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IBM, Raytheon Enter Tech Collaboration for Aerospace, Defense and Intell Programs; Mark Russell Quoted

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

by Nichols Martin October 12, 2021, 6:56 am
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IBM Wins $138M Army Contract to Provide IT Services Support

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

by Carol Collins September 27, 2021, 11:45 am
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Former IBM General Manager Al Zollar Named to GCOM Board of Directors
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Natasha Engan Named Deltek Global Sales SVP, Brian Daniell Appointed Chief Customer Officer; Mike Corkery Quoted

Natasha Engan, senior vice president of Deltek‘s global consulting business since March 2017, has transitioned to a new role as SVP of global sales. Deltek said Tuesday it has also appointed three-decade company veteran Brian Daniell to serve as chief customer officer. Mike Corkery, president and CEO of Deltek and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman July 20, 2021, 11:47 am
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NASA Employs Commercial Edge Computing to Speed up Space Data Processing

NASA is getting help from industry to more quickly process data from the International Space Station via edge computing and plans to use the technology for Mars exploration in the future, Fedscoop reported Friday. The agency sees edge computing’s potential to accelerate the analysis of space-based data in missions under the Artemis program, which aims […] More

by Nichols Martin July 19, 2021, 11:49 am
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Louis Montgomery Joins JM Search as Partner, Lead of HR & Diversity Officer Practice

Louis Montgomery Jr., a more than three-decade human resources veteran, has joined executive search firm JM Search as a partner and head of the HR and diversity officer practice, ExecutiveBiz has learned. He oversees the placement of HR leaders, diversity officers and their teams and helps with targeted diversity recruitment efforts. Prior to joining JM […] More

by Jane Edwards June 22, 2021, 12:08 pm
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Intel Creates Government Affairs Advisory Committee; Pat Gelsinger Quoted

Intel has formed a new government affairs advisory committee to provide a range of perspectives to company leaders on global governmental and political matters. The committee members are Gregory Smith, chair; Jon Huntsman, vice chair; Erich Clementi; Michele Flournoy; Fred Kempe; Robert Kimmitt; Janet Napolitano and Yuanqing Yang, Intel said Wednesday. “The eight distinguished members […] More

by William McCormick June 16, 2021, 11:59 am
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ColdQuanta Named to IBM Quantum Network to Help Research Quantum Computing Applications

IBM has added ColdQuanta to its global community through which the latter will collaborate with other member companies, research laboratories and academic institutions to study practical applications of quantum computing and to advance the said technology. ColdQuanta said Wednesday it partnered with IBM and joined its Quantum Network to collaboratively develop quantum technologies and push […] More

by Christine Thropp May 27, 2021, 5:05 am
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Epirus Names Industry Execs to Recently-Formed Advisory Board
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Think Tank Examines Private Sector AI Research Priorities

The public policy think tank Center for Security and Emerging Technology has found some differences and overlaps in the research agenda at six U.S. technology companies that pursue artificial intelligence and machine learning programs. CSET's "Mapping Research Agendas in U.S. Corporate AI Laboratories" report offers a look at AI/ML research topic areas prioritized by IBM, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook.

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 27, 2021, 2:01 am
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Former LMI Exec Caron Ward Joins IronArch in EVP Role

Caron Ward, formerly director of LMI's program and implementation management practice, has been named executive vice president of customer experience and delivery engagement at McLean, Virginia-based federal consulting services provider IronArch Technology. She previously supported multiple engagements with government clients and worked at Hewlett Packard and IBM earlier in her career.

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 16, 2021, 8:00 am
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Cloud Vendors Seek to Meet Pentagon’s Future Warfighting Needs; Microsoft Federal’s Rick Wagner Quoted

Cloud service providers are investing in the development of technology platforms that could help the Department of Defense meet the needs of warfighters operating in tactical, distributed environments. “We have to create devices that can operate in those austere environments,” said Rick Wagner, president of Microsoft Federal for government customers and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient.

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by Jane Edwards April 15, 2021, 4:13 am