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Astroscale to Demo Satellite De-Orbiting Tech
Astroscale has started talks with potential clients as part of the company’s efforts to test a low-Earth satellite de-orbiting technology in 2020, Space News reported Saturday.
Booz Allen Supports AWS On-Premise Data Service
Booz Allen Hamilton has unveiled offerings designed to support on-premise Amazon Web Services workloads under a partnership between the two firms.
Smartsheet Gov Now Available on AWS Marketplace
Smartsheet, a provider of enterprise management platforms, is now fully offering a government-tailored version of its product on the Amazon Web Services marketplace.
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HII Christens Navy’s USS John F. Kennedy Carrier; Jennifer Boykin Quoted
Huntington Ingalls Industries held a christening for the U.S. Navy’s future USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier at the firm’s shipyard in Newport News, Va.
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By Light, pCare Form Cybersecurity Partnership
New York-based firm pCare has partnered with By Light Professional IT Services to offer technical cybersecurity services and optimize the former’s digital rounding and patient experience services.
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Microsoft’s Brad Smith Talks Ensuring US Edge in AI, JEDI Contract Award
Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, said the government needs to establish a strategy for establishing alliances to ensure that the U.S. retains its technological edge and protects its defense interests, CNBC reported Saturday.
ViON’s Rob Davies on Multicloud Strategy, Hyperconverged Infrastructure
Rob Davies, executive vice president of operations at ViON and a former Wash100 award winner, told MeriTalk in an interview published Wednesday that application performance, data security and cost are the key factors driving the multicloud strategy.
WWT Gets AWS Competency Status in Public Safety; Bryan Thomas Quoted
Amazon Web Services has granted World Wide Technology a Public Safety and Disaster Response Competency designation recognizing the latter's knowledge and capacity to deliver technologies to help clients prepare and respond to man-made and natural disasters and emergencies.
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HII CEO Mike Petters: Risk Dialogue Important in Shipbuilding Programs
Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries and a former Wash100 recipient, has said the U.S. Navy and industry should engage in a conversation about risks to accelerate delivery of ships, USNI News reported Thursday.
MD Helicopters, Elbit Systems Team Up on Scout Attack Helicopter Modernization
Elbit Systems and MD Helicopters have signed a teaming agreement to incorporate new features into a scout attack helicopter platform designed for military customers.
Allison Transmission to Help Army Update Armored Personnel Carrier Propulsion Tech
The U.S. Army's Tank-automotive and Armaments Command has partnered with Allison Transmission to equip M113 armored personnel carriers with an updated propulsion technology. Allison said Thursday it will provide the X200-4A cross-drive transmission system that features a hydraulic torque converter along with a technology package designed to support propulsion, brakes and steering.