If your agency’s day-to-day operations are critically dependent on assets – such as processing equipment, facilities equipment, and infrastructure at large repair sites – maximizing uptime is a constant challenge. Without timely maintenance, equipment failure can be catastrophic, directly impacting operations and reducing mission readiness. The traditional approach of scheduled manual periodic checks and asset condition repor...

Enterprise Data & AI is excited to host Dr. Harold Walbert, Solutions Data Analytics Manager at Guidehouse  and his presentation "Case Complexity Analysis: Using Advanced Analytics to Understand Complex Problems" on Thursday, August 18, 2022 from 12 PM - 1 PM ET! A problem can be solved or a question answered in many ways, but some ways may be better than others. The question of how hard a problem is to solve is something that scient...

The Department of Defense can only transform itself as fast as its slowest workflow. At the foundation of DoD’s various warfare capabilities – including cyber, electronic, and information – is the push to transform its administrative advantage in “Workflow Warfare.” These elements of warfare are the backend processes that make a large agency run effectively and connect IT, HR, finance, procurement, workplace, and...

AI in Government is hosting guest speaker Jeremy Golant, Government Solutions Consultant at Coursera presenting ‘Driving Data Literacy in the Public Sector’ on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from 12 PM - 1 PM ET! As data becomes more seamlessly integrated within decision-making processes, public sector agencies must ensure individuals across the workforce can read, work with, and question data in the context of their role. Data literac...

Implementing the widespread use of AI can be challenging with funding and training resources. Once the first stages of implementation have gone underway, an agency needs to tackle the problems with the ethical use of AI and ML. AI has the power to elevate the citizen experience, using predictions and recommendations, while reducing a major burden on governments. But, how does an agency ensure the ethical standards are there? How can we confirm...

Join the August 2022 Enterprise Data & AI featured guest speaker Jerry Gupta, Senior Vice President, Personal and Commercial Insurance Research and Development at Swiss Re and his presentation‘Model Maintenance: Hidden Costs of Data Science’ on Thursday, August 4, 2022 from 11:30 AM - 1 PM ET! Data Analytics is considered the fourth phase of industrialization. Not surprisingly, organizations are rushing to build up and accelera...

The U.S. military is focused on integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into its strategic decision-making, from analyzing intelligence, to enhancing weapon systems platforms such as aircraft and ships that do not require human operators, to providing recommendations on the battlefield. But the United States is not alone in seeking to harness AI for military purposes. Other nations, such as China, are seeking to do the same – a 21st cen...

For states and localities looking to automate repetitious work, reduce paper-based tasks and streamline processes, artificial intelligence (AI) holds a lot of promise. The National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) in their recent report on AI and machine learning drew upon a Deloitte assessment that categorized the benefits of automation into four groups: relieve, split up, replace, and augment. The challenge for state and local agencies is...

Embracing Digital Agility and Digital Transformation are of paramount importance for the DoD given the rapidly evolving cyber, technology, and threat environments. When IT is implemented correctly it can greatly improve security, resiliency, and usability ensuring high value and effectiveness on the investment. Unfortunately, adopting new paradigms and approaches across the larger DoD enterprise is not easy; requiring coordination of cultural...

“Infantry wins battles, logistics wins wars.” That quote by Army General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, summarizes why logistics is so important to the military. Today the U.S. military faces even greater logistics challenges, as technology amplifies warfighters’ force execution but adds complications to the vast array of supplies needed to support them.The modern warfighter m...