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Accenture and VMware have expanded their partnership and launched a business group to enable users adopt a ‘cloud first’ strategy. The new unit will accelerate migration to the cloud, develop applications, and leverage the cloud as a foundation for innovation and new business models to drive value. The new business group is part of Accenture Cloud First, which Accenture launched in 2020 under a $3 billion investment.

Ankura has appointed Kenneth “Ken” Serwin, Ph.D, as senior managing director, where he will be based in San Francisco, Calif. As part of Ankura’s executive leadership team, Serwin will strengthen the company’s intellectual property and antitrust expertise. "Ken brings a wealth of knowledge in intellectual property, antitrust and class action disputes," said Mary Beth Edwards, leader of Disputes & Economics at Ankura. 

On Sept. 15th and 16th, 2020, Deltek will host the largest single gathering of project-based business professionals for its annual customer conference, Deltek Insight 2020. To learn more about #DeltekInsight 2020 and to register for the conference, visit deltekinsight.com. 

James Geurts, Assistant Secretary for Research, Development, and Acquisition with the U.S. Navy and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, recently addressed the challenges the U.S. Navy has faced deploying unmanned systems. He noted that the service branch has encountered obstacles to obtain and use the systems effectively on a global scale. 

Northrop Grumman has reported that the company will expand its local workforce as aerospace and defense workforce in Utah and has projected that it will fill more than 600 positions, Northrop Grumman announced on Monday.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Department of the Treasury (DoT), has released detailed loan-level data in regards to the loans made under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the administration reported on Monday. This disclosure covers each of the 4.9 million PPP loans that have been made.

KPMG has launched a new framework to help organizations implement approaches to bring employees back to workplaces, the company reported on Thursday. 

Guidehouse has appointed Charles Maglione as partner to lead strategy and business transformation, the company announced on Wednesday.

Octo has secured a spot on the five-year, $50 million United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Intelligent Automation Innovation Support Services (IAISS) blanket purchase agreement (BPA) to enhance mission delivery and business strategy, the company announced on Tuesday. 

IBM has announced its plan to integrate Project Debater technologies into Watson to advance clients' ability to exploit natural language, marking the only AI system capable of debating humans on complex topics, the company announced on Wednesday.