Government Technology
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Washington Emergency Responders Adopt SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Broadband Service
The emergency response division of Washington’s state military started connecting to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation in August using user terminals to deliver internet service to wildfire-ravaged areas, CNBC reported Tuesday.
Raytheon Technologies Studies Quantum Radars for Space Domain Awareness
Raytheon Technologies’ intelligence and space business segment is conducting research on quantum radars that could help detect, identify and track satellites and other manmade objects in Earth’s orbit to improve space domain awareness.
Mercury Introduces Compact Microwave Tuner Series
Mercury Systems has released a suite of compact and rugged microwave tuners built to support data processing in tactical missions.
Microsoft Adds 18 Azure Services to Support DoD Impact Level 5 Data
Microsoft has increased the number of its Azure Government cloud services that are authorized to handle Department of Defense workloads at the highest security baseline by 18. The company said Tuesday it now has 97 offerings on its platform for hosting impact level 5 controlled unclassified information.
Andy Green on HII’s Center of Excellence for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
Andy Green, president of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ technical solutions segment and a 2020 Wash100 awardee, said a new center of excellence will help increase HII’s manufacturing capacity to handle future programs focused on unmanned underwater vehicles, Inside Defense reported Tuesday.
Zscaler’s Drew Schnabel: DoD Needs Edge-Level Security Approach to Zero-Trust Implementation
Drew Schnabel, vice president of federal at Zscaler, has said the Department of Defense must embrace a zero-trust infrastructure integrated with a framework based on secure edge-level access.
On Demand Pharmaceuticals to Further Develop Production Tech Under DoD-HHS Contract
The departments of Defense and Health and Human Services have awarded On Demand Pharmaceuticals a $20M contract to develop a ‘pharmacy on demand’ system for manufacturing drug product components. The company will use the funds to mature its technology as the government looks to increase domestic production of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
Buchanan & Edwards Helps State Dept Build Informational Website for Evacuation Loan Recipients
Buchanan & Edwards has helped the State Department create and implement an online resource portal designed for citizens and permanent residents of the U.S. who have received coronavirus pandemic-related evacuation loans from the federal government.
Schneider Electric Agrees to Provide Equipment for DOE Cyber Assessment Program
The Department of Energy has selected Schneider Electric to contribute equipment for a program that seeks to assess the cybersecurity of industrial control systems. DOE said Wednesday its Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response will use hardware and software from the company under the Cyber Testing for Resilient Industrial Control System program, with full-scale assessments slated to commence in the second quarter of the government's 2021 fiscal year.
General Atomics Test-Flies UAS Launch & Recovery Demonstrator
General Atomics' aeronautical systems business has demonstrated a small unmanned aircraft system during a captive carry test with an MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. The Sparrowhawk flight demonstrations took place from Sept. 16 to 17 and used a laptop-hosted control station to manage the sUAS launch-and-recovery demonstrator, the company said Friday.