David Helstowski

Many customers in the Federal space have complex disparate data across focus areas. Decisions are driven based on combining data sources, and making those decisions at the data level can help drive faster and more accurate answers for downstream applications and LLMs. In this blog post, Seth M. explores how "data gravity"—the increasing difficulty and cost of moving large datasets—exacerbates challenges, where applying complex business rules often leads to latency and infrastructure strain. To counter this, the Seth highlights an integrated approach using Corticon.js for decision authoring and MarkLogic as a data hub. Corticon.js empowers business analysts to build decision logic via intuitive tools like Corticon.js Studio: defining vocabularies from schemas, crafting rulesheets for conditional logic, sequencing via ruleflows, and validating with ruletests. This compiles into portable JavaScript for seamless deployment. MarkLogic complements this by ingesting data through Flux and triggering inline evaluations on document arrival, enriching records with decisions, audit messages, and traces—without any data movement. This preserves lineage, boosts throughput, and ensures a single source of truth. Key benefits include transparent, auditable decisions for compliance; reduced costs from eliminating data transfers; and enhanced efficiency for sectors like public programs (e.g., automating eligibility and claims). For LLMs and apps, an explainability dashboard visualizes policies and traces, while an AI-in-the-loop chatbot leverages Retrieval-Augmented Generation from MarkLogic to deliver grounded, context-rich responses. Check out the blog post here: https://lnkd.in/eEkHUZ7K #DataGravity #DecisionIntelligence #FederalIT #DataManagement #MarkLogic #Corticon #BusinessRules #GovTech #DataHub #RAG #AIinGovernment #Compliance #LowCode #PublicSector

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🚀 With National Hire a Veteran Day approaching, now’s the time to highlight the long-term value of veteran hires. They’re more experienced. They stay longer. And they drive results. Know a business that should consider veteran candidates? Share this with them! #Akkodis #SmartIndustry #NHVD #HireAVeteranDay

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🚨 GSA MAS Refresh #29 – Key Changes Coming August 2025 🚨 GSA has announced the upcoming MAS Refresh #29 and mass modification, with significant updates contractors need to prepare for, including: 🔹 New Templates for Offers & Modifications – Transition to the FAS Catalog Platform (FCP) Product and Services Plus Files for most SINs. 🔹 New Consolidated Economic Price Adjustment Clause – Streamlined and standardized across all FSS contracts. 🔹 Retirement of Remaining Small Business Set-Aside SINs – All 19 retired SBSA SINs removed from the MAS Solicitation. 🔹 IT Category Updates – SaaS under SIN 518210C no longer requires the “on-demand self-service” NIST characteristic; HACS SIN updates to align with the NICE Framework. 🔹 Security & Protection Updates – Expanded SIN 334220 to explicitly cover UAS/Drones. 🔹 Multiple SIN-specific clarifications and removals across Furniture, Scientific, and Protective Equipment categories. 📅 GSA anticipates the refresh will occur August 2025—now’s the time to review these changes and prepare. If you’re a current or prospective MAS contractor, these updates may affect your: Offer submissions Modification processes Compliance requirements Service or product eligibility under certain SINs 💬 Let’s Talk: If you have questions, concerns, or need help navigating these changes, send me a message or comment below. I’m happy to walk you through how this refresh could impact your contract strategy and compliance. #GSA #MAS #GovCon #FederalContracting #GSARefresh #Compliance #GovernmentContracts

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🚀 With National Hire a Veteran Day approaching, now’s the time to highlight the long-term value of veteran hires. They’re more experienced. They stay longer. And they drive results. Know a business that should consider veteran candidates? Share this with them! #Akkodis #SmartIndustry #NHVD #HireAVeteranDay

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Most U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs legacy analytics stacks weren’t designed for real-time healthcare operations and as a result drive significant hidden costs, reinforced silos, while providing SIGNIFICANTLY less functionality and capability. They were designed for batch reporting (not near real time engagement). At VA scale, that difference matters A LOT. For decades, VA environments built on tools like SAS 9 relied on: • Nightly ELT jobs • Duplicate data marts • Custom pipelines owned by individual teams • Manual reconciliation across VA and program offices That model creates latency, cost, hardened silos, required expensive FTE administration , and ultimately provides conflicting “versions of truth.” There’s a better way. Salesforce Government Cloud Plus + MuleSoft shifts VA from “copy and reconcile” to API-led, governed, real-time integration. Instead of moving data over and over again: ✔ Authoritative systems are exposed through reusable APIs ✔ Business logic is standardized once, reused everywhere ✔ Workflows and analytics operate on trusted, consistent data ✔ Insights are embedded directly into operations This is the difference between: 📊 Analytics after the fact and ⚡ Intelligence inside the process At enterprise scale, that means: • Fewer redundant integrations • Reduced infrastructure and maintenance costs • Less analyst time spent reconciling numbers • Faster cycle times for care coordination, finance, and contracting • Improved Veteran experience And because this runs on Salesforce Government Cloud Plus (FedRAMP® High authorized), VA data stays inside the secure boundary with enterprise-grade governance. As someone who spent 20+ years inside VA OIT before moving to industry, I’ve seen firsthand how integration sprawl drives hidden cost. Modernization isn’t about replacing a reporting tool. It’s about finding the best technology to help improve the lives of Veterans today and for tomorrow. #Veterans #VA #DigitalTransformation #FedRAMPHigh #MuleSoft #Salesforce #PublicSector #DataStrategy

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