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Industry Innovators
technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and cloud.
LMI
Maintenance and Availability Data Warehouse
LMI created the Maintenance and Availability Data Warehouse to capture maintenance costs related to corrosion on weapon systems. It now contains 1.1 billion task- level transaction records and another 500 million supply and materials requisition records. The warehouse aggregates data from 46 systems across the Defense Department and enables visibility into almost all aspects of enterprise maintenance — a first at DOD.
To pull this together, LMI created a common language for measuring availability of weapon systems, inventory and costs with the help of machine learning and natural language algorithms.
NCI Information Systems
AI-Driven Application Modernization
In the past two years, NCI has formed exclusive partnerships with three other companies that are developing artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. Through its partnership with Olive, the company developed Scaling Humans with AI (Shai),
which helps agencies shift their workforces to high-value tasks. NCI has since formed partnerships with Tanjo and Holonic Technologies to add
more AI capabilities to Shai. For an Air Force customer,
NCI used Shai to convert 80,000 lines of code while maintaining like-to-like capabilities, including over 300 business rules, 15 user interfaces and 325 input files. Estimated to take 18 months and cost over $5 million, the Shai-powered conversion instead took only three months at a cost of less than $1.5 million.
Noblis
Pieces of Eight
Noblis’ Pieces of Eight is a process for studying connected vehicle applications on a large scale rather than looking
at individual autonomous machines. It uses blockchain technology to enable secure communication among a group of autonomous vehicles. The concept won the Highest Potential Impact Award and the Most Creative Award at
the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative competition in Munich, Germany, in February.
Noblis used a fleet of small 3-D-printed machines for
its demonstration, which included land vehicles and drones. The vehicles operated independently and essentially bid for the right of way to show what autonomous orchestrated movement looks like.
NTT Data
Accelerating Smart-City Platform Solution
NTT Data partnered with Dell Technologies and the city of Las Vegas to deliver a smart-city solution that relies on internet- of-things edge analytics. It uses high-definition optical, sound and motion sensors and an array of IoT devices to monitor locations then incorporates historical sources such as crime, weather and social media data. The system identifies incidents such as wrong-way driving and people of interest, and detects loud noises such as gunshots, breaking glass or panicked screams. The result is improved situational awareness, warnings and alerts.
NuWave
Virtual Anticipation Network for Enterprise Management Decision Support
NuWave created the Virtual Anticipation Network (VANE) as part of a project for the Army’s Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office to provide a transparent platform for assessing machine learning- generated insights. The application now supports users in the U.S., Britain, Singapore and elsewhere. It runs hundreds of “what if” scenario models concurrently in near-real
time against 667 sensors that produce millions of data points.
By factoring in political, military, economic and
social variables, VANE gives decision-makers insight into their organization or operating
environment. One client, the Army G3 Force Management Directorate, brought together data from over 20 enterprise systems to power dashboards of consolidated information in the Enterprise Management Decision Support application to identify obstacles to military readiness.
Octo Consulting
LogChain
Blockchain solutions have been a priority at Octo, and one result is its LogChain offering. For
the Department of Health and Human Services, the company proved that LogChain is a cost-effective and trustworthy tool for securing networks and expediting security audits.
In addition, LogChain helps agencies meet the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program’s requirement for trusted log information. Once the company’s proof of concept was completed, it made the offering available as an “as a service” node that agencies can use to verify their log files.
PacStar
Secure Wireless Command Post
PacStar’s Secure Wireless Command Post is helping
the Army and Marine Corps secure networking and communications at the tactical edge. Because the solution eliminates the need for miles
of cabling and air-conditioned tents, the Army has been able to dramatically reduce command post setup and tear-down times while transforming how it securely transmits information.
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