Lockheed, Leidos, Northrop Named Top Federal IT Vendors in IDC Report
A business unit of International Data Corp. has ranked companies with the highest revenues from the sale of information technology products and services to federal government customers in 2017. IDC...
View ArticleIBM’s Greg Souchack: AI Tool Can Add ‘Analytical Edge’ to Army...
Greg Souchack, manager of service cloud solutions at IBM, has said he believes the company’s Watson artificial intelligence platform would bring an “analytical edge” to the U.S. Army’s...
View ArticleExecutive Spotlight: Interview with Bill Sullivan, VP/GM, North American...
“…we are focused on making what was once impossible–possible” EM: Tell me about your background and how you got to where you are today. Bill Sullivan: My background is somewhat unique in the federal...
View ArticleIBM’s Robert Kleppinger on Cognitive Computing Platform’s Use in Army...
Robert Kleppinger, a senior client partner at IBM responsible for federal government contracts, told Data Center Dynamics in an interview published Tuesday how the company plans to apply its Watson...
View ArticleIBM Watson Health Supports CDC Blockchain Research Efforts
IBM Watson Health has signed with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support research efforts on blockchain applications, Fast Company reported Tuesday. The CDC has been conducting tests...
View ArticleIBM to Help Build Scotland’s Social Security IT Platform
IBM‘s U.K. subsidiary has received a two-year, $11 million contract to build the first phase of a social security information technology system for Scotland. The Scottish government said Wednesday IBM...
View ArticleeGlobalTech to Help Migrate FEMA Emergency Warning System to Cloud
eGlobalTech has been chosen to support IBM in a project to migrate the Federal Emergency Management Agency‘s integrated public alert and warning system to Amazon Web Services cloud technology. IPAWS is...
View ArticleIBM-Mellanox-Nvidia Team Aims to Complete New DOE Supercomputers in Early 2018
A team composed of IBM, Nvidia and Mellanox is scheduled to complete the development of two supercomputing machines at the Energy Department‘s Oak Ridge and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories...
View ArticleExecutive Spotlight: Interview with Dave McOmber, EVP of Public Sector &...
The IT world is shifting. New tech, new infrastructure, the new consumer. The modern age–what a time to be alive. The future is bright, but also highly variable, tinged with uncertainty. Someone...
View ArticleIBM Tapped to Provide Cognitive Computing Infrastructure for Australian...
IBM‘s Australian unit has secured an estimated $3.1 million contract to provide cognitive computing infrastructure and support to Australia’s defense department, ARN reported Monday. IBM Australia will...
View ArticleExecutive Spotlight: Interview with Barbara Humpton, President & CEO of...
The 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy once said in a famous address before the Irish Parliament that:“The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose...
View ArticleNOAA Surveys Market for Satellite Ground IT Security Services
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wants information on industry sources of information technology security services for ground-based satellite equipment. A FedBizOpps notice posted...
View ArticleIBM Tops List of Australian Govt IT Contractors
A new report from Australia’s national audit office says IBM received the highest number of information technology contracts from the Australian government during the 2012 to 2013 through 2016 to 2017...
View ArticleExecutive Spotlight: Interview with Davis Johnson, VP of Riverbed...
As if there was not enough instability in our current political climate, Congress has plans to limit funds for the U.S. Army‘s battlefield network development program until they submit a modernization...
View ArticleIBM Designs Server for AI Workload Processing
IBM has unveiled a new server platform designed to help enterprise customers process and manage data-intensive artificial intelligence and cognitive computing workloads. AC922 Power Systems are built...
View ArticleDoD Eyes Cloud Services Contract Award in Q4 FY 2018; IBM’s Sam Gordy Comments
The Defense Department plans to award a potential 10-year contract to a single vendor by the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018 to provide cloud computing platforms and services across the agency,...
View ArticleNicole Gardner: IBM Looks to Hire 2K More Military Veterans
Nicole Gardner, a vice president of IBM’s global business services division, has said the company intends to employ 2,000 additional veterans, Park Cities People reported Tuesday. Gardner said during a...
View ArticleRed Hat Gets New Common Criteria Certification for Operating System; Paul...
Red Hat has obtained another Common Criteria Certification for its Enterprise Linux 7.1 operating system. BSI, Germany’s federal information security office, issued the certification under the...
View ArticleIBM Forms Network With 12 Firms, Universities to Advance Quantum Computing
IBM has partnered with companies, universities and national research laboratories to study quantum computing and identify its potential applications for financial services, automotive, materials,...
View ArticleExecutive Spotlight: Interview with Ray Spicer, Director of Defense and...
Artificial intelligence has seen a massive uptake in the past decade, as major tech companies and up-and-coming start-ups plant their roots in AI-related disciplines like machine learning, natural...
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