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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AFLCMC Eyes Next Generation Helmet Acquisition for Fixed-Wing Aircrews
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has teamed up with the Advanced Tactical Acquisition Corps to equip fixed-wing aircraft personnel with modernized helmets in a move to meet present technological requirements.
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Beth Beach: PAE ISR’s Unmanned Aircraft Platform Offers ‘Mission Flexibility’
Beth Beach, vice president of business development at PAE ISR, has said the company's Resolute Eagle unmanned aerial system has the potential to support expeditionary forces and complement military platforms.
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AWS’ Teresa Carlson on Cloud Adoption in Public Sector
Teresa Carlson, vice president of Amazon Web Services’ worldwide public sector, told SiliconANGLE Media in an interview published Wednesday about the changes she has seen in the public sector when it comes to cloud adoption. “One of the big changes I’ve seen in the last 18 months is state and local government. [They’re] really looking at applications and solutions that can change citizen services engagement,â€Â she told SiliconANGLE’s mobile livestreaming studio theCUBE.
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Deloitte: Agencies Could Use Natural Language Processing to Derive Insights From Unstructured Data
A Deloitte article says government agencies seeking to generate insights from unstructured data to facilitate the decision-making process and policy analysis could use artificial intelligence in the form of natural language processing. NLP has seven technical capabilities that could help agencies identify patterns, analyze public opinion and categorize topics, according to the article published Wednesday.
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Iridium Launches ‘Certus’ Broadband Service; Matt Desch Quoted
Iridium Communications has unveiled its L-band broadband service powered by the company’s $3B Iridium NEXT satellite network. The company said Wednesday initial activations of the Iridium Certus service kicked off in December 2018 for terrestrial and maritime applications with the aviation service expected later this year once certification is secured.
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Booz Allen Execs Explain How Agencies Could Apply DevSecOps to IT Projects
Booz Allen Hamilton Principal Jimmy Pham and Chief Technologist Martin Folkoff have clarified misconceptions about how federal agencies use DevSecOps to aid in the development of information technology software and applications.
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InterSystems’ IRIS Data Platform Gets AWS Marketplace Certification
InterSystems has received authorization to offer its IRIS Data Platform software development tool in the Amazon Web Services Marketplace.
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Persistent Systems Unveils New Alliance to Expand Warfighter Connectivity
Persistent Systems has established a new alliance of unmanned systems and sensor companies to provide the military with more connected devices on the battlefield.
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ULA Delta IV Heavy Rocket Set to Deploy NRO Mission Saturday
United Launch Alliance is slated to deploy a National Reconnaissance Office payload aboard a Delta IV Heavy rocket at the Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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Northrop Demos VehicActive Protection System Technologies at Army-Sponsored Event
Northrop Grumman showcased how vehicle active protection system technologies could defeat anti-tank guided munitions during a month-long demonstration event hosted by the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive Research Development Engineering Center.
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SPAWAR Set to Begin First Work Under Information Warfare Research Project
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command has awarded funding to Advanced Technology International for the first prototype work under the U.S. Navy's Information Warfare Research Project.