According to a recent press release, “Orbital Insight announced today its partnership with Booz Allen, to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms on its new software platform, Modzy. The U.S. executive branch and DoD have called for the rapid adoption of AI in order to “protect service members, safeguard U.S. citizens, defend allies and partners, and […]
TruFactor Democratizes Intelligence-as-a-Service
A recent press release reports, “TruFactor, an InMobi Group company, today announced new customer initiatives which showcase how federal and municipal governments are utilizing AI and consumer intelligence to support critical use cases. Additionally, building upon its launch of a secure data platform for telcos in collaboration with Microsoft earlier this year, TruFactor has introduced […]
Government Joins The Finance Sector At The Top Of The Cyber Attack List
by Angela Guess A recent press release out of Dimension Data reports, “New research reveals that cyberattacks on the government sector doubled in 2016, hiking to 14% from 7% of all cyber security attacks in 2015. Attacks on the finance sector also rose dramatically from just 3% in 2015 to 14% of all attacks in […]
Oversight Systems and Mastercard Align on Data Analytics for Government Agencies
by Angela Guess According to a new press release, “Oversight Systems, Inc., a leading operational expense analysis company, today announced that it will align with Mastercard to provide data analytics and fraud detection to federal agencies that participate in the General Services Administration’s (GSA) SmartPay initiative. Leveraging existing Mastercard-branded purchase, travel, fleet and integrated card […]
Pennsylvania Governor Launches New Open Data Program, OpenDataPA
by Angela Guess According to a recent release out of the governor’s office, “Governor Wolf launched OpenDataPA to enhance access to valuable information by creating a central repository to share the commonwealth’s data with the general public. Citizens, researchers, media, and developers can now browse through the first-released datasets at data.pa.gov, the home of OpenDataPA. […]
Cognitive Solutions in Government
by Angela Guess Eyragon Eidam recently wrote in GovTech, “While the images of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, in which an intelligent computer famously thwarts a human’s attempts to power it down, spark an unavoidable conversation, those working in the cognitive space say there is real potential for governments in a range of applications. […]