Army Analytic Capabilities: A Case Study Within Army Contracting Command and Its Implications

The U.S. Army faces two analytical and management challenges. The first is that its data are often locked away in siloed and proprietary databases. The second is that Army team members, such as data scientists, lack access to modern, common analytical tools. One potential solution to both problems is cloud migration: moving Army data to remotely accessed data environments offering scalable computer processing, data storage, and analytic services. To pilot the feasibility of this approach and gain insight, we developed a case study within Army Contracting Command (ACC) to see if there is a simple and effective way to overcome these challenges. We found that moving data to the cloud for analysis is effective and efficient and that there is a quick path forward to cost savings for the Army.