by CDO Review Staff | Feb 26, 2019 | Issues & Insights
There will be a great temptation to fully utilize AI-driven data analytics to promote the efficient delivery of government services to the public. But almost every CDO knows that while AI deployment can do some good, the unethical use of the same can also cause great...
by CDO Review Staff | Feb 26, 2019 | Civic Data & Tech, Issues & Insights
A recent survey of federal employees by the Government Business Council revealed that just a quarter of all respondents believe that federal agencies have done a good job of explaining to their people just how AI will affect the jobs there are doing and what they can...
by CDO Review Staff | Feb 26, 2019 | Civic Data & Tech
Today’s DNA synthesis methods are a great help to biologists in the lab and clinic. Yet that very same access to cheap DNA synthesizers could presumably allow terrorists to build dangerous viruses and toxins. The US government is lending its support to researchers who...
by CDO Review Staff | Feb 26, 2019 | Civic Data & Tech, Issues & Insights
AI-derived algorithms are getting more and more involved in governmental interactions with its citizens. Activities such as the allocation of government benefits, matching of students to public schools, and even the identification and sentencing of criminals are now...
by CDO Review Staff | Feb 26, 2019 | Civic Data & Tech
More than 100 government data analysts, project managers, and local officials in California took part in a data literacy event hosted by a government trade group. Rebecca Friedman reported on the ‘School of Data’ for TechWire: The event, which was held at the offices...
by CDO Review Staff | Feb 26, 2019 | Civic Data & Tech, Deals
Team ACET (Adams Communication & Engineering Technology) and its partner, Gemedy (an AI software company), have been selected by the Department of Defense to supply technical services for its Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Information Analysis...
by CDO Review Staff | Feb 26, 2019 | Civic Data & Tech, People
Kevin Davis, formerly of tech companies Splunk and Oracle, is moving to AI and data analytics platform Databricks as its new vice president heading the public sector division. Davis brings more than 25 years of experience to his new job. Here is a report from...
by CDO Review Staff | Feb 26, 2019 | Chief Data Officer, Civic Data & Tech
A committee in the Hawaii state legislature has approved the introduction of new bills that would create the position of Chief Data Officer and the establishment of a task force to develop manage data policy for the state. Lucas Ropek reports on the bills taken up by...
by CDO Review Staff | Feb 26, 2019 | Deals
Camino, a company that develops software that helps citizens though the state government permitting process, has collared $5.9 million in two seed funding rounds. The lead investor was 8VC, which was joined by Storm Ventures, GovTech Fund, iNovia, Fathom Capital, and...
by CDO Review Staff | Feb 26, 2019 | Deals
Chainalysis, the preferred blockchain forensics contractor for the US government, has raised $30 million in Series B Funding. The new money raised will be used to expand operations and beef up the firm’s Know-Your-Transaction (KYT) tool that vets clients for more than...
