SOSi Invests in AI-Based Speech Recognition Tech Developer AppTek; Julian Setian Quoted
SOS International has made an investment in Applications Technology, a McLean, Va.-based developer of artificial intelligence-based speech recognition systems.
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SEAKR, SSCI Plan Risk Reduction Demo Flights for DARPA’s Blackjack Satellite Program
SEAKR Engineering and Scientific Systems Company Inc. have begun to prepare for risk reduction demonstration flights under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program that explores potential satellite technology advancements in low-Earth orbit.
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TTEC Adds Tools to FedRAMP-Compliant Contact Center Platform
TTEC Holdings has added new workforce optimization, virtual reality, customer relationship management and artificial intelligence applications to a contact center management platform certified under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.
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SpaceX to Use Previously Flown Crew Dragon, Boosters Under NASA Contract Modification
SpaceX will reuse the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stages and Crew Dragon spacecraft for missions to the International Space Station as early as 2021 under a modification to the company’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract with NASA, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.
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Quantum Computer Maker IonQ Raises Additional Funds, Adds Four Members to Advisory Board
College Park, Md.-based IonQ has raised additional funds as part of its Series B financing round to advance the development of its trapped-ion quantum computers and related hardware. The new funding from Lockheed Martin, Cambium and Robert Bosch Venture Capital brings the total investment in IonQ to $84M.
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Deloitte Unveils Salesforce-Based ‘GovConnect’ Disease Mgmt Tool; Dave Rey Quoted
Deloitte has launched a platform based on Salesforce infrastructure that works to help government and health officials manage disease surveillance and information dissemination activities.
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SES Selects Northrop, Boeing to Build Satellites for C-Band Spectrum Clearing Plan; Steve Collar Quoted
SES announced Tuesday its selection of Northrop Grumman and Boeing to build four new satellites as part of an accelerated C-band clearing plan to help address the Federal Communications Commission’s 5G service rollout objectives.
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U.S.-Israel Partnership Seeks Homeland Security Tech Projects
A joint U.S.-Israel foundation is seeking homeland security technology development proposals that will involve a company and an academic or a research organization from both countries.
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Zoom Adds Cloud Phone Service to FedRAMP-Compliant Videoconferencing Platform; Matt Mandrgoc Quoted
Zoom Video Communications has included a cloud-based phone service in a technology offering that is designed for government use and certified under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.
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Northrop Delivers SLS Booster Segments to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
Northrop Grumman has shipped a pair of rocket boosters for NASA's Space Launch System rocket to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida from a company-run factory in Promontory, Utah. The deliveries will allow the rocket to support the first Artemis mission that aims to demonstrate an uncrewed launch through integrated performance between SLS, NASA ground operations and the Orion Spacecraft, Northrop said Monday.
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Google’s Jeanette Manfra: Agencies Should Move to Cloud Platforms Based on Zero Trust
Jeanette Manfra, director for government security and compliance at Google, wrote in a Nextgov article published Monday that government agencies should consider transitioning from perimeter-based government clouds to cloud environments based on zero-trust framework as more employees telework during the COVID-19 pandemic.