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Together Again - Virginia Offsite
Our Project and Program Management (PPM) and Business Operations (BusOps) teams recently met in person for a team-focused offsite in...

Connie McKissack
Jun 21, 20222 min read


Fresh Perspectives from a New Developer
When I first joined CANA, right out of college, it was a bit overwhelming. Transitioning from attending classes and completing homework...

Tristan Rentsch
Jun 21, 20223 min read


Five Years of the CANA Foundation
Our mission is simple – We are committed to creating positive change and providing creative solutions to problems to enhance the lives of...
Kassie McRostie
Jun 21, 20222 min read


90th MORS Symposium is back in person and CANA will be there!
Next week in Quantico, VA the 90th MORS Symposium is being held in person. The event is in person for the first time since 2019. CANA...
Kassie McRostie
Jun 10, 20221 min read


CANA's "DIANA"
CANA is excited to soon complete its Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) efforts for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). We...

Cherish Joostberns
May 27, 20222 min read


The Benefits and Disadvantages of RPA
What is RPA? Robotic process automation, or RPA, is a form of automation that will soon become commonplace in the business world. This...

Tristan Rentsch
Apr 25, 20224 min read


A CANAer’s Retrospective on Women’s History Month
There are almost four billion women with stories to tell here on planet Earth. That’s roughly half the world’s population. Yet, according...

Stephanie Allison
Apr 1, 20222 min read


CANA's Very Own, Connor McLemore, speaks At UTA's annual Business Analytics Symposium!
I was pleased to participate as a panelist in a lively discussion on AI Bias at the 6th annual Business Analytics Symposium on Thursday,...
Connor McLemore
Mar 15, 20221 min read


CANA Welcomes Our Newest Senior Operations Research AnalysT, Margaret Hauser!
Margaret Hauser, Ph.D. Senior Operations Research Analyst "Wherever you go, there you are" - Unknown Margaret joins the CANA team from a...
Kassie McRostie
Mar 4, 20221 min read


Meet Ernestine “Ernie” Shepherd
Almost two months into 2022 and many of us probably still haven’t begun to tackle those New Year resolutions or maybe you began but have...

Stephanie Allison
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Who is Alice Ball? Celebrating Black History Month
The story of Alice Ball is perfect for the 2022 Black History Month’s theme of Black Health and Wellness. Alice’s achievements as a Black...

Cherish Joostberns
Feb 11, 20222 min read


Doing our Part - Sustainability, Responsibility, and Resiliency
It’s easy to ‘talk the talk,’ but far more effort to ‘walk the walk.’ This is particularly true when it comes to environmental...

Cherish Joostberns
Feb 3, 20223 min read


January 2022 Newsletter
Happy New Year!! Saying those words never gets old (or new?!). As we launch into 2022, our quarterly newsletter takes a moment to reflect...

CANA
Jan 28, 202212 min read


CANA Foundation – 2021 – A Year in Review
Why We Give By Kenny McRostie Why do we help others? Why do we pass on our knowledge and experience? Why do we Give Back? We do it...

CANA
Jan 28, 20224 min read


Keeping CANA Weird
2021 Austin, Texas Team Offsite By Liz Cranston, CEO As a 100% virtual business since our inception, meeting in person once or twice a...

CANA
Jan 28, 20224 min read


2021 Excellence Awards
We wanted to highlight four of our team members who recently were awarded the 2021 CANA Excellence Award for their significant efforts this

CANA
Jan 28, 20225 min read


Pitfalls With Using the data.table Package
An R mystery Someone recently sent out a message in our development team internal chatroom with the subject line "[s]ome bizarre R code...
Aaron Luprek
Jan 10, 20223 min read


CANA Foundation Helps Young Explorers
Recently the CANA Foundation, CANA’s “give back” arm, helped the Johnstown Area Heritage Association (JAHA) and a group of teachers and...
Koa Beam
Dec 17, 20214 min read


Welcome Our Newest Team Member, Chris Cichy!
Team CANA would like to welcome Chris Cichy, our new Principal Artificial Intelligence Analyst! “If everything goes right, we get a good...
Kassie McRostie
Dec 10, 20211 min read


Remembering Pearl Harbor
The White House Proclamation on National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2021 reads, in part: "…we honor the patriots who perished,...

Cherish Joostberns
Dec 7, 20211 min read
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