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Blue Compass Teams with GMU to Stop Human Trafficking Worldwide

Technologists, developers, engineers, innovators and business professionals and students are teaming up to fight human trafficking. April 14-15, 2018, in Arlington, VA, individuals, companies, government and non-profit organizations are coming together to use cutting edge, emerging technologies at the Combatting Human Trafficking Challenge hackathon, the latest hackathon in the national... read more →

March 12, 2018
Jon Wesche
Data, Hackathons, Human Trafficking, News, Technology

The Coming Age of AI and Machine Learning

Over the past twenty-five years and more, I’ve heard a lot about artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. These technologies represent ideas that were traditionally about how computers could take on intelligent behavior, and how they could help people by automating and performing their routine tasks. Over time, progress in... read more →

July 27, 2017
Eric Keathley
Data, Technology

Corporate Social Responsibility Is For You

On June 24, 2017, Blue Compass hosted a fun run 5K for Polaris, a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to the fight against Human Trafficking. Polaris enlisted Blue Compass to help raise funds and more importantly raise awareness about realities of Human Trafficking in the U.S. and Internationally.... read more →

Enter to Win $150 Red Door Spa and Combat Human Trafficking!

Join the Blue Compass 5K team by June 21st in the Freedom Happens Now 5K to enter a raffle for $150 Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa Giftcard! Proceeds fund the National Human Trafficking Hotline operated by Polaris. Register as... read more →

We Will Rise

On Wednesday, CNN aired We Will Rise, a documentary about First Lady Michelle Obama’s efforts to promote girls’ education worldwide. As a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who worked on girls’ education efforts, I was struck by how familiar... read more →

October 17, 2016
Bailey
Gender, News

Let’s Make Sense of it All! Disparate Data Challenge

Follow NGA's Disparate Data Challenge on challenge.gov and submit your solution by September 19, 2016. Cash prizes total $200,000. In addition to cash prizes, winners will be invited to an exclusive demothon with NGA executives in DC! Just like the commercial world, the government is drowning in data, and accessing that data... read more →

August 25, 2016
Martha Posada
Disparate Data, Hackathons, News, Solutioning, Technology

Hackathon for First Responders Deemed a Success

GeoHuntsville Hackathon - May 2016 from Blue Compass on Vimeo. Credit: Jackson Dean Thank you to our event sponsors and partners: City of Huntsville, GEOHuntsville, Adobe, Samsung, Red Hat, GitHub, Carahsoft, AEgis Technologies, Compass-Huntsville, Plum Case, and TekSystems. Blue Compass is proud to be the Prime Contractor for the National Geospatial-Intelligence... read more →

August 11, 2016
Brad
Hackathons, News

Women’s History Month

This Women’s History Month, the Secretary of State John Kerry returned the spotlight to the issues that face women and girls by announcing the U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls. This initiative will provide 40 million dollars to the PEPFAR DREAMS Innovation Challenge, which focuses on the 10 countries... read more →

March 21, 2016
Erin Taylor
Gender

UN Working Group visits the United States

In December 2010, the UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women... read more →

March 20, 2016
Erin Taylor
Gender

President Obama reaffirms commitment to end human trafficking

On December 31, 2015, President Barack Obama issues a Presidential Proclamation declaring January 2016 National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. December 2015 also signifies the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th amendment, which... read more →