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Army Begins Terrestrial Layer System Program’s First Phase With Two Contract Awards
The U.S. Army awarded other transaction agreements to Boeing and Lockheed Martin in the last two months to begin the initial phase of prototyping for the Terrestrial Layer System program that seeks to deploy a ground-based platform to deliver cyber, electronic warfare and signals intelligence capabilities to brigades, C4ISRNET reported Thursday.
Genesys Selects AWS as Preferred Cloud Provider; Mike Clayville, Olivier Jouve Quoted
Genesys has selected Amazon Web Services as the preferred cloud provider for Genesys Cloud, AWS announced Wednesday.Â
Lockheed Invests in Red 6’s Augmented Reality Tech for Military Aircraft Training
The investment arm of Lockheed Martin has invested in Red 6, which aims to build and commercialize an airborne augmented reality system designed for military training and simulation use.
Navy to Test-Fly Modernized Boeing Super Hornet Aircraft
The U.S. Navy has received a pair of F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet jets Boeing manufactured for flight testing use. The company said Wednesday it delivered one single-seat E variant and a two-seat F variant of the modernized fighter aircraft to the service branch,
TSA Issues RFI on AI-Based Human Capital Management Platforms
The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration has asked vendors for information on platforms that use automation, cloud-based software and artificial intelligence and could help TSA hire, retain and manage employees, Bloomberg Government reported Wednesday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.