IIa is uniquely involved across the information science industry. We work with our clients to facilitate knowledge transfer and to maximize their information and knowledge resources.

Information Technology Services  |  Information Management Services  |  Information Futures

Advanced Information Research and Technologies  |   Open Source Intelligence Services

Information Management for Administrative Support Services  |  Association & Conference Management

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IIa works with clients to integrate information technology products into existing architectures, infrastructures, and strategic plans. Our information technology services (ITS) staff provide

• full-service IT infrastructure support
• classified information systems
• telecommunications management
• network management
• system integration
• systems development and administration
• database administration
• systems administration
• user interface design
• web site design and development

Our staff also provide IT support to develop and manage classified systems for handling DOE scientific and technical information and subject matter experts for content review and classification control.

We support special knowledge and information management projects, such as

• using COTS packages for automated categorization of internal technical documents
• capturing and cataloging web sites for archive
• developing an image retrieval system with OAI metadata
• developing digital archive plans
• creating electronic taxonomies and thesauri for improved access and retrieval
• developing complex mapping systems to support integrated collection access

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Best in Command (DoD), 2002 Federal Library of the Year Award (NASA)

IIa has an award-winning reputation for managing libraries, information and document management centers, and research services. Our approach is to focus on exceptional customer service and continuous innovations in information access and resources, while maintaining efficiencies to reduce government operating costs.

Library Management

IIa manages libraries and provides information support services for the U.S. Air Force, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Department of Labor.

Air Force

IIa staff provide full facility operation for Air Force Base (AFB) libraries under four major Air Force commands. Five of those come under a multi-wing procurement of five libraries on five bases with the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), dubbed a “model” contract with exceptional ratings. At a highly sensitive international science library, our staff acquire, catalog, and manage materials in over 16 languages and provide expert translation services. Our operations have garnered numerous "Best in Command" awards and exceptional performance ratings.

NASA

At the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Library, IIa is helping move the library team and service to a knowledge management environment. We manage $1.5 million in materials in all formats; provide outreach services to agency scientists, engineers, and technical personnel; and perform technology assessments, user services activities, digital archiving/preservation and technology projects, and special research and response support services. Under IIa management, the library was named 2002 Federal Library of the Year.

Department of Labor

As a team, IIa staff provided SIRSI systems management, technical services, reference, and legal and other research services.

Information Center Management

IIa staff provide print and electronic access to DOE’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) document and to Administrative Records of cleanup activities on the Oak Ridge Reservation, as required under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). IIa staff also ensure that all documents undergo the appropriate operational security (OPSEC) review prior to public release.

Research Services

Our staff have compiled research studies of national healthcare infrastructure of more than 60 nations and have conducted studies on avian flu. Using open source data, we gather epidemiological information, civilian and military medical infrastructure, education and training of foreign healthcare workers, disaster response capabilities, etc. We have also conducted two in-depth analyses: Chinese Underground Construction Industry and Camouflage, Concealment, Deception, and Obscurants.

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IIa focuses on designing and developing standards and policies, evaluating and analyzing programs, and managing corporate knowledge to provide the necessary framework for successful management of information as a strategic business resource. We develop information resource management strategies tailored to our clients specific environments, such as

• expert policy analysis and development
• integrated strategic planning and analysis
• process and procedure analysis geared to improve collection, preservation, and access to information.
• technical reports and studies; white papers, presentations, and discussion facilitation on national policy issues, including digital archiving and preservation; intellectual property; privacy and security; Web metrics; and key technologies, with a focus on XML
• workshop planning and facilitation
• interagency meeting facilitation
• secretariat services for STI agencies (CENDI, BioEco, ICSTI)

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IIa’s information professionals work continually to advance information science applications. We use these advances to personalize our services to create customized solutions for our clients. Because we are not tied to any specific vendor or methodology, we can choose the most applicable of the developing standards, methods, and tools available. Senior information scientist Gail Hodge heads up a group whose members all hold advanced degrees in information science, computer science, and/or engineering who work to provide

• solutions for long-term access to electronic information using state-of-the-art tools and methods
• access and retrieval tools for information across heterogeneous systems
• improved content management solutions for electronic information
• capture of internal knowledge to improve processes and/or save money
• technology assessments for information management related to the current infrastructure
• enterprise information architecture
• solutions for legacy systems
• infrastructure for corporate knowledge management
  

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Our company is owned and operated by qualified information scientists who understand the need for, and parameters of, gathering and managing open source intelligence (OSINT). Our satisfied OSINT clients include the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Our OSINT operations include

• trusted vendor for the intelligence community
• extensive language capabilities
• information research and acquisition
• specialty in domestic and foreign science and technology
• specialty in foreign military information
• national policy level involvements
• information classification and control
• top secret and Q-cleared personnel
• nuclear materials control and accountability
• cost effective provider
• GSA GWACS
• Corporate schedule (IT and MOBIS)
• STARS

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In our support services at two U.S. facilities and two U.S. RAF sites, IIa provides an integrated technical approach that ensures high-quality, customer-focused services. Our services, recognized with "Best in Command" awards, include

• base-enlisted specialty training (BEST)
• base level personnel database management
• personnel systems management
• military records management
• human resources development
• education services, including distance learning, on-the-job training, and testing services
• civilian employee development and training and military formal training
• staff assistance visits to all units on base enlisted training

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IIa provides association and conference management services for professional information associations and scientific and technical organizations. Our goal is to add value to the groups we manage by enhancing their effectiveness and efficiency. Our staff of information professionals, with experience in your technical field, bring an understanding of the core issues your membership faces...(more)

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