Navy wants to patent a pirate probability system
Predictive analytics and big data could help combat crimes on the open seas.
DJ Patil's drive for data-driven government
The nation’s chief data scientist assesses the government’s recent work on opening and using data.
NIH funds new tools to crack genomic big data
The National Institutes of Health’s Big Data to Knowledge Initiative recently funded 15 targeted software development projects to quickly compress, share, access and visualize genomic data.
10 public sector projects take top honors in GCN Awards
Ten public sector IT systems, including federal projects to expand digital services to users on global scale as well as local government apps designed to streamline citizens’ online experiences, were named winners of the 2015 GCN Awards for IT excellence.
West Coast researchers to get high-speed big data freeway
The Pacific Research Platform will give researchers the ability to move data 1,000 times faster compared to speeds on today’s inter-campus shared Internet.
Predictive analytics helps Chicago prioritize restaurant inspections
Researchers in Chicago have identified a host of risk factors that could lead to heath code violations and other analytics to help an overwhelmed food sanitation division inspect restaurants faster.
Data sharing helps North Carolina detect workers’ comp fraud
The state’s Industrial Commission has collected $1 million in civil penalties and increased employer compliance.
4 ways to improve citizen-government satisfaction
A report by Forrester Research, “Transform Government from the Outside In,” recommends four ways digital government can increase citizen satisfaction.
The FBI built a database that can catch rapists – almost nobody uses it
For roughly 30 years the FBI has virtually ignored a system meant to help cops track the behavioral patterns of violent criminals.
Big data challenge for food resilience
Through the Innovation Challenge, the USDA and Microsoft are asking researchers to explore how to strengthen the nation’s food resilience by analyzing agricultural data.
The 10 technologies that will drive public-sector IT
A revised list of "leading edge technologies" for the Alliant 2 contract reflects the General Services Administration's vision for near-future IT.
DOE supercomputers get pre-launch tuning
Systems developers from IBM and NVIDIA will work with applications scientists to develop the tools, technologies and applications that will perform best on the supercomputers.
Immersive training platform runs on ‘gamer’s dream’ network
The Virtual World Framework’s immersive, virtual training platform runs on the Global Environment for Network Innovations.
NOAA’s weather data calls for clouds
NOAA is harnessing the potential of the cloud – and the innovation of the private sector – to deliver its enormous troves of data to the public.
DARPA develops new interface for image analysis
Developed by a researcher at the Army Research Lab, the new user interface will help intelligence analysts more quickly search, filter and detect patterns in visual media.
DHS digs geospatial data -- but not for the reasons you might think
Imagery is important, but the Department of Homeland Security is mainly focused on transactional data and the geospatial clues in cyberattacks.
Crime fighting data, software move to the cloud
IBM i2 COPLINK on Cloud gives police access to more than a billion law enforcement documents to help them uncover relationships and patterns when investigating crime.
FEMA launches disaster dataviz tool
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s visualization tool lets users easily search through disaster declaration data.
USPS plans for the Internet of mailed things
A Postal Service RFI outlines interest in a sensor-based mail tracking system.
USDA, Microsoft cultivate food resilience tools
The Department of Agriculture and Microsoft are working to move agricultural data to the cloud where researchers can build tools to provide food reliance in the face of climate change.
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