Category: R&D
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BDPA at 50: Industry Executives and Delegates Assemble to Commemorate the Association’s Golden Anniversary
ATLANTA, Georgia—National BDPA, Inc. (BDPA), founded in 1975 and formerly known as Black Data Processing Associates, in collaboration with major tech industry partners, proudly announce the return of this flagship event, BDPACON25, to Atlanta—a city long recognized as a powerhouse of research and development (R&D), HBCU excellence in technology, innovation, and digital workforce transformation. Celebrating…
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Atlanta to Host BDPACON ’24
ATLANTA—Pre-registration opened last quarter for BDPACON ’24. BDPACON is the annual meeting of BDPA, local BDPA Chapter executives, and local community leaders with the Association’s sponsors, mission-partners, Academia, Public Sector agencies, and Industry stakeholders. BDPACON’s theme for 2024:Big Data & Predictive Analytics—Forged by the Power of Ai This year’s theme has significant artificial intelligence (Ai)…
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Huntsville’s Tec-Masters Launches MaRVIn, Revolutionizing Microgravity Research on the International Space Station
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—Tec-Masters, Inc. (TMI), a Huntsville-based company with over 30 years of experience in Aerospace and Defense industries, has marked a significant milestone as its Microgravity Research for Versatile Investigations (MaRVIn) was successfully launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Northrop Grumman’s NG-19 mission today. Designed to perform a variety of scientific and commercial…
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Earth Day Tech Summit to Highlight Data Science, Digital Transformation, and Climate Security
WASHINGTON—The seventh annual Earth Day Tech Summit, CyberEarth23, convenes Saturday, April 22, 2023. This year’s annual community STEM event is co-hosted by Octo Consulting Group (Octo), H.O.P.E. Project DC (HOPE), and BDPA-DC at Octo’s oLabs™ Innovation Center in Reston, VA. Select here to pre-register for CyberEarth23 or join local BDPA Chapters across the National Capital…
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Howard University Awarded $90M Air Force R&D Contract
WASHINGTON—Howard University, Washington, D.C., will be awarded a $90,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for research and development (R&D). This new contract establishes a Historically Black Colleges and Universities-led University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) consortium to execute research focused on tactical autonomy that will aid in the transition of research into practical applications. According to the Department…
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BDPA’s Renowned Tech Competition Series enters its 37th Season
NEW YORK—BDPA announces seasonal kick-offs for I.T. showcases, coding, and mobile app development. The association’s 2023 SITES competitions are open and currently available for new and aspiring research analysts, social scientists, tech writers, systems engineers, and junior developers (JrDevs). SITES coordinators’ names and emails from participating BDPA Chapters must be provided to National BDPA no…
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IBM Teams With 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Address Cybersecurity Talent Shortage
HBCUs will work with IBM to establish Cybersecurity Leadership Centers, giving students and faculty access to IBM training, software, and certifications at no cost. WASHINGTON—During the National HBCU Week Conference convened by the U.S. Department of Education and the White House, IBM announced its collaboration with 20 Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) to help them establish…
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National I.T. Showcase Winners for 2022 Announced—HBCUs Capture Top Collegiate Awards at BDPACON22
ATLANTA—BDPACON22, one of the nation’s leading technology inclusion conferences, adjourned Saturday, August 20, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia, with a new cohort of I.T. Showcase winners selected from the nation’s colleges, universities, and high schools. Annual showcases feature white papers, oral poster presentations, selection panels from ICT Industry judges, and new scholarships for finalists. This year’s…
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SBA Announces Landmark Collaboration with Historically Black Fraternities and Sororities to Address Wealth Gaps Through Black Entrepreneurship
First of its Kind Agreement That Will Focus on Improving Financial Literacy, Outreach, and Capital Access Opportunities Across Communities WASHINGTON – This week, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice for America’s 32.5 million small businesses in President Biden’s Cabinet, signed a Strategic Alliance Memorandum (SAM)–an authority unique to the SBA among…
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise wins $2B HPE GreenLake contract with the National Security Agency
HOUSTON – September 1, 2021 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced that it has been awarded a $2B contract, that will be leveraged over a 10 year period, with the National Security Agency (NSA) to deliver HPE’s high performance computing (HPC) technology as a service through the HPE GreenLake platform. The new collaboration will enable…