Government Technology
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ID Technologies, Network Designs Partner to Develop Classified Remote Access Service for Army
ID Technologies and Network Designs Inc. have partnered to develop a contractor-owned, contractor-operated service with the goal of helping the U.S. Army protect classified networks and information that can be accessed remotely.
Kathy Warden: Northrop Optimistic on Nuclear Modernization Initiatives Under New Admin
Kathy Warden, chairman, president and CEO of Northrop Grumman and a 2020 Wash100 award winner, said she “is very confident†that nuclear modernization programs would still get government backing in the event that a new president gets elected, Inside Defense reported Thursday.
IBM’s Rick Strasser, Gurnaik Dosanjh: Agencies Should Consider People, Process, Tech in Payroll Modernization
Rick Strasser and Gurnaik Dosanjh of IBM wrote in a joint article published Thursday on Federal Times that government agencies pursuing payroll modernization projects should consider the triad of people, process and technology.
Lumen Migrates to SaaS Environment to Support Payment Processes; Derek Edwards Quoted
Today, Globys has completed the amalgamation of the CenturyLink instances into one SaaS environment that will provide customer-facing capabilities for invoice analysis, consolidation, reporting and payment. The migration will support Lumen’s digital transformation under the new brand. The move will enable customers to view their product and service usage in near real-time, instead of navigating through multiple portals to review, analyze and pay their bills.
Boeing Conducts Taxi Test on AI-Powered Unmanned Aircraft Prototype
An unmanned aircraft prototype Boeing developed with the Australia's air force has undergone a low-speed taxi process as part of tests and preparations for a maiden flight slated for later this year. The company said Wednesday the Loyal Wingman vehicle moved on the ground at a speed of 16 miles per hour and was able to maneuver or stop upon command.
Microsoft Launches Virtual Desktop for Azure Gov’t Customers
Microsoft has made desktop virtualization service generally available to customers of the Azure Government cloud platform in an effort to help agencies manage remote workload. The Azure Gov Team wrote in a blog post published Wednesday the Windows Virtual Desktop supports a zero-trust approach for securing remote workforce, devices, data and applications.
Forcepoint’s Homayun Yaqub on Five Steps Organizations Can Take to Protect Against Ransomware
Homayun Yaqub, senior security strategist at Forcepoint, wrote in a blog post published Wednesday that there are five measures organizations can consider to protect against ransomware attacks and one is creating a ransomware incident playbook
Raytheon Technologies Unveils Configurable Mission Mgmt Platform
Raytheon Technologies has developed an open-architecture data management system designed to integrate with disparate platforms used by the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Army.
Lockheed-Built Spacecraft Reaches Surface of Asteroid Bennu; Lisa Callahan Quoted
A NASA space probe built by Lockheed Martin landed on the surface of a near-Earth asteroid Tuesday to take a physical sample using the craft's robotic arm.
Navy Intell Office Plans Engineering & Technical Support Procurement
The U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command's Fleet Logistics Center has indicated its intent to solicit proposals for five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covering engineering and technical services to the Office of Naval Intelligence, according to a presolicitation notice published Tuesday.
Don Brown: Telesat’s US Subsidiary to Help Lockheed, SDA Test Commercial-Gov’t Space Network Interoperability
A Telesat subsidiary will participate in a Lockheed Martin-led team that won a $187.5M contract from the Space Development Agency to provide 10 space vehicles with communication links to explore interoperability between commercial and government satellites.
