News + Insights
RS21's recent accolades and media mentions. Visit our Medium Blog for more insights and stories.
Tax & Rev Recognized for Oil and Gas Compliance Tool, Developed in Partnership with RS21
The national Federation of Tax Administrators has recognized the New Mexico Taxation & Revenue Department with its Innovation and Excellence in Tax Administration Award for the department’s new automated oil and gas compliance tracker. The tracker, developed with RS21, enables the department to more efficiently develop revenue forecasts, identify compliance trends without costly and time-consuming audits, and accurately set tax rates for the natural gas processors tax. Read the full story
Charles Rath added to the Sandia National Laboratories Entrepreneurial Wall of Fame
Charles Rath was recognized by Sandia National Laboratories as an Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame inductee for his dedication to advancing science and technology to help make the world a better place. Rath’s picture and story now sit in Building 800, where Sandia’s top leaders work, the Wall of Fame highlights former Sandians who have led the way in taking Sandia’s technology into the world. Read the full feature
How can entrepreneurs harness the promise of AI?
RS21 CEO and Founder Charles Rath joined Fortune, EY, and business leaders to discuss a strategic, human-centered approach as organizations test the capabilities of generative artificial intelligence. Watch the Fortune Interview
RS21 Wins IT Professional Services Contract to Drive Innovation Across New Mexico
RS21 has been awarded an IT Professional Services contract with the State of New Mexico. This is the second time RS21 has held the four-year contract, which provides a streamlined procurement method for state agencies, local governments and public institutions, including schools and universities, to acquire cost-effective services through competitive, transparent purchases. Read the full story
RS21’s SPAICE Resiliency Tool Accepted into the U.S. Department of Defense's Tradewind Solutions Marketplace
RS21’s AI-powered SPAICE resiliency tool for predictive satellite failure and diagnostics has been accepted into the Tradewind Solutions Marketplace (Marketplace). The Tradewind Solutions Marketplace is the flagship offering of Tradewind, the Department of Defense’s (DoD) suite of tools and services designed to accelerate the procurement and adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML), digital and data analytics capabilities. Tradewind is housed in DoD’s Chief Digital Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO). Read the full story
FP2030 Partners with RS21 to Develop Data Hub and Global Data Dashboard
Within the realm of reproductive health, FP2030 is leading an impactful initiative that emphasizes the critical role of family planning in achieving a number global development priorities. Known as FP2030, the global partnership advances person-centered, rights-based family planning for all people everywhere. To develop and redesign their data hub and create a global interactive data dashboard, FP2030 has partnered with RS21. Learn more about the project
Space ISAC AI/ML Community Publishes MLSecOPs White Paper, Co-authored by RS21
The Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center’s (Space ISAC) artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) Community published a whitepaper titled Machine Learning Security Operations – MLSecOps, which provides insight and considerations for using trustworthy AI and machine learning security operations to guard the function of national space assets. “Fortifying our machine learning systems with MLSecOps will move us toward greater space resiliency and open new possibilities as the demand for secure, reliable AI technologies in space continues to grow,” said Michelle Archuleta Ph.D., RS21 Director of Data Science and coauthor of the paper. Read the full white paper
Thayer Ventures Announces $3 Million Investment in RS21 and its AI and Machine Learning Technologies
Thayer Ventures, a leading venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco and Santa Fe, announced its investment of $3 million in RS21, a data science company headquartered in downtown Albuquerque. "We are thrilled to partner with RS21 and continue our investment in the New Mexico economy," said Mark Farrell, Managing Director of Thayer Ventures. "The company's innovative approach to socially responsible AI and data-driven tools is already disrupting the government and commercial industries, and we believe that with our investment and support, RS21 is poised for significant growth over the next few years." Read the full story
RS21 Wins Gold Stevie® Award for Company of the Year in the 21st Annual American Business Awards®
RS21 is recognized by The Stevie® Awards as a Company of the Year Gold winner in the 21st annual American Business Awards®. The American Business Awards is the premier accolade for excellence in U.S. business, honoring organizations of all sizes and industries. Read more about the 20232 competition and winning organizations. Read the full story
RS21 Awarded the Highly Competitive CIO-SP4 Government Contract Vehicle with a $50 Billion Dollar Ceiling and 10-Year Period of Performance
RS21 has been awarded the highly competitive Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 4 (CIO-SP4) government contract vehicle with a $50 billion dollar ceiling and a 10-year period of performance. The CIO-SP4 Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) from the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITACC) is a best-in-class IT acquisition contract that can be used by all federal civilian agencies and the DoD.
Through this contract vehicle, RS21 has greater opportunity to provide agencies with our technology services in data science, data engineering, software development, data analysis, and UX/UI design.
New Executives Join RS21
Mark Epstein, MD, MBA and Matthew Ennis, PhD, well known in New Mexico and the broader business community, enter RS21 as Chief Medical Officer and Chief Product and Strategy Officer, respectively. They join Charles Rath, President and CEO, and Melissa Rogers, Chief Operations Officer, as executive leaders. Read the full story
Interactive Colorado Water Supply Tool Illuminates Statewide Water Needs Through 2050
The Colorado Water Conservation Board and data science company RS21 unveiled a data-driven platform to address regional water challenges. To help Coloradans understand the data and scenario planning that underpin the 2023 Colorado Water Plan, the Colorado Water Plan interactive website, which promotes an in-depth understanding of the complexities involved in regional water challenges. Read the full story
RS21 Ranks on Inc. 5000 List for Third Consecutive Year
RS21 made the Inc. 5000 list of “Fastest Growing Companies in America” for the third year in a row. “Dynamic leaders across the country want to make better decisions and create a better future, and since we began RS21, we’ve seen just how much demand there is for intuitive, inspiring insights and innovative technology,” said Charles Rath, President and CEO of RS21. “I want to acknowledge our team for helping move the needle for our clients and earning this recognition for RS21 three years in a row.” Read the full story
Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office, RS21 and The Business Coalition for a Better Albuquerque Unveil the Future of Criminal Data Platforms
The Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office, the Business Coalition for a Better Albuquerque and RS21 introduced Quaro, a state-of-the-art criminal data platform that will launch in early fall to support law enforcement and prosecutors in addressing crime. Read the full story
RS21 is a Stevie® Awards Company of the Year Gold Winner in the 20th Annual American Business Awards®
RS21 is recognized by The Stevie® Awards as a Company of the Year Gold winner in The 20th annual American Business Awards®. The American Business Awards is the premier accolade for excellence in U.S. business, honoring organizations of all sizes and industries. Read more about the 2022 competition and winning organizations. Read the full story
RS21 Wins Spot on $241M Artificial Intelligence Contract for DoD
RS21, a data science company developing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies for high-impact sectors, has been awarded a basic ordering agreement (BOA) for the Data Readiness for Artificial Intelligence Development (DRAID). The award was made on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) and has a $241 million ceiling across task orders over five years. Read the full story
RS21 Provides AI and Machine Learning Services for CMS Data Analytics Supporting Healthcare (DASH)
CMS Awards Sparksoft with a 5-Year $500M Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Provide Data Analytics Supporting Healthcare (DASH). RS21 is part of the winning team through a subcontract with Sparksoft to provide AI and machine learning services to support Task Area 2 - Data Reporting and Analytics. Read the full story
Data Science Company RS21 Looks to Bring AI/ML Tech to Space
AI and machine learning technology is evolving quickly. Kameron Baumgardner, RS21 Chief Technology Officer, discusses AI advancements that are opening up new opportunities for satellite technology and autonomous decision-making in a recent interview with Via Satellite Magazine.
NewSpace New Mexico and RS21 to Build Data-driven Platform for Aerospace Industry
NewSpace New Mexico (NewSpace), a 501(c)(3) non-profit that is uniting and igniting the business-focused commercial space ecosystem, is creating a data-driven platform intended to facilitate partnerships and accelerate innovation. The platform, developed in partnership with data science and analytics firm RS21, will improve virtual collaboration, learning environments and co-innovation for its more than one hundred members in government, industry and academia. Read the full story
RS21 Awarded SBIR Phase II Contract with the U.S. Air Force
RS21 has been awarded a Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from AFRL to expand its AI-powered satellite monitoring system. The $750,000 funding will be allocated to developing SPAICE, or the Space Prognostic AI Custodian Ecosystem, an autonomous solution for fault detection and prediction that will help prevent costly and disruptive failures in satellites. Read the full story
UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center Partners with RS21 to Launch Massive Integrated Informatics System
The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center (UNMCCC), one of the most preeminent cancer centers in the nation, and RS21 have announced a partnership to build a first of its kind integrated informatics system and data warehouse. The system will improve access to healthcare data and revolutionize patient care and cancer research. Read the full story
The SecDev Group and RS21 Partner to Launch Worldwide Pandemic Preparedness Dashboard
The SecDev Group, a Canadian digital risk resilience consultancy, and RS21, an Inc. 500 fastest-growing data science company, are developing a real-time, multi-user web application to support cities around the globe to prepare for and recover from current and future pandemics. The Urban Pandemic Preparedness Dashboard, will map the vulnerability and resilience within cities to helps governments, business and civic groups better deploy resources. Read the full story
RS21 Launches Health Lab Division with Acquisition of Versatile MED Analytics
We are thrilled to fortify our commitment to healthcare and introduce you to our Health Lab. The RS21 Health Lab is a new division exclusively focused on services and products for health and healthcare entities. Read the full story
RS21 Responds To COVID-19 with New Urban Health Vulnerability Index
Albuquerque-based data analytics firm RS21 is helping local communities nationwide to rapidly identify their most-vulnerable populations as the coronavirus spreads across the country. RS21 built the Urban Health Vulnerability Index to provide public and healthcare officials with instant, free access to data in 500 cities to help make critical decisions on how to best allocate scarce resources and assistance during the pandemic. Read the full story
RS21 Wins Hyperspace Challenge
RS21 is leveraging machine learning and precision oncology techniques to predict satellite systems failures and provide operators with advance warning. Our AI solution took top prize in the 2020 Hyperspace Challenge—a business accelerator created by the U.S. Space Force, Air Force Research Lab, and CNM Ingenuity to forge relationships between the government, startup, and university communities to accelerate innovation for the space domain. Read the full story
RS21 Awarded IRS Data Mashing Solution
RS21 is excited to be awarded the IRS Data Mashing Solution Requirement through the innovative Pilot IRS program. This project will bring together several datasets in an easy-to-use visualization, promote the use of labor and wage data, and achieve near-term improvements in the number of datasets and rigor of analysis. Read the full story
Ernst & Young Announces Charles Rath as an Entrepreneur Of The Year Regional Winner
Ernst & Young named Charles Rath, President and CEO of RS21, an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2020 Mountain Desert Region Award winner. Now in its 34th year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program honors business leaders who deliver innovation, growth and prosperity as they build and sustain successful businesses that transform our world. Read the full story
RS21 Ranks in Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—The Inc. 500
RS21 is No. 485 on Inc. magazine’s annual Inc. 500 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. RS21 grew 947 percent from 2016 to 2019 and ranks No. 8 in its industry category, IT System Development. The company has created more than 100 big data platforms for clients in government, healthcare, non-profit, and private businesses to improve health, community safety, security and cybersecurity, infrastructure resilience and disaster preparedness. Read the full story
Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators
RS21 is ranked as a 2020 Best Workplaces for Innovators, Top 50 Company by Fast Company. The award recognizes companies from around the globe for their commitment to giving employees the freedom to explore creative ideas. At RS21, we hire smart, passionate people, give them space to innovate and learn, and listen to them. Together, we find meaningful ways to use data for good and build data science and visualization tools that bridge the gap between big data and decision-makers. Read the full story
Want more insights?
Visit our Medium blog for more news, expertise + insights.