Emerging Tech
Lawrence Livermore’s El Capitan supercomputer is officially fastest in the world
El Capitan’s data processing abilities represent a major advancement in scientific research, particularly for managing the nuclear stockpile.
Emerging Tech
DOD unveils new biodefense-focused supercomputer
The new system is part of a collaboration with the Department of Energy-sponsored Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Exclusive
Artificial Intelligence
Los Alamos charts a new path on AI research with Venado launch
Staff at the New Mexico laboratory took Nextgov/FCW inside their newest supercomputer installation and its potential to support artificial intelligence applications for both public and classified research.
Emerging Tech
Los Alamos National Lab unveils new supercomputer primed for AI
NVIDIA, Hewlett Packard, and the Department of Energy jointly bought a new supercomputer to the New Mexico lab outfitted for processing large volumes of data.
Modernization
NASA needs to refocus on supercomputing to keep pace in space, watchdog says
The space agency “needs a renewed commitment and sustained leadership attention” to enhance its overburdened and vulnerable high-end computing assets.
Emerging Tech
Energy allocates $16M for high-performance machine learning research
A total of seven academic institutions and national labs working on leveraging supercomputing capabilities to advance predictive modeling and simulation received new funding.
Modernization
NOAA upgrades weather forecasting supercomputers
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be able to make more accurate weather forecasts with upgrades to computer systems deployed in Virginia and Arizona.
Emerging Tech
National Labs to Receive $1.5B Funding Boost
The resources will come from President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.
Emerging Tech
Energy Awards $70 Million to Boost Supercomputer-Powered Earth Modeling System
Funding for seven projects will help improve the agency’s Energy Exascale Earth System Model that uses supercomputers to simulate climate change’s impact.
Emerging Tech
New Supercomputers Take Over NOAA’s Weather Forecast Models
The twin supercomputers, developed and operated by General Dynamics Information Technology, are among the 50 fastest supercomputers in the world.
Emerging Tech
US Frontier Supercomputer Named Fastest in the World
The Frontier exscale system has been in development by Department of Energy researchers since 2019.
Emerging Tech
First Exascale Computer Around the Corner, as Testbed 'Crusher' Starts Running Code
Crusher walks so upcoming Frontier can run.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Inching Closer to the Long-Awaited, Next Generation of Supercomputers
Following a recent delivery, involved federal teams are now “focused on preparing for full user operations,” Nextgov confirmed.
Emerging Tech
DOD-Backed Effort Will Use Supercomputing to Predict Therapies for Future COVID-19 Variants
The aim is to build predictive models that might significantly reduce the time it takes to respond to yet-to-be-seen COVID-19 variants, once they surface.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Inches Closer to Unleashing Two New Supercomputers
A storage capabilities supplier shared fresh details on the in-the-making systems.
Digital Government
DOD Opens Two Fresh Facilities to Field Next-Gen Supercomputers
Officials can access new office space, conference rooms—and high-performance capabilities—in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Emerging Tech
How the Government Expanded its Supercomputing Assets in 2021
A number of new and powerful machines are being built and installed for federal agencies.
Emerging Tech
Researchers to Harness America’s First Exascale Supercomputer in Summer 2022
It will be used to pinpoint new patterns in patient data for precision medicine—and more.
Digital Government
Special Report: Computing on the Edge
As other infrastructure needs improve—from cloud to 5G networks—agencies are looking at what can be done at the edge, from warehouses to low-Earth orbit.
Artificial Intelligence
U.S. Supercomputer to Support Renewable Energy Innovation Coming in 2023
HPE will build Kestrel, named for the American falcon, for an Energy Department lab.
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