Booz Allen shifts to Nvidia Nemotron models

Government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton switched several months ago from using Anthropic's models to Nvidia's Nemotron models for running its software for cybersecurity and defense, achieving significant cost savings. According to CTO Bill Vass, the firm's developers still mostly use Anthropic's Claude Code for building software, though he is interested in adopting Nemotron models for coding as capabilities improve. Nemotron's adoption has been aided by partnerships with companies like Palantir, which recently launched a product to help government agencies use Nvidia open-source models. Open article →