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The Army’s new Project Gatekeeper is going after hurdles we know well. Getting commercial data into government networks runs into the same ones. A team finds data that could change how they run a mission, and then spends months working through vendor agreements and licensing before they can even get that data into the classified environment where their analysts work. That’s why we built Grist Mill’s Commercial Data Infrastructure to meet analysts where they work. It runs inside classified government environments and works through the AI tools and platforms teams already trust, so analysts can ask in plain language and search thousands of listings from 375+ vetted vendors by topic, region, time period, or mission need. The Army is clearing the path for software, and we’re doing the same for commercial data. More on this in the comments. https://lnkd.in/e9Uc-exe

Grist Mill’s partnership with RAVEN Intelligence Platform gives customers easy access to two parts of one workflow: Grist Mill gives teams a neutral foundation to discover, evaluate, license, acquire, and securely deliver data from more than 375 vetted vendors. RAVEN combines that data with government, operational, and other mission information, resolves it into entities, and applies localized AI and predictive capabilities while preserving the evidence behind the analysis.

We're excited to welcome Socco Duvall to the Grist Mill team as Director of Data Solutions. In this role, Socco will be leading efforts to design and integrate frontier commercial data infrastructure that helps ensure successful operational outcomes with our mission partners. Socco brings a broad national security background, data fusion expertise, and commercial data experience to help accelerate the delivery of decision-ready authoritative global content. Grist Mill is partnering with government teams to discover, acquire, and operationalize commercial data without rebuilding the underlying infrastructure every time platforms, integrators, or contracts change. “I’m honored to join the Grist Mill team and excited to participate in the transformation of how the United States and our allies anticipate and prepare for emerging security challenges,” said Socco.

Grist Mill is proud to be a part of the NATO DIANA Decision Superiority for NATO Warfighters challenge. Grist Mill's Jennifer Obernier and Ben Crocker discuss in this video how commercial data can strengthen operational readiness, improve decision making, and help the Alliance stay ahead of an increasingly complex security environment.

There’s a moment in almost every customer conversation where a dataset looks great in the sample, and then someone asks the real question - can we actually get this into our system and use it? Moving from interesting to actionable is where some of the most important work happens. Hear about that and more in this Q&A with Grist Mill's Casey F.. https://lnkd.in/ezSehbAi

For years, you’ve known us as Grist Mill Exchange. Today, we’re Grist Mill. When we started Grist Mill Exchange, government teams needed a faster way to find and license commercial data. That’s the need “Exchange” was built to describe. But what teams need from commercial data has changed. It now powers operational platforms, informs decisions, supports analysis, and fuels AI systems. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eK4tsj6D