NASA, FAA Tap BetterUp for Professional Coaching Services
San Francisco-based company BetterUp will deliver mobile-based professional coaching services for the workforce of NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration as part of a new partnership.
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Charlie Zisette: National Armaments Consortium to Change Solicitation Cycle for DoD Prototyping Opportunities
Charlie Zisette, executive director of the National Armaments Consortium, said the organization will change its timetable for announcing Department of Department prototyping solicitations regarding military weapons and support equipment requirements, National Defense Magazine reported Friday.
GDMS Unveils TACLANE Encryptor for Tactical Comms
General Dynamics' mission systems business is developing a non-controlled cryptographic item variant of TACLANE-Nano (KG-175N), an inline network encryptor for secure tactical communications.
Affigent-Qmulos Team to Offer Compliance Products for Fed Agencies; Matt Coose Quoted
Affigent, an Akima subisidiary; and Qmulos, a cybersecurity company, have partnered to help the federal government comply with security requirements and keep pace with growing issues. Affigent will combine its expertise with Qmulos' regulatory compliance products to support risk management efforts and accelerate evidence-based decision-making of federal agencies, Akima said Thursday.
HighPoint Enters Partnership to Help Gov’t Clients Adopt Robotic Process Automation Tech
HighPoint Global has partnered with UiPath in an effort to help government customers simplify processes with the latter company's robotic process automation technology.
Aireon Teams Up With FAA to Explore Uses of Space-Based ADS-B Air Traffic Surveillance Data; Don Thoma Quoted
Aireon has partnered with the Federal Aviation Administration to allow FAA to access and develop use cases for the company’s space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast data in air traffic management.
Air Force Seeks Info on Wearable Devices for Early COVID-19 Detection
The U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX unit has issued a request for information on commercial wearable technologies that could help detect COVID-19 infections early and send alerts to users by providing insight into heart rate fluctuations, oxygen levels and other biometric data.
Executive Spotlight: Monica McEwen, VP of Public Sector at ThoughtSpot
Monica McEwen, vice president of Public Sector at ThoughtSpot, the leader in search and AI-driven analytics, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding how technology has shifted the ways organizations collect, analyze, and act on data, common challenges within the commercial and federal sectors, as well as how COVID-19 has advanced digital transformation.Â
Deloitte, Cisco Help Agencies Automate Call Center Ops; Marc Mancher, Omar Tawakol Quoted
Deloitte and Cisco have offered next-generation contact center technologies to help agencies address the surge in demand for government services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Rethinking the customer experience and integrating automation and virtual assistants should be part of the long-term solution for every government," said Marc Mancher, principal at Deloitte Consulting.
Orolia Launches M-Code GPS Receiver Tech; Hironori Sasaki Quoted
Orolia's defense and security business has announced the availability of M-Code Military GPS receivers, including M-Code enabled mobile mission timing and synchronization platforms, in its Resilient PNT products and solutions. "As threats against GPS increase, military forces will need M-Code capabilities on mobile PNT systems to ensure continuous operations wherever they go," said Hironori Sasaki, president of Orolia Defense & Security.Â
