Can innovative procurement live up to its promise?
Today we are faced with quickly evolving challenges from public health and international relations to climate-related disasters and cyberattacks. Meeting all of these challenges requires our government to take quick action using new tools. Quick action with unproven technology is not something inherent in the DNA of government, but to meet these challenges we must […]
Want To Scale Innovation at the DOD? Strengthen the SBIR Program.
As published in Next Gov. Though a popular option for startups, the Small Business Innovation Research program still faces a valley of death challenge from pilot to program of record. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s recent remarks at the Reagan National Defense Forum made it clear he intends to drive the DOD to ramp […]
What The Federal?
According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. federal government spends about $100 billion a year on IT and cyber-related technology. Approximately 80% of those funds go to existing ‘legacy’ systems, many of which are decades-old with outdated features and dangerous security vulnerabilities. However, a push for modernization across the government aims to open […]
5 Federal Market Questions for Tech Companies
by Mya Zemlock, GovHub Program Associate at Dcode The U.S. government is the biggest buyer of tech in the world. If you aren’t considering the federal market, why not? The financial opportunity alone is massive (and shielded from market fluctuations). Plus, you could help the government better serve Americans every day. The government desperately needs […]
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 […]
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 […]
