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New York State Partners With IBM, Other Companies to Build Semiconductor Research Facility

The government of New York has partnered with IBM, Micron, Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron and other companies to invest $10 billion in the establishment of a new semiconductor research and development facility at the Albany NanoTech Complex in the state. The facility will be equipped with an ASML-built high-numerical aperture extreme ultraviolet lithography system, which IBM used to develop the world’s first 2 nanometer node chip in 2021, the company said Tuesday.

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December 12, 2023, 9:47 am
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Defense Innovation Unit Picks 5 Vendors to Develop Lithium Battery Prototypes for Aviation Domain

The Department of Defense's innovation arm has selected five companies to build prototypes of commercial lithium batteries to address power requirements in fighter jets and helicopters. NanoGraf, Bren-Tronics, Xentris Wireless division EXO Charge, Enersys and Teledyne Technologies will develop prototypes under the Defense Innovation Unit's Family of Advanced Standard Batteries project, DIU said Thursday.

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December 11, 2023, 11:22 am
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Ishita Yameen Joins Simple Technology Solutions as Business Development SVP

Ishita Yameen, a 25-year GovCon industry veteran, has been appointed senior vice president of business development at Simple Technology Solutions, a small business focused on providing enterprise cloud and data platforms and services for federal government clients. In this role, she will leverage her knowledge of emerging technologies and drive the adoption of industry best practices to advance the company's business development strategies, STS said Wednesday.

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December 11, 2023, 11:15 am
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Hitachi Vantara Federal’s Phil Fuster, Gary Hix, Pragyansmita Nayak on How AI Could Benefit USPS

Phil Fuster, Gary Hix and Pragyansmita Nayak of Hitachi Vantara Federal said in an opinion piece published Wednesday in Federal Times that the U.S. Postal Service, in seeking to improve efficiency during the holiday season, should find ways on how to harness the power of artificial intelligence.

Register here to attend the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 21 and hear federal leaders and industry experts discuss the latest developments in the field.

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December 7, 2023, 10:04 am
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Rob Ferguson Named Virtualitics Chief Revenue Officer, Rob Bocek Appointed Public Sector Lead

Virtualitics, an artificial intelligence data analytics company, has appointed industry veterans Rob Ferguson and Rob Bocek as chief revenue officer and president of public sector, respectively, as part of efforts to expand its focus on national security and governmental platforms. Virtualitics said Wednesday that Ferguson will oversee go-to-market teams tasked with helping companies meet their objectives through advanced tech adoption while Bocek will lead the company's strategic growth efforts in the U.S. defense and public sector markets.

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December 7, 2023, 9:23 am
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DARPA Picks 14 Companies for 10-Year Lunar Architecture Capability Study

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected 14 companies for a seven-month capability study that seeks to develop technology concepts to advance an integrated, multiservice commercial lunar infrastructure. Under the 10-Year Lunar Architecture Capability Study, the companies will collaborate to design systems-level platforms spanning multiple lunar services, including lunar power; communications, navigation and timing; mining and commercial in-situ resource utilization; construction and robotics; and transit, mobility and logistics, DARPA said Tuesday.

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December 6, 2023, 9:31 am
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LeoLabs-Aalyria Partnership Seeks to Ensure Security of Hybrid Communications Networks

LeoLabs and Aalyria will combine their technology platforms to address space awareness challenges facing government and commercial communications networks across ground, air, sea and space under a partnership agreement. Through the partnership, the two companies will collaborate on contract opportunities, including those with the Department of Defense, according to a joint release published Monday.

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December 6, 2023, 8:03 am
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IBM Unveils Modular Quantum Computer & Utility-Scale Quantum Processor

IBM has launched its first modular quantum computer, IBM Quantum System Two, and a new utility-scale quantum processor called IBM Quantum Heron. IBM Quantum System Two comes with three IBM Heron processors and serves as the foundation of the company’s quantum-centric supercomputing architecture, the company said Monday.

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December 5, 2023, 10:14 am
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SDA Issues Draft Solicitation for Tranche 2 Transport Layer Gamma Space Vehicles

The Space Development Agency has released a draft program solicitation to seek industry feedback on a plan to buy 20 Gamma space vehicles for the second tranche of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture's transport layer. SDA expects to release the final request for proposals for the PWSA Tranche 2 Transport Layer Gamma procurement effort no later than March 31, 2024, according to a notice posted Monday on SAM.gov.

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December 5, 2023, 9:11 am
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Carahsoft’s Robert Moore: State, Local Agencies Advance Tech Adoption While Ensuring Cybersecurity

Robert Moore of Carahsoft Technology said state and local government agencies in Ohio have started integrating innovative technologies to drive modernization, improve the decision-making process, streamline operations and reduce costs. In a blog post published Nov. 3, the state and local government market executive wrote about a local agency in Westerville, Ohio, and its efforts to customize citizen experiences and utilize data to advance applied analytics.

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November 30, 2023, 10:43 am
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Kurt Kuntzelman Named RS21 Chief Defense & Space Officer

Kurt Kuntzelman, a more than three-decade satellite operations and business development executive, has joined data science company RS21 as chief defense and space officer, he announced in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday. He came to RS21 from Parsons, where he served as vice president of business development and capture with a focus on space and geospatial platforms, according to his LinkedIn profile.

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November 30, 2023, 10:07 am
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Mattermost’s Barry Duplantis: Open-Source Collaboration Tech Could Help Agencies Mitigate Shadow IT Use

Barry Duplantis, vice president and general manager of the North American public sector at Mattermost, said government agencies looking to curb the use of shadow IT by employees should consider deploying a self-hosted, open-source collaboration platform. In an opinion piece published Tuesday on Federal Times, Duplantis wrote that such a platform could enable government employees to share data, communicate and collaborate while ensuring data security.

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November 29, 2023, 8:41 am