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CloudJumper Updates SaaS Platform With Desktop Virtualization Support Tool
CloudJumper has updated a cloud-based workspace management platform to include support tools for Microsoft's Windows Virtual Desktop and Azure Government offerings. Version 5.3 of the Cloud Workspace Management Suite supports deployment of the desktop and application virtualization service intended to help users install and virtualize apps in Azure, CloudJumper said Monday.
Charles River Analytics Offers Free Virtual Reality Development Kit
Charles River Analytics has launched a new open-source software development kit designed to help users create augmented and virtual reality programs.
Marines Deploy CACI, Lockheed AI Systems for DARPA Experimentation
U.S. Marine Corps infantry squads have deployed two artificial intelligence-based battlespace systems CACI International and Lockheed Martin developed through a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program that aims to provide ground troops manned-unmanned teaming insights.
L3Harris to Market Kleos Space’s Maritime Radio Frequency Detection Tech to Public Sector
L3Harris Technologies will distribute Kleos Space’s geo-locating maritime radio communications suite through the General Services Administration’s IT Schedule 70 vehicle under a new partnership, Space Connect reported Tuesday.
T-Rex CEO Seth Moore on Federal IT Modernization, Cloud Migration
Seth Moore, president and CEO of government information technology services contractor T-Rex Solutions, told CIO Review in an interview that identifying how to fund IT modernization efforts is one of the challenges facing government agencies.
PG&E Launches Satellite-Based Wildfire Warning System
Pacific Gas and Electric Company has deployed a satellite-based technology called the PG&E Satellite Fire Detection and Alerting System that is designed to alert authorities to wildfire incidents.
Boeing Hands Over Control of 10th WGS Satellite to Air Force
Boeing officially transferred control of the the 10th company-built Wideband Global SATCOM satellite to the U.S. Air Force's 4th Space Operations Squadron at a ceremony that took place Thursday at Schriever AF Base in Colorado. The service branch said Friday that WGS-10 represents the second satellite of its kind that an Air Force component has accepted since the merger of the 3rd Space Operations Squadron and 4th SOPS.Â
SpaceX to Put Reusable Upper-Stage Rocket Through Hover Test
SpaceX is set to demonstrate a prototype of its Starship reusable launch vehicle during a low-altitude flight test after the company completed installation of an engine into the second-stage rocket, SpaceNews reported Friday.
ULA Changes Date of Next Atlas V Rocket Satellite Launch
United Launch Alliance has moved the schedule of its upcoming Atlas 5 rocket launch to accommodate more efforts to address an unspecified component issue, SpaceFlight Now reported Thursday.