Government Technology
Hear about the latest product and service offerings from the government contracting industry’s leading providers. The Government Technology News section highlights developments in aerospace, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, defense, C4ISR, cloud, hypersonics, and space.
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John Mengucci: CACI Adapts Sensor Tech to Support Western US Firefighting Missions
CACI International has been selected to provide electro-optical/infrared sensors to aid firefighters in their wildfire response efforts in the western U.S. “CACI recently acquired this technology from Ascent Vision Technologies to deliver new UAS and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to its customers,†said John Mengucci, president and CEO of CACI and a 2020 Wash100 awardee.
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James Taiclet: Lockheed Eyes Commercial Partnerships to Operationalize 5G Tech
Lockheed Martin CEO James Taiclet said the company plans to forge commercial partnerships in 5G as it works to help the U.S. military and allies adopt and field next-generation mobile networks, Defense One reported Monday.
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General Dynamics Unveils Radio Product for Ground-to-Air Comms; Bill Ross Quoted
General Dynamics' mission systems business has introduced a software-defined radio offering designed to help military customers transmit data from ground locations to aerial platforms.
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PAE Acquiring Centra Technology to Expand Intelligence Portfolio; John Heller Quoted
PAE announced on Monday that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CENTRA Technology, an intelligence analysis service provider focused on providing mission-critical services for the intelligence community and other U.S. national and homeland security customers, for approximately $208 million in cash. The acquisition will specifically strengthen PAE’s intelligence, defense, and national and homeland security businesses.
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Microsoft, Panasonic Team Up to Automate Law Enforcement Video Redaction; Eric Symon Quoted
Microsoft and Panasonic have partnered in an effort to help law enforcement organizations automate the process of editing sensitive content out of video files used as criminal justice evidence. Panasonic said Friday its IDguard identity redaction technology runs on the Microsoft Azure Government cloud platform and seeks to reduce manual editing on censorship tasks by 90 percent.
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NGA Seeks Machine Learning-Based Sound Geolocator Through Prize Competition
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has kicked off a prize competition that challenges participants to submit machine learning-based approaches to determine the location of audio or video recordings. The five-week submission period for NGA's Soundscapes competition runs through Nov. 27
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Axiom Space Eyes Late 2021 Launch for First ISS Commercial Mission
Axiom Space hopes to hammer out an agreement for its maiden commercial flight to the International Space Station slated for launch in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2021, SpaceNews reported Friday.
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ID Technologies, Network Designs Partner to Develop Classified Remote Access Service for Army
ID Technologies and Network Designs Inc. have partnered to develop a contractor-owned, contractor-operated service with the goal of helping the U.S. Army protect classified networks and information that can be accessed remotely.