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The Washington Post – The Trump administration is considering adding China’s largest semiconductor manufacturer to a trade blacklist, in another sign of heightening U.S.-China technology tensions. The Defense Department said it is working with other agencies to determine whether the…

Washington Technology – SOSi was named to the prestigious “2020 Washington Technology Top 100” list. The annual list profiles the largest government contractors according to their prime contracts for IT, systems integration, professional services, and other technology products and services….

The Diplomat – The U.S. Congress may push forward new legislation around the Internet of Things (IoT) over the next few weeks. Speaking at an AT&T-hosted panel on August 20, executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, Mark Montgomery, noted…

The New York Times — The FBI has interviewed visa holders in more than 25 U.S. cities suspected of hiding their Chinese military memberships, the Justice Department said on Thursday, as part of what experts called the biggest known crackdown…

Federal News Network – Hiring and onboarding employees during the coronavirus pandemic has been a trial by fire for the human resources world. The challenges begin with the application process and continue as new workers become integrated within their teams….

Federal News Network – Hiring and onboarding employees during the coronavirus pandemic has been a trial by fire for the human resources world. The challenges begin with the application process and continue as new workers become integrated within their teams….

WashingtonExec – Bruce Crowell, chief financial officer at SOS International LLC, has won WashingtonExec’s 2020 Chief Officer Award for Private Company CFO. In its inaugural year, the Chief Officer Awards luncheon was held June 17 as a virtual live-streamed program…

Speech Technology Magazine – SOS International has acquired a non-controlling interest in Applications Technology (AppTek), a provider of artificial intelligence and machine learning for automatic speech recognition and machine translation. Under the agreement, SOSi becomes the exclusive reseller of AppTek…

Slator – On June 17, 2020, SOS International (SOSi) announced that it invested in machine translation (MT) and automatic speech recognition (ASR) provider Applications Technology (AppTek). SOSi acquired a non-controlling interest in Apptek. The financial terms of the investment and…

ExecutiveBiz – Julian Setian, president and CEO of SOS International and a 2020 Wash100 award winner, said the company’s engineers started discussing sales channels with their counterparts at Applications Technology, a McLean, Va.-based developer of artificial intelligence-based speech recognition systems,…

Inside Defense – SOS International’s investment in AppTek — unveiled last week – is already resulting in collaboration, according to SOSi’s chief executive. In an interview with Inside Defense this week, Julian Setian said there are “immediate applications” of AppTek’s…

WashingtonExec – Technology and services integrator SOS International LLC has merged its defense IT and intelligence solutions business units under the leadership of Ed Bachl. SOSi said its newly integrated Defense and Intelligence Solutions Group aligns its intelligence analytic, information…

FinancialNews – SOS International LLC (SOSi) has announced that its owners acquired a non-controlling interest in Applications Technology (AppTek), LLC, a provider of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Automatic Speech Recognition and Machine Translation, the company said. Under the…

Intelligence Community News – Reston, VA-based SOS International LLC (SOSi) announced on June 17 that its owners acquired a non-controlling interest in Applications Technology , LLC (AppTek), a leader in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Automatic Speech Recognition and…

Washington Technology – One of the government market’s frequent acquirers, SOS International has made another deal but of a different kind this time through its purchase a non-controlling interest in a speech recognition and machine translation company. Click here to…

ExecutiveBiz – SOS International has made an investment in Applications Technology, a McLean, Va.-based developer of artificial intelligence-based speech recognition systems. Julian Setian, SOSi president and CEO and a 2020 Wash100 award winner, will join AppTek’s board and SOSi will…

Virginia Business – Reston-based defense and government contractor SOS International LLC (SOSi) announced Thursday it has made a non-controlling investment in McLean-based software company Applications Technology (AppTek) to develop artificial intelligence and machine learning for its speech recognition and translation…

Inside Defense, The Insider – SOS International said today it has acquired a non-controlling interest in Applications Technology, better known as AppTek, to become the exclusive reseller of AppTek products to federal, state and local government. As part of the…

Homeland Security Today – SOSi has announced the consolidation of its defense information technology and intelligence solutions business units under the leadership of Ed Bachl. Bachl was a co-founder of a company called Vykin Corporation, which was acquired by SOSi…