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  • Data.world, Defense Dept Launch Military Open Data Website - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Data.world, Defense Dept Launch Military Open Data Website

    Public benefit corporation data.world and the Defense Department have partnered to launch an open data website that works to provide searchable, machine-readable and downloadable military datasets. Data.World said Thursday that DoD’s Defense Digital Service worked with data owners across the U.S. military to create the new Data.mil platform. The new website is designed to facilitate collaboration, analysis and discussion among journalists, subject […] More

  • InfoReliance Receives AWS Govt Competency Certification in 8 Customer Markets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    InfoReliance Receives AWS Govt Competency Certification in 8 Customer Markets

    InfoReliance has received Amazon Web Services‘ AWS Government Competency certification in eight customer markets for compliance with AWS standards in workload and application deployment on the Amazon cloud platform. Fairfax, Virginia-based InfoReliance said Friday it utilizes best practices and lessons from various industries to support accelerated AWS adoption for customers. InfoReliance is an AWS audited managed service partner, advanced consulting partner and […] More

  • Esri Demos Open-Data Model for ArcGIS Mapping Platform; Jack Dangermond Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Esri Demos Open-Data Model for ArcGIS Mapping Platform; Jack Dangermond Comments

    Esri showcased an open data-based ArcGIS geographic information system at a digital technology event that was held Monday at the White House. The Expanding Opportunity with Open Data: A White House Demonstration event featured digital tools intended to help government agencies and the general public to access information about job openings or other opportunities at the neighborhood level, Esri […] More

  • Microsoft, USDA Pick 7 Award Recipients for Food Data Analysis Online Tool Design Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft, USDA Pick 7 Award Recipients for Food Data Analysis Online Tool Design Competition

    Microsoft and the Agriculture Department have selected seven winners of a competition for the development of online applications that aim to help improve the U.S. food system’s resiliency to climate change. The USDA-Microsoft Innovation Challenge required participants to design new tools that work to analyze the agency’s open data on food production available on Microsoft’s […] More

  • Hortonworks Named to 2015 CRN Emerging Vendors List; Mitch Ferguson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hortonworks Named to 2015 CRN Emerging Vendors List; Mitch Ferguson Comments

    Hortonworks Inc. has been recognized in The Channel Company‘s 2015 CRN list of emerging vendors that develop and provide new technologies. The Channel Company cited Hortonworks for helping North America-based channel partners to develop services for clients through the Hortonworks Apache Hadoop open platform, Hortonworks said Thursday. “We are honored with this recognition and excited about […] More

  • AWS Symposium to Discuss Open Data, Other Cloud Applications for Public Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS Symposium to Discuss Open Data, Other Cloud Applications for Public Sector

    Amazon Web Services will hold its sixth annual Government, Education and Nonprofits Symposium on June 25 and 26 to discuss existing applications of cloud services on public sector organizations. AWS said in the event webpage that participants will present cases on the topics of FedRAMP and trusted Internet connections, scientific discovery, DevOps, education and open data. In particular, the company noted […] More

  • Commerce Sec. Penny Pritzker, NOAA Chief Kathryn Sullivan to Speak at Esri GIS Conference - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Commerce Sec. Penny Pritzker, NOAA Chief Kathryn Sullivan to Speak at Esri GIS Conference

    Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief Kathryn Sullivan will discuss economic and technological trends in the geographic information system industry at Esri‘s User Conference next week. Esri said Wednesday that Pritzker will focus on the administration’s efforts to drive economic potential and information transparency through adoption of open data. Sullivan, who is also commerce undersecretary for […] More