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Capability 03 · Big Data

Big Data Intelligence
& Governance.

Big Data · Data Analytics · Data Governance. Agency data engineered, analyzed, and governed as one system, so leaders can act on it today and defend it in an audit tomorrow.

Pipeline to decision · Lineage and classification from Day 1

6,500+ Users on One Federal Data Platform
500+ Parks & Offices Reporting
Day 1 Lineage & Classification
Data Coverage
ETL / ELT Oracle Analytics Publisher Power BI Data Lakes Master Data Management Data Lineage CUI / FCI Classification PL/SQL Python
The Federal Challenge

Agencies Are Rich in Data
and Poor in Decisions.

“Every agency has the data. What it rarely has is one governed path from the source system to the number a leader is willing to sign.”

Federal data lives in legacy databases, spreadsheets, and systems that were never designed to talk to each other. Reports take weeks, numbers disagree between offices, and nobody can trace a figure back to its source. Compliance adds another layer: data at rest and in transit must meet FISMA controls, authorization boundaries, and strict CUI handling rules.

  • Executive reports assembled by hand, late, and inconsistent across offices
  • No lineage: a number in a dashboard cannot be traced to its source record
  • Legacy Oracle Forms and Reports that only a few people still know how to run
  • Data quality problems discovered by leadership instead of by controls
  • CUI mixed with non-sensitive data and handled the same way
Evidence-Based Decisions Need Governed Data
The Evidence Act and the Federal Data Strategy expect agencies to make decisions on data they can trust and show their work. Governance is what turns a dashboard into evidence.
Reporting Modernization Cannot Wait for Replatforming
Agencies do not have to finish a system modernization before fixing their reporting. KSApex modernizes the reporting layer first, on top of the systems that exist today.
KSApex delivers Big Data Intelligence & Governance with pre-trained teams , zero ramp-up, working software in weeks.
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Weeks to Delivery
Day 1
Compliance Embedded
What We Deliver

Six Integrated Data Services.
One Governed Pipeline.

From ingestion to the executive dashboard, every service below is built on the same governed pipeline, so the same number appears everywhere it is used.

01 · Engineering
Big Data Engineering & ETL
Pipeline design, ETL and ELT automation, and integration across legacy and modern sources. Built to run unattended, with every load logged and reconciled.
Proven: NPS AFS , automated ETL pipelines feeding executive budget reporting
02 · Analytics
Data Analytics & Executive Dashboards
Real-time KPI dashboards and executive reporting through Oracle Analytics Publisher and Power BI, designed with the leaders who use them and accessible under Section 508.
Proven: NPS AFS , executive budget reporting for 6,500+ users
03 · Governance
Data Governance & Quality
Master data management, data quality rules, stewardship roles, lineage, and classification. Every data element has an owner, a definition, and a traceable path from source to report.
Lineage and classification delivered as part of every pipeline
04 · Decision Analytics
Predictive & Decision Analytics
Forecasting and predictive models that run on governed data and hand off to the Mission-Trusted AI governance layer when outputs inform decisions.
Analytics outputs logged, versioned, and reviewable
05 · Architecture
Data Lake & Warehouse Architecture
Cloud-agnostic data lake and warehouse design on Azure Government, AWS GovCloud, or on-premises platforms, with CUI and non-sensitive data separated by design.
Cloud-agnostic · FedRAMP-authorized platforms · No vendor lock-in
06 · Modernization
Reporting Modernization & Migration
Migration from Oracle Forms and Reports to Oracle APEX and Oracle Analytics Publisher, with zero-downtime cutover and the institutional knowledge of the old reports preserved.
Proven: NPS AFS , Oracle Forms to APEX modernization, zero-downtime cutover
Our Approach

Govern the Data.
Then Trust the Dashboard.

“A dashboard is only as defensible as the pipeline behind it.”

KSApex treats governance as the first engineering task, not a compliance step at the end. Classification, lineage, and quality rules are built into the pipeline so every report inherits them automatically.

1
Inventory & Classify
Catalog the sources, define the data elements, assign owners, and classify CUI and FCI before any data moves. The data dictionary becomes the single reference for every downstream report.
Data InventoryCUI / FCI ClassificationData Owners
2
Architect the Pipeline
Design the ingestion, transformation, and storage layers for the platforms the agency already runs. Cloud-agnostic by design, and separated so sensitive data never shares a path with public data.
ETL / ELT DesignData Lake / WarehouseBoundary Separation
3
Build in Governance
Quality rules, lineage capture, and access controls are implemented in the pipeline itself. A failed quality check stops the load and alerts the owner instead of reaching a dashboard.
Quality RulesLineage CaptureAccess Control
4
Deliver Decision Views
Dashboards and executive reports are designed with the leaders who use them, built to Section 508, and tested against the source system before release.
Executive DashboardsSection 508Reconciliation
5
Operate & Evolve
Pipelines run unattended with monitoring and reconciliation. New sources and metrics are added through the same governed process, so the platform grows without losing its lineage.
MonitoringReconciliationChange Control
Analytics that inform decisions hand off to Mission-Trusted AI, so every data-driven output stays governed, explainable, and human-reviewed.
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Past Performance

Governed Data
in Federal Production.

DOI · National Park Service ★ Outstanding CPARS
AFS Data Platform & Executive Reporting
Civilian · Prime · 140P2123F0030/0072
Automated ETL pipelines and executive budget reporting through Oracle Analytics Publisher on the AFS platform serving 6,500+ users across 500+ parks and offices, with Oracle Forms to APEX modernization and zero-downtime cutover.
  • Automated ETL and executive budget reporting
  • Oracle Forms to APEX, zero-downtime cutover
  • NIST 800-53, FISMA, Section 508 every sprint
  • Option years exercised
U.S. Army Reserve · ARCG ★ 99.9% Uptime
Encrypted Data Reporting at Scale
DoD · Prime · W91247-24-F-0479
Encrypted bulk data reports delivered on a fixed cadence from the personnel search platform supporting 250,000+ soldiers, with full accountability for every record and every report.
  • Encrypted bulk data reports
  • 300 secure user accounts with MFA
  • 99.9%+ uptime, zero service outages
  • Multiple option periods exercised
HHS · ASPE Section 508 + ATO
REMIS , Research & Evaluation Data
Healthcare · Subcontract · REMIS Modernization
Research and evaluation management data processing and dynamic dashboards for HHS, aligned to HHS cybersecurity requirements, the Enterprise Performance Life Cycle, and financial management system best practices.
  • Dynamic dashboards with full audit visibility
  • HHS cybersecurity requirements met
  • ATO delivered within project timeline
  • Section 508 and ADA throughout
Compliance Coverage

Governed to Federal
Standards.

FISMA
Federal Information Security Modernization Act
Data platforms delivered inside the agency authorization boundary with continuous monitoring.
Active Capability
NIST 800-53
Security & Privacy Controls
Control baseline applied to data stores, pipelines, and reporting layers.
Active Capability
NIST 800-171
Protecting CUI
CUI and FCI classified at ingestion and handled on separate, controlled paths.
Active Capability
Section 508
Accessible Dashboards & Reports
Every dashboard and report built to Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA.
Active Capability
Evidence Act
Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking
Lineage, definitions, and ownership that let agencies show the data behind a decision.
Aligned
Privacy Act
Personally Identifiable Information
PII identified at classification and protected through access control and minimization.
Active Capability
Related Capabilities

Data Works Best
When Everything Connects.

Turn Agency Data
Into Defensible Decisions.

Talk to KSApex about data engineering, executive reporting, or data governance.