Governments Use JHU APL-Made Tool to Address COVID-19
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has distributed an existing device to help communities track the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease.
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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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General Atomics Unveils Flight Simulator Tech for MQ-9 Reaper Variant; David Alexander Quoted
General Atomics’ aeronautics systems business has installed a flight simulator system at a North Dakota facility for Block 5 variants of a remotely piloted aircraft built to attack time-sensitive targets.
Red Hat’s David Egts: Agile Principles Could Help Agencies Improve FITARA Scores
David Egts, chief technologist at Red Hat’s North American public sector business, wrote in an article published Friday on FedScoop about how federal agencies can develop and implement Agile principles to improve their ratings on the Federal Information Security Modernization Act scorecard.
Mercury Systems Introduces SCM6010 Data Storage Module
Mercury Systems has unveiled a data storage module that will work to allow the integration of mission updates at a rapid pace.
Virtual Support Tool Developer Espressive Announces Series B Funding Round; Pat Calhoun Quoted
Espressive, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based artificial intelligence software developer, has raised $30M in a round of Series B financing led by Insight Partners and supported by Wing Venture Capital and General Catalyst. Espressive said Wednesday it will use the investment to advance growth initiatives and product innovation and address its client base’s demands.
Slingshot Aerospace Gets Air Force SBIR Contract, Venture Capital Funds for AI-Based Tech
Slingshot Aerospace has received a $1.5M Small Business Innovation Research contract from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and another $1.5M in funds from venture capital firms ATX Venture Partners and Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund to accelerate the development and deployment of an artificial intelligence-based platform. Slingshot EDGE is designed to help warfighters glean insights from data using AI and provide them situational awareness capability in order to facilitate the decision-making process on the battlefield, the company said Thursday.
Mitcham Industries Delivers Maritime Imagery Tool to Navy, DIU
Mitcham Industries has shipped a new maritime imaging product to the U.S. Navy for use with small unmanned undersea vehicles.
Carahsoft to Offer Rhondos PowerConnect Tech Through SEWP V Contract
Carahsoft Technology and Rhondos have partnered to market the latter’s PowerConnect for SAP & Splunk offering through NASA’s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V contract vehicle.
AWS to Offer Outposts Services Through GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon Web Services customers may now access a fully managed service designed to expand AWS infrastructure, offerings and tools through the AWS GovCloud (US) regions.
Grant Thornton’s Robert Shea on Need for Technology in Response to Public Health Emergency
Robert Shea, a Grant Thornton principal, told Government Matters in an interview posted Tuesday about the challenges and the need for technology in response to the coronavirus pandemic. "One of the things I think we’ve learned is that we need to be pretty practised at what flexibilities agencies need to offer to their federal and contractor workforces,†he said. “Technology is a key enabler and will need to be in place in the future.â€
