How to mitigate the threat of industrial base consolidation
Note: this article was originally published at Federal News Network The Defense Department recently released a report, State of Competition in the Defense Industrial Base, which came to the bold conclusion that consolidation in the defense industrial market is a national security threat. The threat being that less competition means less innovation and the risk […]
Biden’s Proposed Budget Is a Step in the Right Direction for Emerging Tech
Note: this article was originally published at NextGov The Biden-Harris administration has shown a clear dedication to investing in technology. IT modernization took a front seat in the American Recovery Act this spring, with an unprecedented $1 billion investment in the GSA’s Technology Modernization Fund, or TMF, and a host of priority IT modernization projects […]
What The Federal Government Needs To Know About AI
by Hyperscience Ask not what your country can do for you, ask how quickly they can do it. The federal government continues to deal with efficiency issues stemming from manual processes, legacy tech systems, and data backlogs that have only been compounded as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. As of April 2021, the IRS […]
Trueface Solves Mission Challenges with Computer Vision
Computer vision is a bleeding-edge technology that has massive potential to help the government improve operations, security, and intelligence. Like all new tech, computer vision is risky for the government to implement if it has not been thoughtfully engineered or properly vetted. With a product that is responsibly built, ethically sound, and fully Vetted for […]
Why Startups Should Tap Into the Government Market for Funding
For startups that are typically reluctant to work with the government, there are plenty of reasons to seek federal grants and contracts. Note: this article was originally published at BuiltIn In many respects, startups embody the American way. If you’re not building something bold with funding in short supply and a little uncertainty over its […]
How To Engage Nontraditional Tech
It’s hard to get emerging tech to engage with government solicitations. Solicitations posted on traditional channels often receive the same responses time and time again. When your agency is looking for something different, those responses are likely underwhelming and disheartening. How can you forge ahead? Once you’ve scoped your organization’s problem sets and tech needs, […]
How To Guide Government Innovation from Within
Government innovation efforts may look different in 2021. 2020 brought a shift to widespread remote work, cybersecurity challenges, a remarkably swift reallocation of budget to address urgent needs, and a new normal for many federal workers. All of these factors and more make innovation and modernization a necessity — and a tall order. The good […]
Dcode Alumni SBIR Round-Up
What is SBIR? In the government’s quest for better tech, a lot of programs have popped up, each with its own mission and path for non-traditional tech companies to find a way into the federal market. The SBIR program is designed to encourage small businesses to go after federal contracts — its highly competitive nature […]
Emerging Tech Supporting the Government Response to the SolarWinds Hack
Would 2020 really be complete without a last-minute crisis? SolarWinds Orion, which federal agencies use widely, got hacked. In response, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an emergency directive for all federal civilian agencies to review networks and disconnect. The Pentagon issued a similar order to shut down the Secret Internet Protocol Router […]
Connecting Tech & Gov from Home
Who could have seen this year coming? 2020 was a year unlike any other. Marked by a global pandemic and a hasty shift to remote work, every industry ran into some unprecedented obstacles. Dcode’s unique position at the intersection of tech, government, and industry partners meant we were able to help when federal agencies and […]
