Companies
Panel closes in on federal data use recommendations
The Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building is preparing a series of recommendations which officials said will center around increased stakeholder engagement and fostering public-private partnerships for effective evidence building methods.
Contracts
The Labor Dept. wants to revise a Trump-era policy on handling of discrimination claims against contractors
Department argues the changes would increase flexibility, efficiency and enforcement, but attorneys for contractors say the revisions would hurt transparency.
Inside Elastic's method of scouting for integrators & opportunities
Technology provider Elastic actively looks to the community of system integrators as partners and is glad to let them do much of the heavy-lifting for agencies.
CenturyLink forges opioid tracking alliance
CenturyLink and Herndon, Va.-based analytics company EagleForce Associates will collaborate to help government agencies adopt automation technologies to track opioids and other prescription medications.
Opinion
5 IT predictions for 2016
2016 will be an exciting time to work in the public sector as new innovations come to the fore and existing initiatives start to bear fruit. Maximus Federal President Thomas Romeo shares his top picks for 2016.
Innovation achieved through teamwork and is crucial to future of security
With the federal marketplace so ripe with opportunities for emerging technologies such as mobility, big data and the cloud, you hear the word “innovation” a lot, but author and journalist Walter Isaacson warned that it is easy to lose sight of what it means to be innovative.
Accenture, Amazon Web Services form business group, aim to boost cloud migration
Accenture and Amazon Web Services are teaming up make migration to the cloud easier for federal agencies.
Big data pays dividends but adoption still slow
Government officials say that big data helps them make better decisions, but a new Unisys survey points to other issues that are slowing adoption.
What 5 trends are driving a new digital economy?
Accenture has identified five emerging trends that reflect the impact that technologies such as social, mobile, analytics and cloud are having on digital businesses and governments.
Splunk to be backbone for critical F-35 system
Splunk is lending a big hand to Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II program thanks to a subcontract that the company won to watch over some of the fighter's most critical systems.
Opinion
Inside DHS' big data opportunity
DHS has four big data programs in the works that will improve operations and decision making. immixGroup consultant Tomas O'Keefe describes what you should know.
Is the Apple-IBM partnership a game-changer?
A new partnership between Apple and IBM could have a huge impact on the futre of mobile enterprise computing. FCW reporter Adam Mazmanian explores what the coupling of mobile, the cloud and data analytics will mean in the government market.
CMS quietly makes $7B contract award
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare have been making awards under its $7 billion RMADA contract for research and analytics work, so far only one company has gone public as a winner. CMS hasn't made its own announcement yet. Why nada on RMADA?
Navy wants to build big data ecosystem
The Navy wants to kick off a research effort to develop a Naval Big Data Ecosystem that will pull together information from a variety of sources to improve analytics that support the warfighter.
Will the Internet of Things change everything?
We look inside the emerging business opportunity around the Internet of Things and explore what it is, and what kind of opportunities it might mean for government contractors. Are you ready for the next big thing?
Challenges spell out opportunities in big data arena
At a NVTC event on Friday, leaders from industry and academia met to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the big data arena and they agreed that collaboration is critical.
Big data critical to health care industry, feds not quite prepared
Big data could have a significant impact on health care in the coming years, potentially improving population health management and preventative care, but federal agencies are still wading around in the early stages of adoption, according to a recent MeriTalk report.
Gens. Lawrence, Sorenson share insights on transformation
Whether it is everything as a service, cloud computing, big data or mobile, the government technology landscape is evolving quickly. Retired Lt. Gens. Susan Lawrence and Jeff Sorenson talk about the challenges and opportunities that come with change.
$45M up for grabs in DARPA big data push
DARPA is offering up to $45 million to 12 winners who can bring the potential to revolutionize the use of big data.
Opinion
How data analytics can boost your performance
Fred Baradari explains how the use of data analytics can deliver better, cheaper results for customers, and help your company make better use of its resources.
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