The Office of Water (OW) of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for implementing the National Water Program. The EPA works with states, territories and tribal governments to protect and improve the Nation’s water quality. The EPA had been using surveys in paper form for their fresh water and marine beach data collection. However, in 2016, the EPA went from using…
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Think about this fact: According to Braina 2013 article in Science Daily, “90 percent of the world’s data was created in the last 2 years.” In 2017, the numbers only continue to rise. The amount of data generated via social media is staggering—4 million text messages are sent each minute within the US alone! With massive amounts of data being generated in today’s society, we are forced to think…, Data Modernization, You should maximize your investments by modernizing, where needed, and then deploying new capabilities that provide seamless integration. The legacy data infrastructure still plays a critical role in an enterprise data architecture; the task at hand is how to integrate the legacy and modern infrastructure to create best value for your organization. Consider these basic items when focused on…, Think differently about Data Integration: , The world of data integration has evolved over the years. Look to enhance your Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) processes by upgrading to real-time data services, and optimize your integration techniques by looking at where it makes sense to perform the integration, either at the analytic layer or operational layer., Open up your Environments—Focus on Exploration: , Provide the capabilities for your business users to research, analyze, and play with the data—allow new tools and capabilities to provide sandboxes where data can be explored., Chose Federation over Centralization: , With the vast amounts of data, it is not efficient to have everything centralized. Look for opportunities to keep the data stored where it is and integrate using data virtualization techniques., Use Open Source Tools: , Look for opportunities where you can augment your existing data technology stack with open source tools. The open source community provides a powerful set of tools to not only ingest and pre-process the data, but also to gain insight and explore the data. It is important to integrate both your legacy infrastructure, depicted at the bottom of this diagram, along with your new data tools and…
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Acquiring highly skilled resources can be a challenge, especially in Top Secret environments. Quick and easy access to TS/SCI-cleared Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) can make all the difference. NITAAC has 137 Labor Categories for a range of professional services at a variety of levels. One of those categories allows agencies to quickly access the knowledge of Subject Matter Experts. Strategic…
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NITAAC offers an array of innovative technology services and solutions such as microservices through our award-winning contract holders on our Best in Class (BIC) Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs). Many government systems are developed as monoliths. These server-side systems are usually based on a single language such as Java, JSON, etc. and within a single application. That can pose…
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Salient CRGT is building on the needs of our customers, and with the explosion of the Internet of Things (Everything), we have developed and successfully deployed the first cyber security IDS/IPS to detect and block IPv6-based threats Assure6 enhances the ability to secure information regardless of traffic type and detects IPv6 security threats in existing networks. This ensures the complete…
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Introduction, More than 60% of agencies are using big data to reduce capital and operating expenses. Learn more about A-TEK's capabilities here . The government collects terabytes of data every year – an amount that is increasing exponentially every day. More than 60% of agencies are using big data to reduce costs including capital and operating expenses. A-TEK’s solution delivery is optimized, standardized,…, Conclusion, Does your agency need an effective way to leverage existing CapEx and OpExinvestments to implement big data solutions? A-TEK's Data Management Solutions offer simplified processes, optimized costs, improved responsiveness, and greater flexibility.
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Like corporations, government agencies face increasing pressure to consolidate data centers and move to cost effective, flexible cloud computing. So how do you determine what it takes to quickly and seamlessly move hundreds of applications to a secure, scalable cloud environment? CSRA Inc. (NYSE: CSRA), a leading provider of next-generation IT solutions and professional services to government…
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With the help of Jeskell consulting services and Dell servers, a federal client running critical, customer-facing applications in multiple locations throughout the country transitioned to a new server platform to comply with changing procurement rules., The Challenge, What’s an agency to do when it is required to conduct a complete server platform overhaul? One client–an international civilian agency–turned to Jeskell for help. In this unusual situation, the client did not want to change its server platform; in fact, they were perfectly happy with the existing infrastructure. All they wanted was a refresh. But when their preferred platform was sold to a…
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LightMiner by Sysorex solves complex analytic problems in scientific computing, including predictive and prescriptive analytics, mobile and IoT analytics, and machine learning. Now, government agencies, healthcare providers, biotech, gaming, banking, or retail can have real-time analysis on all of their data – physical and digital – from a single, affordable platform., Conclusion, Sysorex develops the systems and solutions that power the data-driven enterprise. With an innovative approach to big data, analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT), we blend virtual data from software and networks with the huge volume of physical data generated by mobile devices and Internet-connected things to open new worlds of insight. Our unique solutions are helping organizations worldwide…
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NITAAC recently announced it obtained 801 certification for fiscal year 2022. But what exactly is 801 certification and why is it so important? To answer that question, let’s start by looking at the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA is the name for a series of federal laws that determine the annual budget of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). The U.S. Congress oversees the…, The Value of the NITAAC 801 Certification, NITAAC's recent certification is an important designation as it allows DOD to use NITAAC Assisted Acquisition's Services to place an order, make a purchase, or otherwise procure property or services for the DOD, in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, without a special waiver. This is particularly beneficial for the DOD as large buys handled by NITAAC assisted acquisition teams have…, Continuing a Long-Standing, Mission-Driven Partnership, The DOD has turned to NITAAC to support more than $8.7 billion in acquisitions since its GWAC inception. The United States Army, Air Force, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to name a few, have long relied on NITAAC to assist with IT modernization, mission analytics and cybersecurity. The NITAAC certification ensures that the DOD will…
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