Data Analytics Month

The Biden administration, in its push to improve customer experiences across government, is using data to pinpoint where those services aren’t meeting expectations.

However, legacy OT does not inhibit predictive maintenance. With modern tooling and technology, it is possible – today – to implement effective predictive maintenance despite the well-known challenges associated with legacy weapon systems.  

The chairman of the PRAC argues a big-data system set up to investigate pandemic fraud could help prevent improper payments across all federal spending.

As awareness of ransomware attacks grows, more and more organizations will be taking steps to protect their data. It’s possible that attackers could shift their approach to more destructive tactics, employing tactics that nation-state hackers have previously used to cripple industrial control systems and equipment.   

The Small Business Administration and the Defense Department recently launched an effort to boost private capital investment in critical technologies. The program will provide federal guarantees to investment in companies the Defense Department considers critical.

Christine Harada, the senior advisor in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said there are four areas of focus under the Better Contracting Initiative, including enterprisewide software licensing and new guidance to improve requirements development.

The draft strategy is one way Space Force is working to develop standards for digital twins. It is also working on an open standard. Lisa Costa, the Space Force’s chief technology and innovation officer, noted that industry does not have a standard for digital twins that it could adopt.

The federal government has multiple projects in process to help agencies enable, implement and utilize AI to support mission objectives. These directions and memos from the government are set to provide guidance for how agencies should properly manage AI.