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Benchmarks help cut through AI hype by showing each model’s strengths, weaknesses, and trade-offs. Our interactive dashboard makes these insights accessible for everyone—from business users to tech leaders—so you can explore accuracy, efficiency, cost, coding, or subject expertise in plain language. It’s not about declaring a single winner but about discovering which AI tool fits your needs and supports better decisions.

AI is reshaping Section 508 accessibility from a compliance burden into a culture of accessibility. Automated tools accelerate checks, generative AI builds accessible content by default, and human oversight ensures quality. Leaders who adopt DevA11yOps—embedding accessibility into development, validation, and operations—can modernize digital services faster, fairer, and more effectively. Accessibility isn’t just compliance; it’s the foundation of digital modernization that se

This summer, our newRoot Labs interns explored a big question: Which AI tool is best for you? Using Excel pairwise comparison formulas, Python web scraping, AWS storage, and Tableau dashboards, they built a system to compare LLMs across efficiency, accuracy, subject mastery, and reasoning ability. Their reflections on AI in school vs. the workplace reveal how learning with AI changes the way we build knowledge.

During my internship at Red Cedar, I discovered that the true essence of software engineering goes beyond writing code—it’s about empathy, problem-solving, and carrying complexity so others don’t have to. From organizing proposals to merging LLM datasets with Python and learning DevOps practices, I gained technical skills and human-centered insights that will shape my career as a computer engineer.

This summer, I learned how economics and technology intersect in unexpected ways. As an intern in Red Cedar’s Technology and Innovation office, I applied classroom skills to real-world challenges, from building Excel formulas to writing my first Python code. Along the way, I discovered that economics isn’t just about markets—it’s about learning how to think, solve problems, and apply that mindset to data science and innovation.

Discover how Decision Intelligence can turn the U.S. Coast Guard’s Force Design 2028 strategy into measurable action. Learn how connecting decisions to outcomes through the 5Ps framework—People, Policy, Process, Partners, and Platforms—can accelerate modernization, improve speed, reduce costs, and enhance mission quality. Practical insights, examples, and a readiness checklist included.

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Force Design 2028 is an ambitious transformation plan, but its success depends on embedding continuous Decision Intelligence. Using Red Cedar’s OXYGEN framework—Organize, X-ray, Yield, Generate, Explain, Network—leaders can turn vision into sustained action, creating a living decision capability that adapts, scales, and delivers long-term mission advantage.

Enterprise Architecture (EA) is the foundation of successful modernization—aligning goals, capabilities, and technology into a mission-ready blueprint. In this article, we explore how EA turns siloed knowledge into structured insight, powering transformation across government and industry. Discover how Red Cedar’s ITX and OXYGEN frameworks embed architecture into every step of the modernization journey.

In July 2025, catastrophic floods devastated Texas and North Carolina, exposing critical failures in emergency response systems. This article explores how advanced technology—like AI-powered alerts, drones, and smart infrastructure—paired with strong leadership, could have saved lives and reduced chaos. Learn what went wrong, what could have helped, and what leaders must do to prepare for the next storm.

Despite decades of after-action reviews, most organizations still struggle to turn lessons observed into meaningful change. This article explores how GenAI and Agentic AI can reshape readiness by closing the gap between observation and action. From intelligent learning loops to dynamic readiness systems, it’s time to stop documenting problems — and start operationalizing solutions.

Poorly written requirements stall projects and inflate technical debt. This article shows how Enterprise Architecture models—visual maps of systems, data flows, and dependencies—can supercharge requirement gathering. By making EA artifacts accessible to product teams, embedding them in SDLC and Agile pipelines, and asking seven CIO-level questions, organizations cut rework, speed decisions, and deliver value faster.

Many federal AI efforts stall at the pilot phase—looking impressive but delivering little real-world impact. This article explores why that gap exists and how agencies can shift from flashy demos to outcome-driven automation that supports audit readiness, decision-making, and mission success.

In today's federal landscape, agencies need more than vendors—they need partners who understand that technology alone doesn't fulfill missions. Since 2011, we've built our company on a radical idea: leadership isn't about being in charge, but taking care of those in your charge. This servant leadership approach has transformed how we deliver solutions across 14 federal agencies and continues to guide our innovation journey.

Discover how Red Cedar's newRoot Labs helps ideas move from spark to solution. Using the B.R.A.N.C.H. framework, we turn R&D into real-world results across delivery, operations, and new growth opportunities.

Beyond basic digital adoption lies intelligent transformation—a journey requiring vision and disciplined execution, particularly for government agencies under new efficiency mandates. Through composable architecture and decision intelligence, leaders can invest strategically in people, processes, and technology while divesting from outdated systems, positioning organizations to thrive amid accelerating technological change.