The Army Research Laboratory has selected composable infrastructure provider Liqid to build a pair of supercomputing systems with Intel's (Nasdaq: INTC) Xeon processors and NVIDIA's (Nasdaq: NVDA) Ampere graphics processing units as part of a technology refresh initiative at ARL's Department of Defense Supercomputing Resource Center....
Qualtrics, an experience management platform developer acquired by SAP (NYSE: SAP) in 2018, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its planned initial public offering and will trade on Nasdaq using the ticker symbol “XM,” CNBC reported Monday. Qualtrics said in its SEC filing it will sell shares at $20 to $24 apiece through the IP...
The House voted 322-87 Monday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the $740.5B National Defense Authorization Act, Politico reported. The Senate is set to reconvene Tuesday to consider the annual defense policy bill, which Trump rejected a week ago over provisions that would remove from military installations the names of Confederate leade...
An investment affiliate of J.F. Lehman & Co. has purchased Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company CTS Engines for an undisclosed sum to help establish the latter's position in the global aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul services market....
TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 28, 2020 — NCI Information Systems will assist the Defense Health Agency in wired and wireless local area network upgrade efforts at 24 military treatment facilities as part of a $28M follow-on task order, ExecutiveBiz reported Dec. 15....
During Potomac Officers Club’s 7th Annual Defense Research and Development (R&D) Summit, notable federal and industry leaders will meet to discuss the latest priorities across the R&D landscape. Featuring Dr. Victoria Coleman, director of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), as keynote speaker, the summit will also address...
Elbit Systems’ (Nasdaq: ESLT) U.S. subsidiary has agreed to acquire defense supplier Sparton from an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management for approximately $380M. Bill Toti, CEO of Sparton and a previous Wash100 awardee, said in a statement published Wednesday the strategic combination with Elbit Systems of America will enable Sparton to furth...
Woolpert has purchased Data Cloud Solutions for an undisclosed sum in a move to bring cloud-based data visualization and awareness tools such as computer-assisted mass appraisal technology to additional markets. Scott Cattran, CEO and president of Woolpert, said the merged organization seeks to introduce an integrated data-as-a-service and SaaS plat...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 28, 2020 — Anthony Robbins, vice president of NVIDIA's federal business and three-time Wash100 awardee, said the federal government has rallied industry to explore opportunities and challenges associated with artificial intelligence adoption as part of initiatives to transform agency systems, ExecutiveBiz reported ...
A Battelle-led team that includes five universities and two small businesses will help the Department of Energy run the Savannah River National Laboratory under a potential 10-year, $3.8 billion contract. The Battelle Savannah River Alliance's subcontractors are Clemson University, South Carolina State University, Georgia Institute of Technolog...
