RS21, a data science company developing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies for high-impact sectors, has been awarded a basic ordering agreement (BOA) for the Data Readiness for Artificial Intelligence Development (DRAID). The award was made on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) and has a $241 million ceiling across task orders over five years. The U.S. Army Contracting Command awarded agreements to establish a decentralized vehicle that streamlines rapid procurement and agile delivery of AI data readiness capabilities for the DoD. Through the DRAID vehicle, RS21's capabilities will be available to support AI data readiness services to meet DoD requirements. RS21 will compete on specific task orders released for the JAIC DRAID to build reliable, ethical AI-enabled systems intended to transform the DoD and increase opportunities for AI activities across the Department.

Data Science is an umbrella term that covers areas – Data Analytics, Big Data, Business Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning. This immense field has changed what businesses look like into data and convert them into usable insights. Advancement in technologies and data science tools have changed the manners by which organizations work and grow. India, being a mother lode of ability, is the top destination for national and global companies searching for qualified Data Science experts. Over recent years, the demand for Data Scientists has developed exponentially.

This is part of a series on machine intelligence companies. We've interviewed Beagle, Mariana, and Beyond Verbal. Now we're turning our attention to Preteckt, which is applying machine learning to maintaining trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles. Few things are more frustrating than a vehicle breakdown. They're unexpected, impede our ability to go about our lives, and can end up costing more than most of us would like to pay.