IBM has announced plans to invest $20 billion in the state of New York’s Hudson Valley Region over the next decade to advance discoveries in the field of semiconductors, quantum computers, hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence. The announcement coincides with the visit of President Joe Biden to IBM’s manufacturing site in Poughkeepsie, New York, the […] More

IBM has established strategies to participate in government and industry collaboration to help advance national cybersecurity, said Katharyn White, vice president of the company’s U.S. federal ecosystem unit.  White wrote in an article published Thursday the company supports President Joe Biden’s Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity through a collaborative approach. She said IBM […] More

Francisco Partners has launched a new independent company, named Merative, upon completion of the private equity firm’s acquisition of health care data and analytics assets from IBM’s Watson business. The transaction was first announced in January and the investment company said Thursday it appointed Gerry McCarthy, a three-decade health care industry veteran, as CEO of […] More

IBM and Red Hat have joined a collaborative effort to provide the Department of Education with open hybrid cloud technologies to replace its G5 grants management system. The five-year, joint modernization effort led by Innosoft is aimed at reducing complex department operations and enhancing grants management processes with flexible cloud-based system, IBM said Thursday. Once […] More

In the latest Executive Spotlight interview, Katharyn White, vice president of the U.S. Federal Ecosystem at IBM, spoke with ExecutiveBiz to discuss the company’s recent announcement that its IBM Ecosystem continues to grow in the federal market. In addition, White also discussed the new related initiatives coming out of IBM with ExecutiveBiz as well as […] More

IBM has announced a pair of new initiatives aimed at addressing technology-related challenges faced by the federal government. The company said Tuesday it will combine its federal technology resources with the offerings of other technology providers and system integrators under the first initiative. This effort looks to address federal government challenges by integrating partners’ products […] More

AT&T and IBM have announced new simulated environments that are designed to exhibit the uses of their 5G connectivity, hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence technologies. William Stovall, AT&T’s vice president of mobility and internet of things, and Bill Lambertson, IBM’s vice president for cloud, 5G and edge, wrote in a blog post published Monday that […] More

Monique Outerbridge, partner at IBM, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding her growth strategy as the company drives new opportunities and expands its healthcare portfolio and capabilities in the federal landscape. In addition, Outerbridge also discussed how IBM is working to assist federal agencies with the modernization of their core systems and operations, plus her strategic […] More

A new report from the IBM Center for The Business of Government presents a synthesis of insights from defense, industry and academic leaders on the implementation of the multidomain command and control strategy and offers six action-oriented recommendations on how to deliver MDC2 capabilities to ensure collective defense in conflicts. The recommendations in the report […] More

CeCe DeCamp, senior partner and client group leader for Homeland Security, Justice, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence Agencies with IBM Consulting, recently took part in the latest Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz to discuss the key factors that have contributed to IBM’s winning culture and the challenges involved with growing the company during the pandemic. In addition, DeCamp also […] More

IBM and Raytheon Technologies have partnered to incorporate emerging technology into aerospace, defense and intelligence platforms to support customers such as the federal government. The two companies agreed to develop artificial intelligence, quantum computing and cryptographic tools to help public and private sector clients protect networks and make decisions, Raytheon said Monday. A joint team […] More

The U.S. Army has awarded a five-year, $138.4 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to IBM for the delivery of information technology services in support of the military’s technology service provider. The Bethesda, Maryland-based company will deploy IT services on behalf of the Army’s Product Director Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Enterprise System and Services, the Department of Defense […] More