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  • Alion Introduces AI Tools for Defense, Security Missions; Todd Borkey Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Alion Introduces AI Tools for Defense, Security Missions; Todd Borkey Quoted

    Alion Science and Technology has launched artificial intelligence tools designed to aid human-machine teaming in defense and security operations. The company said Friday it will use agile engineering approaches in efforts to help clients implement new AI-based technology platforms. Todd Borkey, chief technology officer at Alion, said the company wants to focus more on engineering […] More

  • Carahsoft to Market Nvidia Virtualization, Deep Learning Tools via NASA SEWP Vehicle; Craig Abod Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Market Nvidia Virtualization, Deep Learning Tools via NASA SEWP Vehicle; Craig Abod Quoted

    Carahsoft Technology has agreed to offer virtualization and programmable graphics processing unit-powered deep learning tools from Nvidia to public sector customers through NASA’s Solutions for Enterprise-wide Procurement vehicle. Nvidia designed its technology offerings to help clients analyze huge amounts of data, implement virtual desktop infrastructure and manage data security and information technology performance, Carahsoft said Tuesday. Products covered by the companies’ agreement […] More

  • DARPA Seeks Industry Info on Quantum Computing Capabilities to Address Hard Science Challenges - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Seeks Industry Info on Quantum Computing Capabilities to Address Hard Science Challenges

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a request for information on quantum computing capabilities that can address hard science and technology challenges. A FedBizOpps notice posted on July 10 says the agency’s Defense Sciences Office aims to determine the limits of quantum computing and its ability to refine artificial intelligence, machine learning and […] More

  • AWS Introduces New Apps to GovCloud; Teresa Carlson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS Introduces New Apps to GovCloud; Teresa Carlson Comments

    Amazon Web Services has unveiled new applications on the GovCloud platform that works to host sensitive workloads and data in compliance with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and other security regulations, GCN reported Friday. Teresa Carlson, vice president of worldwide public sector at AWS, introduced at the AWS Public Sector Summit those services […] More

  • AWS GovCloud Offers Deep Learning Machine Images - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS GovCloud Offers Deep Learning Machine Images

    Amazon Web Services has included Amazon machine images or AMIs, which are master images for the creation of virtual servers, for deep learning in the AWS GovCloud, a cloud region built for sensitive data and regulated workloads. The AMIs are designed to provide a platform wherein developers would construct artificial intelligence applications based on deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, Apache […] More

  • Booz Allen Wins Nvidia's 2017 Consulting Partner of the Year Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen Wins Nvidia’s 2017 Consulting Partner of the Year Award

    NVIDIA has named Booz Allen Hamilton as its 2017 consulting partner of the year for supporting the information technology firm’s efforts to grow artificial intelligence offerings in North American market. Booz Allen said Wednesday it accepted an award at the at the 2018 NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference that took place in California. Both companies have collaborated on graphics processing unit technology projects […] More

  • Amazon Web Services Releases New Text-to-speech Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Amazon Web Services Releases New Text-to-speech Service

    Amazon Web Services has released a new service designed to convert text into realistic voice audio applicable to multiple languages. The Amazon Polly service is available through the AWS GovCloud (US) Region, the company said Wednesday. The text-to-speech service makes use of deep learning technologies to help users construct speech-enabled applications. Amazon Polly’s API may be integrated with other applications to […] More

  • Intel's Melvin Greer to Discuss Deep Learning Tech at NVTC Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intel’s Melvin Greer to Discuss Deep Learning Tech at NVTC Event

    Melvin Greer, chief data scientist for Intel‘s public sector in the Americas, will serve as a panelist at the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Titans event on Jan. 31 at The Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Greer and his co-panelist John Kaufhold, CEO of data analytics company Deep Learning Analytics, will discuss how deep learning technologies can […] More

  • IBM Designs Server for AI Workload Processing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM 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 with IBM’s POWER9 processor and designed to accelerate training on deep learning processes by approximately four times, the company said Dec. 5. The processor currently powers the Energy Department‘s high-performance […] More

  • AWS, Microsoft Launch Deep Learning Library for Developers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS, Microsoft Launch Deep Learning Library for Developers

    Amazon Web Services and Microsoft have introduced a deep learning library to help developers prototype, create, train and deploy machine learning models for cloud computing tools, edge devices and mobile applications. The Gluon library currently serves as an interface for the Apache MXNet deep learning framework and will be updated to support Microsoft’s open-source, deep-learning toolkit called Microsoft Cognitive […] More

  • IBM, MIT to Establish AI Research Laboratory - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM, MIT to Establish AI Research Laboratory

    IBM plans to invest $240 million in the construction of a new artificial intelligence research laboratory that the company will operate in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The company said Thursday its 10-year investment in the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab will aid research efforts of scientists from both institutions. The partnership aims to further develop […] More

  • DigitalGlobe's Tony Frazier: Govt-Industry Partnership Helps Accelerate GEOINT Innovation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DigitalGlobe’s Tony Frazier: Govt-Industry Partnership Helps Accelerate GEOINT Innovation

    Tony Frazier, a senior vice president at DigitalGlobe|Radiant, has said several geospatial intelligence efforts seek to reflect how collaboration between industry and government can help address challenges in the intelligence community and advance GEOINT innovation. Frazier wrote in a blog post published Thursday some of these initiatives include DigitalGlobe’s SpaceNet online satellite imagery repository and […] More