Business Technology Enablement Is your business trying to balance the pressures of resource constraints with the increasing need to meet technology demands and transformation initiatives? Ventera’s Business Technology Enablement Offerings are designed to help businesses maximize their technology investments, resulting in a lower overall cost of ownership. Our experts understand that business needs can change rapidly. That’s why we provide …
Introduction This paper looks at the recent performance of FHA mortgages and focuses on the reasons given by borrowers who have become seriously delinquent (D90+) for becoming so. The findings indicate a consistent pattern that is developing between trends in the above-mentioned reasons and in the overall job market. This pattern is concerning and deserving of further tracking. Brief Description …
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY One of the major challenges organizations face in their transformation journey and adoption of cloud technologies is migrating and moving away from legacy systems built on mainframes or IBM Informix databases. In addition to managing large volumes of data and complex data structures, these migrations involve 1000s of DataStage-based ETL jobs that handle critical functions such as data …
Ventera is pleased to announce that we co-hosted a Mortgage Credit Risk Roundtable with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Golub Center for Finance and Policy on July 18 at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Ventera SVP of Financial Solutions Sharath Sharathchandra and Executive Director of the Golub Center Ed Golding were the joint organizers. The participants included senior leaders …
SUMMARY We conducted a study in Dec 2023 that revealed a trend showing US states with lower growth in house prices were more likely to also have experienced higher increases in unemployment rates. In past housing downturns, states that experienced deeper declines in house prices generally also experienced higher increases in unemployment. Therefore, any emerging signs of such a relationship …
Ventera is excited to announce the FNS National Accuracy Clearinghouse (NAC) program, developed, implemented, and supported by Ventera, was the recipient of the FNS Circle of Excellence (CoE) Award in the following categories: Promote USDA Operational Excellence Through Better Use of Technology and Shared Solutions Organizational Champion/SES Award for the Office of Information Technology (Ventera program lead was named on …
SUMMARY Historically, whenever house prices in the US have risen at a rapid and excessive rate, they have subsequently tended to decline. Further, these house price declines have been accompanied by an economic recession, either at a regional or national level. At a state level, the historical data also shows that states with the biggest house price declines generally tend …
The White House executive order on responsible AI development and the OMB draft guidance on managing agency adoption establish requirements for the Federal use of Artificial Intelligence technology. As noted in the OMB draft guidance, in 2023, US federal agencies identified over 700 ways they use AI to advance their missions, and this number is only likely to grow as …
Introduction Navigating the intricate challenges of implementing a successful artificial intelligence (AI) strategy requires a comprehensive approach, where each interlocking strategic component plays a crucial role in overall success. Organizations need to coordinate all AI-relevant factors to ensure their AI strategy’s compatibility with long-term business objectives. This article presents the six most critical AI strategic factors, spanning data acquisition and …
Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) has garnered immense attention and investment in recent years, promising to revolutionize all aspects of business. However, indiscriminate application of AI to business problems, regardless of practicality, can introduce unnecessary solution complexity at higher than necessary costs. This article emphasizes that AI should be reserved only for select business cases when specific project factors are present. …
Ventera has been awarded the Enterprise Shared Services (ESS-II) recompete contract by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This is a five-year engagement to continue our work on this program, providing shared services and tools in support of the Application Development Organizations (ADOs) for the Center for Clinical Standards (CCSQ) Health Care Quality Information Systems (HCQIS) ecosystem. Since …
Ventera is thrilled to announce we have been awarded a contract for the Odin task order under our USDA FPAC NRCS ELM-4 BPA contract vehicle. The project is a three-year endeavor providing development, modernization, and enhancements support, and operations and maintenance for the Natural Resources and Conservation Service. The NRCS provides America’s farmers and ranchers with financial and technical assistance to …
Ventera employees and their families joined the After-School All-Stars for their spring “un-gala” fundraiser event, celebrating 10 years of ASAS providing free, comprehensive after-school programs designed to assist under-resourced students in the DC area. It was a lively evening of celebrations at the historic RFK grounds in DC that included local food trucks, live music, and student performances. “It was …
BACKGROUND There have been several articles about the role of a Chief Data Officer (CDO) of an enterprise. In this white paper, I discuss the role of a CDO in a business domain within the enterprise. By “business domain”, I am referring to a business area within an enterprise which could either be a line of business (LOB) having a …
BACKGROUND There have been various articles about enterprise data strategy. In this white paper, I discuss the data strategy for a business domain within the enterprise. By “business domain”, I refer to a business area within an enterprise which could either be a line of business (LOB) having a P&L or a shared service such as finance, HR, IT or …
