Managing, matching, and analyzing cultural name data continues to be one of the most challenging aspects of recognizing those masking or misrepresenting their identities. Long before the attacks on the USS Cole, Pentagon and World Trade Center, there was the 1993 shooting at the CIA Headquarters where Mir Aimal Kansi, a Pakistani militant, killed two and wounded three CIA employees. Kansi had entered the United Status under the family name Ka...

In today’s volatile and complex digital environment, it’s essential that growing agencies maximize efficiency and security when exchanging critical data. IBM Sterling File Gateway enables the consolidation of disparate file transfer activity in any format, protocol, and file size. Are you constantly adding trading partners and experiencing difficulty accommodating their on-boarding requirements? If so, we invite you to join us for...

Using Open Source to Accelerate Federal Decision Support Analysts rely on big data to expedite and improve situational awareness and mission success via recommender engines, decision support, or predictive analytics. Latency issues, like the duration in time to reach a decision from the availability of source data, is a constant challenge. The longer the time lapse, the less effective the decision will be at the final outcome. Latency bottlene...

Contract Management: Results That Matter Chief acquisition officers and senior procurement executives know that results matter, and "avoiding risks" and "ensuring compliance" are not just catch phrases. There is a renewed focus on executives to reduce protest sustainment rates and improve PALT in order to deliver faster results to agency programs. Join us for a complimentary webinar where we will explore one of IBM's newest partnerships with t...

Chief acquisition officers and senior procurement executives know that results matter, and "avoiding risks" and "ensuring compliance" are not just catch phrases. There is a renewed focus on executives to reduce protest sustainment rates and improve PALT in order to deliver faster results to agency programs.Join us for a complimentary webinar where we will explore one of IBM's newest partnerships with the leading Procure-to-Pay solution, Coupa....

Sequestration and budget constraints have had a profound effect on already-limited federal resources. Agencies face the unenviable task of managing increased workloads with decreased tools. Given this state of fiscal affairs, what can agencies do to contain and diminish the impact of spending cuts and stalemate budgets, while maximizing data to achieve their goals?

Force Readiness is at the forefront of the federal government’s agenda. Preparedness planners must be able to provide predictive insights about availability and readiness in order to support the multiple roles of our armed forces in addition to humanitarian and healthcare missions such as delivering global aid, responding to natural disasters, meeting global pandemic disease threats, and responding to traumatic mass casualty incidents. R...

High-Speed File Transfer: Deliver Your Data Faster Does your organization struggle with sending large files over challenging networks? Are you looking for a solution where users can quickly transfer an unlimited number of files of any size over long distances with complete security and uncompromised reliability? Aspera software - already in use and accredited for SIPRNET and JWICS, and is FIPS 140-2 compliant - has been thoroughly vetted by th...

Reduce Database Risks and Costs Through a Dual Database StrategyAre you looking to increase the speed and efficiency of IT services for your agency at a lower cost? This may be difficult to achieve while still meeting the unique requirements set by your agency. We invite you to join us for a half-day seminar on Wednesday, October 21st, to discuss new ways to reduce database risks and costs through a dual database strategy. Benefits of attendin...

Threats to societies and organizations have never been more numerous or intense. From fraud and cybercrime, criminal and terrorist threats to weather related disasters and infrastructure emergencies, communities, corporations and countries must prepare for threats, accelerate responses and prevent future harm. How prepared is your organization to combat these ever increasing threats? Join us for the IBM i2 Summit for a Safer Planet event on Se...