TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 10, 2019 — Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB) has awarded its inaugural scholarship grant on geospatial data science to a University of Colorado graduate student who will research and develop 3D geospatial applications related to transportation, ExecutiveBiz reported Aug. 23.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 1, 2017 — DLT Solutions has teamed with DataRobot to deliver a big data and analytics platform to the federal marketplace in support of government data science and machine learning efforts, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The DLT AnalyticsStack technology utilizes DataRobot’s machine learning automation and predictive analytics tools to …

Satellite imagery vendor DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) has acquired data sciences services company Timbr in a continued push to expand cloud-based offerings and create new analytics techniques to manage large volumes of information, DigitalGlobe CEO Jeffrey Tarr told investors Tuesday. This deal comes nearly two weeks after Westminster, Colo.-based DigitalGlobe announced its $140 million …

Sanjay Sardar, former chief information officer at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, has been appointed vice president and service line director for data science at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC). SAIC said Thursday Sardar will be based at its headquarters in McLean, Virginia and oversee data science strategy development and communication efforts as …

TYSONS CORNER, VA June 16, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — Gulu Gambhir, Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) chief technology officer, said the company is pleased to continue its support of University of Virginia’s data science projects through a $200, 000 gift to the university’s Data Science Institute, GovCon Executive reported Monday. The donation …

President Joe Biden has ordered federal agencies to work with the government's COVID-19 response coordinator in efforts to collect, publish and share pandemic-related data and address disinformation or misinformation campaigns regarding the public health crisis.

Today, during Potomac Officers Club’s The Future of Data Management = The Death of Data Silos, notable executives across the industry and government will examine current cutting edge data methodologies and look to prepare government agencies for the future of data management. The virtual event will feature Garrett Berntsen, deputy chief data officer (CDO) of the U.S. Department of State, as a keynote speaker. 

Deepinder Uppal, vice president of public sector technology innovation at Information Builders, will serve as the moderator of a panel discussion during Potomac Officers Club’s The Future of Data Management = The Death of Data Silos virtual event on Dec. 10. The panel will feature Lisa Sanders of the Department of Defense (DoD), Lt Col. Michael McDaniel of the U.S. Air Force, and Timothy Ahrens of the Department of State.

Garrett Berntsen, deputy chief data officer of the State Department, will be featured as a keynote speaker during Potomac Officers Club’s The Future of Data Management = The Death of Data Silos virtual event on December 10th. To register for The Future of Data Management = The Death of Data Silos, as well as view upcoming opportunities, visit Potomac Officers Club’s Event Page. 

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 12, 2020 — David Egts, director and chief technologist of Red Hat‘s North American public sector business, said in a podcast that the company, in partnership with Cloudera, created a turnkey platform as government agencies started integrating such tools to better manage, analyze, visualize and share federal data, ExecutiveBiz reported Nov. 4.