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A quick dive into the world of big data only reinforces that sense, but it&#8217;s big data that is powering the future of many government operations, particularly related to intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across the U.S. government, particularly in defense and intelligence, agencies are implementing programs that take in huge volumes of data and turn it into actionable intelligence or predictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much of that data is open source, coming from places such as social media. Programs track sentiments on Twitter, or complaints of not feeling well on Facebook. The result? 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