IBM has agreed to acquire Cognitus, a Dallas-based SAP services provider, for an undisclosed sum to expand its SAP transformation and artificial intelligence capabilities for government and commercial customers. “SAP is the foundation for so many digital transformations around the world. Clients are turning to trusted partners that know their ...
SAP National Security Services has received a $1 billion firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army for an end-user license agreement covering the RISE with SAP portfolio. SAP NS2’s Army Contract Details The Department of Defense said Thursday the Newtown Square, Pennsylvania-based company is expected to complete the project on Sept. 14...
Harish Luthra, CEO of SAP National Security Service, has accepted the 2025 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic Jim Garrettson. The Wash100 Award, established by Garrettson in 2014, honors 100 of the most impactful government and government contracting leaders. This year marks the second consecutive year Luthra has been honored with the pre...
Devin Sappington, a 35-year industry veteran, has been appointed vice president of business development at Special Aerospace Services. The space, hypersonics and missile defense company said Wednesday Sappington will lead expansion efforts through capture opportunities in the federal, defense and commercial sectors. Who Is Devin Sappington...
C5MI has worked with the Defense Logistics Agency and SAP to facilitate the migration to the SAP S/4HANA enterprise resource planning software to advance the Department of Defense’s digital transformation efforts. The IT services provider said Friday the S/4 migration as part of DLA’s SAP Warehouse Management System, or WMS, deployment effor...
By Heinz Pfriemer, Global Head of Defense and Security at SAP Gartner in May reported that half of organizations expect to use artificial intelligence in contracting by 2027. The 101 procurement leaders surveyed anticipated a productivity boost of more than 20 percent within 18 months of doing so. That generated a buzz in the procurement...
Joshua Millsapps, founder and CEO of Millsapps, Ballinger & Associates, said government agencies that seek to improve business processes and meet mission objectives should adopt low-code/no-code development tools that could help employees build digital services and quickly collect, understand and manage data across various public sector use case...
Amy Spruill, a technology industry executive, has assumed the roles of senior vice president and managing director for U.S. regulated industries at SAP North America. In this capacity, Spruill oversees business operations, strategy, revenue performance and client relationships in the U.S. as head of the regulated industries practice, which supports ...
Mark Testoni, former CEO of SAP National Security Services, has been appointed executive chairman at Arlington, Virginia-based professional services company cBEYONData. Testoni will work with cBEYONData’s board of directors and executive management team to drive its corporate strategy, acquisition pursuit, product innovation and marketing and ...
Sapphire Ventures will invest more than $1 billion in enterprise artificial intelligence startups, including companies focused on developing generative AI, enablers and middleware, foundation models and other next-generation AI applications. “We look forward to partnering with companies that are not only improving existing workflows and softwa...
