Big Data

From a data collection standpoint, the pilot could be a game-changer for USDA researchers, who until now have jotted down data points in field books before entering them into a central database.

Somehow data is at the center of many of the government’s management challenges: Better data, better data sharing, and data-based decision-making.

The Navy is preparing two major plans to make data management better.

Andrew Churchill, the vice president of federal for Qlik, said the technology and data are coming together to drive policy decisions.

Former Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking members say it’s time for Congress to reconsider recommendations that never got off the ground.

GSA officials say 5G will help bring the Internet of Things to every level of government, but that increase in smart sensors also means a greater surface area for cyber intrusions.

Chief data offiers face a long road ahead, not just getting their agencies to adopt the culture change of data-driven government, but also finding a workforce and the resources to carry out their new mission.

Rick “Ozzie” Nelson, vice president and general manager for the Public Sector at MicroStrategy, joins host John Gilroy on this week’s Federal Tech Talk to talk about business intelligence and how it is being used to analzye complex problems in the federal government.

Through big-data tools, the Department of Health and Human Services; top watchdog has an upper hand bringing bogus health care claims to court.

Joe Klimavicz, the Justice Department CIO and chief data officer, said by holding both roles he can take advantage of the different authorities to make significant progress much faster in aggregate across the department.

Nagesh Rao in SBA’s Office of the Chief Information Officer said the last few years have really seen a push to a cloud-based solutions as much as possible.

Congress and at least three administrations have pushed for data-driven decision-making at federal agencies.

In today’s Federal Newscast, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) and other congressmen are pleading with Veterans Affairs Department to let them keep their offices in agency facilities.

Highlight Technologies COO Adam McNair joins host John Gilroy on this week’s Federal Tech Talk to explain what ISO 9000 certification means to the world of federal software development projects.