Tag Archives: JIDO

Shaun Bierweiler, vice president and general manager of the public sector business at Cloudera, has said a data collection approach that employs artificial intelligence and machine learning can help Department of Defense components extract information from multiple sources. In a LinkedIn article posted Tuesday, Bierweiler refers to the approach as enterprise data cloud powered by open-source technology.

William Eggers and Max Meyers of Deloitte wrote in an FCW article published Thursday that federal agencies can “spin in” commercial technological capabilities by implementing four investment strategy models used in the venture capital market.

The Defense Department’s Joint Improvised Threat Defeat Organization has collaborated with Hortonworks to implement an enterprise information technology platform equipped with the Hadoop data management software and other open-source tools, Federal News Radio reported Friday. The report noted the use of such open-source tools has helped JIDO to focus more on the deployment …

The Defense Department launched a five-day competition early this year to test experimental technology platforms such as laser weapons and nets as part of a potential $700 million program to counter unmanned aerial systems used by the Islamic State militant organization, the New York Times reported Saturday. The Joint Improvised-Threat …

Fulcrum has established two offices in northern Virginia and North Carolina to offer support services such as training and logistics to defense agencies and other local customers. The company said Feb. 1 its new Fayetteville, N.C., facility will accommodate the U.S. Special Operations Command and clients within Fort Bragg. Fulcrum’s northern Virginia branch will serve the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization. …

The General Services Administration has tasked CACI International to offer deployable intelligence integration, analytical and training services to the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization under a potential $1.8 billion task order awarded in late October. CACI said Monday the company will work to integrate systems, technologies and processes to help U.S. joint forces defeat …