Ask for Forgiveness, Not Permission to Innovate
Since first being elected to Congress in 2015, Representative Seth Moulton has lived the frustrations of trying to innovate in government. He has experienced firsthand the “big, traditional, long, extremely expensive defense contracts” that hinder the adoption of new technologies. In a live, virtual talk with Dcode CSO Meg Vorland, Mr. Moulton discusses the necessary […]
The Former Acting DHS Secretary and Dcode are Teaming up to Help the Trade and Travel Industries
In May 2020, Dcode announced a partnership with Pangiam to bring our tried-and-true acceleration program to help emerging tech companies break into and scale in the trade and travel industries. Former Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and co-founder of Pangiam, Kevin McAleenan, joined Dcode CEO Meagan Metzger in this Dcode Virtual session […]
Government Innovation Starts with a Culture of Yes
With a complex procurement process and lots of red tape, the U.S. government is known for saying no. Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Dr. Will Roper joins our Dcode Virtual series with insight into the value of a domestic industrial base, the SBIR process, and how to more effectively […]
How the Federal CIO Enables the Federal Government to Innovate
When it comes to innovation in the federal government, Federal CIO Suzette Kent and her team are the “enablers.” At a time like this, with government agencies transforming the ways they operate on a day-to-day basis, “enabling” means getting various departments the tools they need, contracting new technologies, and making sure that, despite major disruption […]
Navy’s James “Hondo” Geurts: Reinvent, Not Revert
As the coronavirus pandemic forced Americans to shift to telework, motivation and morale outside of the traditional office atmosphere has become a major challenge. Assistant Secretary of the Navy James “Hondo” Geurts joined Dcode Virtual to discuss how he maintains productivity by galvanizing his workforce behind one mission. Through uniting the workforce, Mr. Geurts proudly […]
Imandra: AI that helps the government analyze… AI
Imandra’s artificial intelligence analyzes other artificial intelligence. Yes, you read that right. In other words, Imandra’s tech is a cloud-scale automated reasoning engine. Everyone else’s tech produces algorithms and models. Imandra takes those and interrogates them, finds biases, and ensures transparency for users. Imandra can encode fairness, regulations, and add governance. Imandra can mathematically describe […]
Can Emerging Tech Help The Travel Industry Bounce Back?
By Meagan Metzger, Dcode CEO and Patrick Flanagan, Pangiam CEO We face a critical moment in commercial trade and travel as the nation thinks through how to restart the economy and get back to work. While we look forward to the day when we can ease social distancing measures, we clearly must prepare for […]
Meet the 5 Technology Companies in Our 2020 Cybersecurity Accelerator
As adversaries have shown that they are using this vulnerable time to launch cyber attacks on the U.S. government, the need to bring the best emerging tech solutions into the federal market is critical. “There’s never a shortage of cybersecurity needs in the government, and we’re setting up for success the tech that can meet […]
This cybersecurity company scaled in the federal market fast — here’s how
Another cybersecurity company working with the U.S. government might not sound special. But what stands out is how effectively Expanse scaled its federal market business, bringing its solution to over 10 different defense agencies in just 2 years. A big move that normally takes companies at least double the amount of time to achieve. How […]
Sema: Making Software Evaluation Easy for Government
Sema brings transparency to software development. A good comparison to understand Sema’s technology is sales. There are so many data tools to analyze sales — revenue targets, sales stages, and other metrics all designed to understand the state of the sales efforts team and how salespeople are contributing. Now think about code. Few people understand […]
