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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PAR Government Brings Geospatial Imagery Tool to Commercial Market
PAR Government Systems has commercially released an updated version of the company’s GV3.0 geospatial imagery tool originally designed for intelligence and defense users.
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Citadel Defense Grows Operations in San Diego to Boost Production
Citadel Defense has pursued expansion in the San Diego area to accommodate more work under contracts with the departments of Homeland Security and Defense.
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Leonardo DRS’ William Lynn: Stable Defense Spending Could Help Industry Focus on DoD’s Priorities
Leonardo DRS CEO William Lynn told Government Matters in an interview posted Tuesday that one of the trends he sees in the defense sector is the Pentagon’s need for speed. He said the Department of Defense wants industry to deliver faster and companies should understand DoD’s priorities to know where to invest and meet the department’s requirements.
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ULA to Launch AEHF-6 Comms Satellite with Atlas V 551 Rocket
United Launch Alliance is set to lift off a Lockheed Martin-built military communications satellite aboard an Atlas V 551 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Thursday, Satnews reported Monday.
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Johns Hopkins APL Biologists Use Hand-Held Tech to Sequence Coronavirus Genome
Two biologists from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory are conducting on-site sequencing of the genome of the SARS-CoV-2Â virus that causes COVID-19 using hand-held sequencing systems.
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NGA Issues RFI for Navigational Data Support Software
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency seeks industry input on the development of data processing software.
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General Dynamics Updates TACLANE-FLEX Network Encryption Tech
General Dynamics has updated a network encryption tool designed to support cybersecurity missions.
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FCC OKs SpaceX Ground Antenna Rollout for Starlink Broadband Service
SpaceX has received the Federal Communications Commission’s approval to deploy the ground antenna needed for the company's internet service, CNBC reported Friday.
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Report: Lockheed Partners With SEAKR to Work on Protected Tactical Satcom Payload
Lockheed Martin selected Colorado-based space electronics provider SEAKR Engineering to help build a satellite communications payload for the U.S. Space Force, SpaceNews reported Sunday. Sources said Lockheed and SEAKR are expected to announce this week their partnership on the Protected Tactical Satcom program.
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Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: ‘Commercial First’ Strategy Could Help Gov’t Implement Integrated Satcom Architecture
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, wrote in a MilsatMagazine article that there are several measures the U.S. government can consider to further advance the development of an integrated satellite communications architecture and one is the implementation of a "commercial first" strategy.