by CivicMeter Staff | Sep 12, 2018 | Civic Data & Tech
The European Union (EU) thrust into data privacy as embodied in the recently-promulgated General Data Protection Regulation (GPDR) will force a change in the way machine learning algorithms are made. A TechRepublic article quotes liberally from an O’Reilly survey of...
by CivicMeter Staff | Sep 11, 2018 | Procurement
A digital transformation firm called The Hackett Group has identified six digital accelerators for procurement according to a Business Wire report. These accelerators include: 1. Digital Engagement. A commitment from employees and managers to “improve efficiency,...
by CivicMeter Staff | Sep 11, 2018 | Procurement
Expect an avalanche of procurement orders from federal agencies this month as these agencies must obligate the money before the fiscal year ends September 31. Most federal agencies tried to be frugal in the first half of the year because there was no budget agreement...
by CivicMeter Staff | Sep 11, 2018 | Procurement
“Blockchain” has become a mind-numbing buzzoword over the last 12 months, but the technology may also make federal procurement processes faster, more transparent, and more secure. A Federal Times report relates: About six months ago, the U.S. General...
by CivicMeter Staff | Sep 11, 2018 | Procurement
The application of technologies like data analytics for procurement could reap benefits now even without data consolidation. CIO.com reports that artificial intelligence-based techniques could help employees exploit opportunities now rather spending time trying to...
by CivicMeter Staff | Sep 11, 2018 | Procurement
As the U.S. government turns to Amazon for procurement, many observers are raising red flags about the competitiveness of the contracts and the lack of accountability for local governments using Amazon Business to procure goods and services. The Institute for Local...
by CivicMeter Staff | Sep 10, 2018 | Data Science
Confluent Platform 5.0 can now link data streaming and analytics together with a simpler interface that does not need Java developer support. SearchDataManagement reports on the platform update that was released July 31: “Confluent Platform 5.0’s support for...
by CivicMeter Staff | Sep 10, 2018 | Chief Data Officer, Data Science
The latest quarterly update to the Alteryx Analytics Platform has provided data scientists more options in data visualization. Released on August 28, Alteryx 2018.3 features added functionalities like a Python tool that allows developers to write in Jupyter Notebook...
by CivicMeter Staff | Sep 10, 2018 | Data Science
Employers in the U.S. need more data scientists than exist. At least, that’s true for most major U.S. cities. Cleveland and Minneapolis are among the few cities with surplus data scientists — although it may not remain that way for long. An excerpt from...
by CivicMeter Staff | Sep 5, 2018 | Procurement
The General Services Administration (GSA) wants to help federal executives perform better by investing in the adoption of Technology Business Management (TBM) and the heightened use of relevant spending metrics in procurement activities. Chase Gunter of FCW.com...
