Northrop Marks 1M Flight Hours for Airborne Targeting Pod
Northrop Grumman's fourth-generation airborne targeting pod has reached the mark of 1M flight hours with military aircraft platforms since the system was fielded in 2012.
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DHS S&T Seeks First Responder Tech Platforms for Operational Experimentation
The Department of Homeland Security's science and technology directorate is inviting public and private sector organizations that can provide technology platforms for integration, test and evaluation at an upcoming first responder exercise in Alabama.
Dell EMC Federal’s Steve Harris on Emerging Tech Trends, IT Modernization
Steve Harris, senior vice president and general manager of Dell EMC’s federal business, told MeriTalk in an interview published Monday that artificial intelligence, internet of things and software-defined infrastructure are some of the emerging trends he sees in the federal information technology market. Harris discussed the importance of IT infrastructure modernization amid the presence of such tech capabilities.
ÂIcarus Aerospace Exhibits Public Safety-Tailored Version of Boeing-Made UAS
Training firm Icarus Aerospace exhibited its work on a Boeing-made unmanned helicopter geared for public safety operations during the National Sheriffs’ Association Winter Technology Conference, Commercial UAV News reported Saturday. The newly unveiled version of the S-100 Camcopter is designed to support search and rescue, resupply, disaster response and surveillance operations, the report noted.
Twosense.AI Gets Army Contract for Government-Tailored Behavioral Biometrics
The U.S. Army has awarded a $2.42M contract to Twosense.AI for the development of deep neural networks that the service would use for continuous multifactor authentication. Twosense.AI said Thursday its platform of the same name bases authentications on a subject's gait, interaction patterns and other behavioral signs.
Social Security Administration Seeks Management Platform for Multi-Cloud Environment
The Social Security Administration plans to expand its cloud computing solution and is seeking vendors that can provide tools to help the agency manage the resulting multi-cloud environment. The SSA noted in a request for information notice issued Friday that “the selection of a suite of tools to assist in the management of the environment will be critical to the success of SSA’s overall cloud strategy.â€
HP Federal’s Tommy Gardner: US Gov’t Needs Strategic Program to Advance 3D Printing Adoption
Tommy Gardner, chief technology officer of HP’s federal business, has said the U.S. government should come up with a “sweeping plan†to facilitate the adoption of 3D printing in both public and private sectors. Gardner wrote in an opinion piece published Friday on GCN that the use of 3D printing technology could help the public sector expedite the production of parts, reduce shipping costs and minimize overstocked shelves.
AWS’ Michael Punke: Legislation Needed to Ensure Government Transparency in Facial Recognition Tech Utilization
Michael Punke, vice president of global public policy at Amazon Web Services, has said the company supports the call for a national legislative framework to prevent misuse of facial recognition technology against individual civil rights.
Vbrick Enterprise Video Mgmt Platform Gets FedRAMP OK
Vbrick Systems has received approval under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to offer a technology platform designed to help government agencies capture, process and distribute live and on-demand videos to multiple devices.
NASA Eyes US Firms to Help Build Reusable Tech for Manned Moon Missions
NASA is interested in partnering with U.S.-based companies to design and build reusable systems that would land astronauts on the moon by 2028.
ÂBoeing Hands Over Fifth KC-46 Tanker to Air Force; Leanne Caret Quoted
The U.S. Air Force has welcomed the arrival of its fifth Boeing-built KC-46A Pegasus tanker at Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma. The aircraft took off from Boeing’s Seattle-based facility on Friday and arrived at Altus AFB, where the 56th air refueling squadron responsible for the tanker maintenance, aircraft and support training is based, the company said Friday.
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