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The federal government is changing the way it uses technology, moving towards more agile and distributed IT infrastructure. Some agencies have done a great job adopting emerging technology such as the Intelligence Community which has been at the forefront of federal cloud adoption. Cloud technology is evolving in a way that allows organizations to produce… Read more »
Although open-source intelligence has been utilized by the intelligence community for more than 50 years, analysts have had to adapt to ever-advancing technology and social platforms. With the creation of Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter in 2005 and 2006 has come a new wave and definition of open-source intelligence. In the RAND Corporation’s Defining Second Generation… Read more »
The 2017 US Census estimated that there around 18.9 million military veterans living in the states with about 76.5% of the 18-64 year old age range holding a job. Despite these figures, according to statistics cited in the VA’s The Military to Civilian Transition 2018 report, there is a 30.2% unemployment rate among veterans age… Read more »
The recent Cloud Smart initiative released by the Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) highlights the government’s growing interest in multi-cloud infrastructure. Many federal agencies are looking to incorporate multi-cloud infrastructure, including the Department of Defense through its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure acquisition (JEDI) contract. This policy initiative is focused on easing the transition from current… Read more »
The past two decades have seen the proliferation of the tech industry in Silicon Valley and the rise of the new west coast or start-up workplace culture. Silicon Valley refers to the geographical region containing the headquarters of many tech companies, but is now also a symbol of ingenuity, relaxed workplace culture, money, and innovative… Read more »
Humility is not something that can be bought. You can’t spend thousands of dollars on it and instantaneously add it to your analyst toolkit. Instead, it is an interpersonal quality that allows an individual to recognize that they are not more than the collective power of a team. Being humble means that your self interests,… Read more »
We’ve all heard about the big names in the defense industry – Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, General Dynamics, the list goes on. These companies win big contracts and contribute to important advancements that keep the US tech and defense industries on top. On the military side, Lockheed is putting the finishing touches on the F-35… Read more »
Analysts here at Praescient Analytics work to bring data solutions to our clients everyday, but to the average person, big data and data analytics seem like daunting practices reserved for the highly skilled professionals in government and the corporate world. Exciting news coverage of the emerging practices tend to emphasize the fundamental changes they may… Read more »
Whereas Russia and the United States (U.S.) competed in a traditional arms race through the Cold War, we are now observing a new combative arena where the U.S. government intends to compete with China in the advancement of Industrial Artificial Intelligence (IAI): a new arms race. IAI is defined as a government’s motivation to economically… Read more »
The federal government has been deemed by many to be poorly equipped when it comes to some of its lingering technology. The use of legacy systems and hardware, essentially outdated technology and software, has become an increasing issue for a variety of departments and agencies, especially as it pertains to budgetary and security concerns. According… Read more »