate information capable of supporting the department’s procurement activities. The system will be […] More

by Nichols Martin March 20, 2018, 9:26 am
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Department of Labor Seeks IT and Financial Management Services

TheÂ Department of Labor has posted a sources sought notice seeking information technology professional and financial services in support of the DoL Wage and Hour Division. IT professional services will include Agile framework development, big data analytics, IT modernization, mobility, security, operation and maintenance; while financial services will cover management, DoL said in FedBizOpps notice posted […] More

by Nichols Martin March 15, 2018, 10:15 am
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Report: Google, DoD Partner to Develop AI Tech for UAS Footage Analysis

Google and the Defense Department have teamed up to develop an artificialÂ intelligence technology that would aid analysis of footage collected through unmanned aircraft systems, Gizmodo reported Tuesday. An anonymous Google spokesperson told Gizmodo that the company will provideÂ TensorFlowÂ application programming interfaces to help DoD analysts identify objects in UAS footage as part of the department’sÂ Project Maven. […] More

by Ramona Adams March 7, 2018, 9:18 am
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Australia Taps Thales for Potential $941M Air Traffic Control System Deployment Contract

Australia has awarded Thales a potential $941 million contract to deploy an air traffic control platform as part of the OneSKY program. The OneSKY project seeks to integrate military and civil airspace as well as advance the modernization of Australia’s oceanic airspace in an effort to ensure aviation safety and flight coordination, Thales said Monday. […] More

by Jane Edwards February 27, 2018, 8:08 am
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Carahsoft to Sell ASG Technologies’ Data Intelligence, Content Mgmt Platforms to Govt Customers

ASG Technologies and Carahsoft Technology have entered a partnership that authorizes the latter to offer ASG’s enterprise data intelligence and content management platforms to government customers. Carahsoft said Thursday ASG’s enterprise data intelligence tools are designed to provideÂ actionable insights into data as well as manage changes. ASG’s products will work to help Carahsoft customers and […] More

by Ramona Adams February 23, 2018, 10:07 am
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FBI Releases Cloud Computing Service RFI

The FBI has issued a request for information on potential vendors ofÂ cloud-basedÂ infrastructure as-a-service, platform as-a-serviceÂ andÂ software as-a-service offerings. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says the bureau plans to acquire PaaS and SaaS platforms from a cloud service provider with a large-scale commercial offering in an effort to comply with the government’s “Cloud First” policy. The […] More

by Ramona Adams February 22, 2018, 7:43 am
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NSF Partners With 3 Cloud Providers for Data Science Research Support Program

The National Science Foundation has partnered withÂ Amazon Web Services, Microsoft andÂ GoogleÂ to support research projects in the data science and engineering field. NSF said WednesdayÂ it will obligate nearly $30 million to theÂ Critical Techniques, Technologies and Methodologies for Advancing Foundations and Applications of Big Data Sciences and Engineering program. AWS, Google and MicrosoftÂ have each pledged to donate […] More

by Joanna Crews February 8, 2018, 9:40 am
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World Economic Forum Seeks to Help Address IT Skills Gap Through Professional Training Program

The World Economic Forum has introduced a program that seeks to address a global skills gap and job displacement challenge in the information technology sector. PwC said Tuesday theÂ IT Industry Skills Initiative seeks to train and provide resources for 1 million people via the SkillSET portal by January 2021. The portal will offer a PwC-developed […] More

by Scott Nicholas January 24, 2018, 9:53 am
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Shaun Bierweiler: Hortonworks to Back 2020 Census With Data Processing Tools

Shaun Bierweiler, vice president of U.S. public sector at Hortonworks, has said the company will work to provide several data technology platforms for the U.S. Census Bureau in support of the 2020Â Census project under a contract awarded in 2017. Bierweiler told Datanami in an interview published Tuesday that the software company will offer its Hortonworks […] More

by Jane Edwards January 11, 2018, 11:00 am
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SEC to Introduce IT Support Services IDIQ

The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to launch a contract vehicle designed to streamline the acquisition process for information technology platforms and services in support of SECâ€™s offices and divisions. A FedBizOpps presolicitation noticeÂ published Thursday says the agencyâ€™s office of IT intends to create a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract under the One OIT program. The IDIQ […] More

by Jane Edwards January 3, 2018, 5:10 am